What's up !!!

 What's up ladies and gentlemen of ksu.
Its no news anymore that the batch B admission list is out and to those who gained admission we say a big congratulations.
Also,the change of course list is also out,and matric will be on its way soon.
We'll like to dedicate what's up today to the newly admitted students,meaning we'll be serving you everything you need for your registration and beyond.

  Its important y'all begin registration immediately as ksu isn't waiting for no one.
This is the school calendar below :
 1ST SEMESTER
 Sunday 10/01/16-Arrival
 Monday 11/01/16-Normal Registration begins
 Friday 29/01/16-Registration ends
 Monday 18/01/16-lectures begin
 Monday 01/02/16-late registration begins
Friday 05/02/16-late registration ends
 Friday 12/02/16-submission of registration forms
 Saturday 09/04/16-lectures ends(12 weeks of lectures)
Monday 11/04/16-revision week
 Saturday 16/04/16-revision ends
 Monday 18/04/16-Gst Exams Begins.
 Monday 25/04/16-Other Exams Begins
 Saturday 07/05/16-Exams/Semester ends (Faculties Of
Natural science and Education to round up the following
week because of some Peculiarities)
 Mon 09/05/16-Sat 18/06/16-Marking of scripts week result
preparation (6 weeks)
 Monday 20/06/16-Consideration of Ist Semester Results by
Senate.
 2ND SEMESTER
 Sun 22/05/16-Arrival Mon 23/05/16-Normal registration /
lectures begins
 Mon 06/06/16-late registration begins
 Fri 10/06/16-late registration ends
 Fri 17/06/16 Submission of Registration form ends
 Sat 20/08/16-Lecture ends(13 weeks)
Mon-22/08/16-Sat 27/08/16- Revision week
 Mon 29/08/16-Exams begins Mon 12/09/16-Gst/Eds exams
begin
 Saturday 17/09/16 Exams/Semester ends (Faculties of
Natural science/Education to round up the following week
because of some peculiarities)
 Monday 19/09/16 - Saturday 29/10/16 marking of scripts
and result preparation
 Monday 31/10/16- Consideration of 2nd Semester result by
Senate.
Note: that revision week will probably be when some
lecturers will come to class for the first time that semester
(yeah,that's how we roll in ksu)
 Good luck!!!
 Meanwhile,here are the documents you need for your registration :
 1. print out of your O’level Results Either Waec or Neco 1 or
2 Sittings,
 2. Original copy of your Jamb result,
 3.Post Utme Results.
 4. Admission Letter from the School,
 5.birth certificate or age Declaration,
 6.certificate of State Of Origin.
 7.Passport Photographs
 8.Medical Report Which will be Conducted in the School
9.Secondary SchoolLeaving Certificate e.t.c best of luck
guys....
If you don't get that pin thing on time go for your
medicals,then screening after that,and hey,you shouldd
submit ONLY PHOTOCOPIES of your documents during
screening. When you are done with your screening start
signing immediately
 The registration procedure right down below :
Step 1: Go to any branch of ZENITH BANK nationwide and
pay the sum of Two Thousand Naira (N2, 000) into the Pre-
Degree/Diploma Levy and Due dedicated Account for your
Admission Letter. Note: Ensure that you collect a PIN from
the Bank after Payment. Note: Students in the College of
Medicine should make all payments to UBA Bank Plc and all
also obtain equivalent PIN
Step 2: Logon to http://portal.ksu.edu.ng and Click on
"Student Login" Link
Step 3: Kindly Login with your JAMB Registration Number
e.g 56510415CA and use the word "password" as your inital
password to logon to the portal
Step 4: Once you have logged in successfully, you will be
prompted to Pay for your Admission Letter.
 Step 5: You will be provided with two payment gateway i.e
Zenith Bank X-path and Interswitch payment Platform
Kindly select the zenith Bank X-path payment Platform

Step 6: Enter your Payment PIN Obtained from ZenithBank,
UBA or any other designated bank of your payment.
 Step 4: You will be required to update the underlisted data:
1. Passport Upload (Red background)
2. Phone Number
3. Nationality
 4. Religion 5. Date of Birth Note: Ensure to use a valid email
Address and Phone Number. Frequently check this mail for
updates and information from time to time
Step 5: After updating your information, a confirmation
link will be sent to your email box provided. Logon to your
E-mail and click on the account activation link. Step 6:
Change your Password as required Note: An Email
containing the details of your new account setup will be
sent to your mail for future reference incase you forget.
