A letter to my younger self
Dear friend I am writing you this letter, to let you know more about university life. University years are some of the best years that you may experience but there is more involved than you can imagine. Coming to university may sound like so much fun and it is because you are away from your parents or guardians and not only have the freedom to do as you please but also the responsibility. There are many aspects of university life that you should be aware of such as socially, culturally and most importantly academically. The most important aspect of coming to university is of course your academic work. You should never take it for granted because you will fall through the cracks. Also if you choose subjects make sure that it is what you want to do and that you stayed committed, you will get to know the library very well. If you do mess up, remember that university is your stage to make mistakes so that when you are an adult you do not repeat regrettable mistakes. Once you come to university you will explore and experience an advanced world. You should definitely have fun but remember that there are many challenges you will be faced with including boys, peer pressure, drugs and alcohol and that you must be cautious. There are so many exciting aspects of university life such Trivarsity, joining societies to keep you busy and if you are in residence then there will be balls, cocktail parties and all sorts of entertainment. However there is a sad reality of break-ins, mobbing and date rapes but if you take care of yourself and walk with friends you are almost guaranteed to be safe. One last thing have fun, do your work and this is the time to learn more about you, so do not let anyone mess it up for you. Have a pleasurable time and enjoy o-week. Yours sincerely Persome Oliphant
Friday, September 26, 2008
A letter to my younger self
Posted by Miss Persy at 4:11 PM
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Hey Persome Olifant, you seem to really be in touch with what is important at University. I agree that the academic aspect of University is vital, I mean that is why we are here, but we can’t forget about the social aspect. One cannot spend Friday nights in the library or inside our room watching re runs of Friends on DC. There are plenty of parties, balls and society socials here on offer and especially for us first years, its expected for us to get out there, meet people and more importantly have a good time… I agree that maintaining the balance is pretty hard, but gradually I think we will get the hang of it. After all we are allowed to make mistakes and a slip through the cracks is not entirely a bad thing, every now and again.
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I really agree with you Miss Percy, the reality of Varsity is that the freedom we get as being away for our parents comes with great responsibilty to organise ourselves as independent. most of first year stundents come to university with the expectations to have fun, forgeting that they will find lot of challenges which will affect their academics and at the end of the year they end up falling through to the cracks and get excluded. like as you mentioned the fun part of varsity, it is a good idea to have a social life where we can make mistakes and learn from them, and make new friends. and it is also good to enjoy the res functions because that's the only way we can have good experience of varsity life, but we must not forget what we are here for..To get a degree
And it's good for you coz you really know what you want from being in varsity
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