Lies ksu students need to stop telling themselves

 1. I don’t need to start reading early: A lot of
students tell themselves this lie regularly. The truth is
that a fire brigade approach to reading might help
sometimes, but in the long run, you will find yourself
at the losing end, because the truth is adequate
preparation means starting early.
2. What i graduate
with does not
matter: This is a very
funny one, because if what
you graduate with does
not matter to you, it
definitely matters to those
who are paying your
school fees. And if you are
the one paying your school
fees, why then are you
wasting money if the grade
does not matter? Drop out
of school and go and
hustle. Have you checked
job advertisements
recently? They all want at least a 2’2.

 3. Just graduate with a 2’1: Let me first say that
gone are those days. Now most employers know that
a second class upper or a 2’1 as we call it, can be
bought in Nigerian Universities, therefore more
emphasis is being placed on knowledge. So you have
to sit up and learn, because out there in the labor
market, it is not only about what is written on your
certificate, it is also about what you know.
4. I can be friends with anyone i know
myself: This statement of self-deceit is not found
only among students, it is everywhere. However the
truth is, who you associate with inevitably will
influence your life. So avoid association with those
who are not interested in excellence. Pick your friends
with great fear.
5. Let me face
my studies,
later i will look
for
money: Contrary
to what you have
been told at home,
you can balance
academics with
financial pursuit. If
you let
opportunities for
economic growth
slip through your
hands in the name
of ‘facing your
studies’, when you
eventually graduate,
you will be sorry.