Step 5: Print Out your Admission Letter and get the under
listed documents ready for screening:
1. Admission letter (coloured)
 2. On-line print out of O’ Level results
 3. Original and photocopy of State of Origin Certificate
( Note: If at any point, it is discovered that a candidate
claimed Kogi State where as he is not, such candidate will
forfeit the admission and be handed over to the Police for
criminal prosecution on the offence of forgery )
4. Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age
5. PIN from bank for the admission letter
 6. Medical Certificate from Kogi State University Health
Services Unit
 Important Information Do not pay school fees until you
have been screened accordingly. Failure to follow the
afforementioned instructions is strictly at your own risk.
  WHY YOU MUST NOT PLAY WITH YOUR FIRST YEAR IN THE
SCHOOL
If the foundation of a building is weak, that building is
bound to collapse. I just thought of telling you this now
before its too late becuse you're already in the academinc
race. Your first yr performance determine the kind of result
you may graduate with. University grades are expressed in
the following term;
First class (1)
 Second class upper (2one)
Second class lower(2two)
3rd class Certificate of attendance White paper The afore
mention grades are attainable by students depending on
individual aspiration. Dont let anybody decieve you that you
cant make first class. Many have made it and even been
retained as lecturers in KSU. Your journey to any of these
grades start from 100level. If you must make first class,
your first semester 100level result matters because it is the
base result. Other subsequent result will be devided by that
one. Calculation of gp differs in different departments so I
dont have to tell you how is done in my dept so that it wont
misslead you. Hard work and prayers are the watchword
for better grades. If you dont wanna get frustrated in the
school then you had better belt up for the journey. The
hard way is the only way. Reading, reading and reading is
the key.
 STEPS THAT MAY HELP YOU
 You must not play with your attendance and assigment
because without CA, only God know how you can pass the
course. Read ahead of your lecturers. Get materials from
your predecessors and photocopy centers for GST courses.
Buy as many text books as you can. In attempting questions
in the uni, scholars point of view on the subject matter
matters. So learn to quote authors and scholars. Mingle
with people you think are better than you in the class. Dont
hesitate to ask questions in the class. Tutorials can also help
you. Read, read, and read then pray for your first class is
sure.
Why You Must Do Everything To Avoid Carryovers.
Carry overs in the university system is normal,it basically
means a student has an unfinished business. A student can
only carry over a course when he or she scores 39
downward in both C.A and exam(over 100). Carry overs is
not in all casses a real reflection of how intelligent or not
intelligent a student is,rather its a reflection of how
unserious,unsmart(if that word exist),unchecked and
unintrested a student is. I have seen highjly intelligent
students have numerous carry overs and relatively dull
students pass through without carry overs,such is life,that's
why a coin is two sided.Carry over can also be a result of
unfortunate and unlucky incidents,such as missing
scripts,lecturer attitude towards marking your script,or
even a student's handwritten(that's right).
I have once been a victim of an unlucky situation. I was not
around kogi state when an assignment worth 20 marks was
been submitted,when i heard about it I quickly rushed back
to school from Lagos to get mine submitted. Unlucky for me
the lecturer in charge of the course is very strict and sent
me out of his office. I thought to myself,"I still have 80
marks to fight for so why panic". This lecturer is the kind
that barely comes to class,but he gave us a material to read
ahead of his exam. For most part of monday evenings we'll
wait in class expecting him to come to class but he never
does. On the day I decided I wasn't going to wait in class
for him,he showed up in class and seeing how scanty the
class was he decided to conduct test with the little ones in
class. The test was for 20 marks and I missed it,making it 40
mrks missed already which ruled me out of contention to
score an A. Words can't describe how devastated I was
during this period,my worst fear of carrying over a course is
lurking around me. I tried bottling my sadness and fear
until the lecturer announced that marks will deducted for
every undoted Is and uncrossed Ts in his exam,he was
basically asking for a perfectly written error free exam
which looked impossible under the sort of pressure we
 were in. I prayed to God about the situation,focused a little
bit more on that course than the others,did a whole lot of
library work and research and when the exam came around
I completely smashed it,narrowly escaping a carry over
(which many of my mates had) that would have completely
changed the dynamics of my academics. Am still grateful to
God till today,who know what it might have been....
