7 things every student/graduate should do RIGHT NOW to succeed

Being a student can be very challenging, especially in Nigerian public schools.

The average Nigerian undergraduate has to contend with inadequate facilities, autocratic academic staff, inadequate learning materials, endless interruption of academic sessions, arbitrary fees and poor finances which eventually affect the chances of getting a paying job later.

With the advent of social media and affordable internet enabled phones, students and young graduates (especially unemployed) have another thing to contend with – web addiction. It is no lie that many students, and even job seekers, spend more time peering into and punching their mobile devices than they do listening lectures, preparing for tests or searching for job opportunities.

However, it must be noted that students with access to technology ought to see their gadgets as opportunities, rather than the distractions they turn out to be for most. For one, having a connection to the internet should mean more sources of study materials, opportunity to meet and interact with like minds from other parts of the world, as well as learn and share outside the classroom.

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Today we are going to talk about 7 things a serious student should be doing. All these points are in a way related to the use of portable, internet-enabled devices:

Last but not the least is for you to put down your phone! Yes, limit the time you waste on your phone and redirect that time to study, thinking, planning and mapping your future.

Phones and other small devices are very effective at wasting your time. So you must cut them off a little to create time for productive activities, mental and physical.