7 WAYS TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR CAMPUS LIFE

 

7 WAYS TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR CAMPUS LIFE

By Shunnet N Sylvia, K.U
A lot has been said concerning Campus life;good and bad in equal measure. To some, the process is regarded as completely useless regarding the rocky employment terrain in Kenya today and the unforgiving unemployment figures. Thisnotwithsatnding, you realize Campus is still the home to good brains and those whose lives are dotted with golden lines. Is it therefore possible to set yourself apart from the critics and get the best out of your Campus stay? Of course, yes…
TAKE ADVANTAGE
Most of us, do not bother to be conscious of their environment, they take too long to internalize the fact that the ultimate goal of employment (if that is yours), might not be easy to achieve without adding some spice to their profile. The time taken blinds them and hence barring them from taking advantage of goodies offered. Take advantage of the facilities offered by the college. A lot is offered, by the way- in terms of opportunities to meet admired figures and business moguls through clubs and societies, departmental talks and other forums. Take advantage of such and ensure you maximize their utilities. You never know who you will meet in such engagements, they could shape your destiny.
BE MODERATE
Campus is the last place where you should opt to exercise your extremism. Is it news, if I tell you that the number of students who die mysteriously have increased across all our campuses? I doubt if it is. At one point, you hear of a rave gone sour, another time, you hear some student bouncer is shot mysteriously at an event, another time, you hear, one is hacked to death after a drinking spree. The stories are of all sorts. Campus presents the best chance to terminate or misdirect your life. It is a very good agent of fate. The best way to avoid any nasty story, be moderate in your moves, do not purpose to vent your high school ‘hunger’ on Campus, it could be a trap…
BEFRIEND LECTURES
Most students care very carelessly even to know the names of their lecturers. Therefore, the lectures interaction with the students remain a very lonely one. Unknown to many, the lectures form the best of friends for the focused. If you befriend them, of course, you know the extent to reach, they will not mind sharing with you a number of many beneficial information. I have a friend, who graduated and went to his lecturer (whom he had earlier befriended), and asked him for the contacts of one of his former students whom he had supervised in his project. The lecturer indeed helped him get a guy who eventually helped him get a job, today, the guy is a bigwig at City Hall.

UPDATE YOUR PHONE BOOK
The contacts you make in Campus prove to be very important after Campus Life. If you watch the moves in the political field and even the corporate world, you realize former class mates literally gang up to move the country’s economy. Therefore, the contacts you have in your phone book could prove to be very important later. Make friends, I mean valuable friends. Do not be afraid to discard those who give you more disutility. As was said, by former deputy Chief justice, ‘you must know people’. Make friends, avoid enemies.
DO NOT LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED
If your Campus offers students a free chance to study Chinese or any other foreign language, why do you mind giving it a shot. You will find that the lessons will be in such a way that the lessons will not coincide with normal classes. Imagine, when you leave the campus gate, you will be required to chuck huge chunks of ‘chums’ to do some of the things offered free of charge in your campus. The same applies to all the facilities provided within your campus. Leaving any stone unturned will make you guilty after graduation. If you realized, I never talked about the other side of ‘leaving any stone unturned’, those of testing every bottle and sleeping in every hostel-gender notwithstanding. It all comes back to personal choice.
BE CAREFUL WITH CAMPUS POLITICS
If you have realized, Campus politics have shaped the political career of many people in Kenya. However, it is also good to note that a number of people, who media are afraid focus on, have also shed tears as a result of the same. A good number of people have been expelled because of the same. Talking about strikes in this case is not fair, but you understand what I mean. As much as it is good to be relevant politically in the Campus, it is wise to be careful. Getting the best for yourself out of campus might require you to be sober and careful in your deals. This should not shutter your political dreams, but remember to be careful.
RETAIN THE INDIVIDUALISM IN YOU

With all the girlfriends and buddies, you will realize at the end that you will remain who you are. Your personality will always remain after passing through the graduation square. Most things done in groups in campus are always enjoyed individually; they could also be regretted individually. Therefore it is only wise to retain the individuality so as to realize ones goals
Campus present opportunities and setbacks in equal measure. Individual choice plays a major role but realization of once purpose is important.As they said, the same sun which hardens clay is the same one which melts wax.

The writer is a Pharmacy Student at Kenyatta University