Reasons why you must completely avoid carry overs:
-It brings you down;
A) Academically: having carry over means you have a F(0) in
that course. Its bad,its really bad. Having an E(2) or a D(4) is
far far better than having a carryover. It means you just
scored 0 after studying a course for a semester and it will
definately reflect on your result.
B) Psychologically: having a carry over affects the psyche of
a student. Its that evil. You don't feel whole again,you won't
feel yourself among your peers anymore,you'll feel
devastated,less intelligent,less smart and so on. Carry overs
inflict serious psychological damage on the bearer. It brings
your thinking and psyche to the lowest minimum...
C) Physically: keeping tabs with your main courses is
physically tasking enough,add carry overs to that and you'll
barely sleep at night. You have to meet up with the time
table of your main courses,then meet up with the schedule
of your carry over courses,that's so physically
demanding,its almost like punishment.
-Its hard to recover: even though its technically possible to
recover from the evils of carry overs and get your
academics back on track,its extremely difficult and take so
much determination and hardwork.
-The odds aren't favourable: the odds of you graduating
with a great result or a good result shifts everytime you
carry over a course. Imagine doing a carry over course in
place of an easy to pass elective course...
-It leads to self esteem issues: when you are writting a carry
over paper with guys that are below you,its a hard hit on
your esteem and confidence level. You certainly won't be
the most confident person on campus,infact you'll be the
least confident,if you're not then its either you're
shameless,dellusional,dull or completely out of touch.
-Its a bad experience all together: the demanding
schedule,the insult by lecturers,the embarrasment of
writting a carry over exam with your "juniors"...its a bad
experience all together.
How To Avoid A Carry Over:
-Never joke with your C.A
-Always be around class and get adequately informed
-Serious studying: studying isn't every one's bread ad
butter,not every one enjoys reading and reading,its not
sweet atall,but you gats to do it. That's the way. Use the
iibrary to research helpful information as much as you can.
-Do your calculations: your g.p and stuffs
-Always add to what you know
-Always do he conventional first: do what's required of you
in test or an exam first,then spice it up with the result of
your researchs after to the lecturers delight.
-Be strong physically and psychologically: in ksu only the
strong will survive
-Use your time and work with schedule
And finally and most importantly...
-Know your God...

.And finally : Statements that deceive students
The power of the spoken word can not be over
emphasized. Words have the power to uplift and destroy,
which is why you should be careful as a student of the
statements you listen to and take to heart.
Some students are defeatists, either by choice or due to
circumstances in their lives, however a positive and
optimistic attitude is a great asset to the successful person.
Below are some statements you might hear and why you
should not be deceived by them.
1. NO ONE GETS AN A IN THIS COURSE
Most students throw this statement around, usually from
the very beginning of the semester. Already they are
defeated even before the lecturer introduces the course,
because they have reportedly heard from lazy students who
have taken the course before. Do not let yourself be
deceived, there is no course that cannot be aced. So throw
away such statements and get to work.
2. A GOOD GRADE DOES NOT MATTER
While it is true that what you graduate with in the university
does not determine the life you will live, do not be deceived
that it does not matter at all. Usually those that say this are
too lazy to apply themselves diligently to study and get good
grades. You can determine, your grades by yourself,
therefore it depends on you and the amount of work you
put in.
3. YOU MUST BRIBE YOUR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL
Granted corruption is rampant in Nigerian universities, with
many lecturers collecting bribes to upgrade grades and
scores. However, there are still students who graduate,
with good grades, without paying a dime as bribe.
Therefore, do not be deceived by such a statement, as long
as you do very well in what is expected of you, it is highly
unlikely that anyone will hold you back because of bribes
not paid.
 4. YOU CANNOT MIX SCHOOL WITH OTHER
ACTIVITIES
While school work and heavy course loads, can eat up most
of your time, do not be deceived into believing that other
aspects of your life must be put on hold once you are in the
university or college. You can mix other profitable activities,
as long as you learn how to create a balance. Several
students successfully run businesses side by side with
school. Never limit yourself.
5. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A 2’1 YOU CAN NOT GET A
GOOD JOB
This is another lie. Like i said above, hard work pays off and
good grades matter. Yet, they do not determine your life. So
if despite your best efforts, you do not see yourself
graduating with great grades, keep your head up, most
students go on to be successful in life, even with poor
grades.