The work environment is becoming so competitive. Students with second-class lower and third-class chances of being employed get slim. They are so short-changed that one needs to start rethinking the notion that making a good grade is insufficient proof of skillfulness or intellectual competence. In fact, these students are gradually not given the benefit of the doubt anymore. Accordingly, one must ask about the price those struggling to join the league of high-flying students must pay to beat the ‘system’. How far do they need to exert themselves? Maybe far enough to draw blood, because the work field is a no man’s land. Don't fret, as the following techniques will help you disappear into the ‘system’, and focus solely on scoring excellent grades – 'first-class upper', regardless of your strength in other areas.
MAKE CLASS ATTENDANCE YOUR LIFE GOAL
The minimum requirement for class attendance varies in universities, but UI pegged hers at seventy per cent. However, the bleak turn of events after school years, calls for drastic measures. So, you must brighten your opportunity prospect by ticking the entire 100 per cent box on the class attendance list. You can't afford to allow any class to slip through your fingers. Even if you have to spend the long arrays of your academic years reneging on your commitments. Trust me; the disappointments you dish out now will pay off when you start receiving a fat pay in your career endeavour. In class, sit straight with your ears poised to capture every point of the lecturer. Do not mind that your spine punishes you later for the stiff sitting posture, and your eyes watery from long periods of staring. It will all pay off as soon as society validates you with your first-class grade, and you begin receiving a destiny-resetting salary.
STUDY AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT
'First class upper' is the goal. Do not allow the dazzling swirl of social life to trick you. The web of connections and memories your peers are spinning now is no match for the riveting portfolio you are building. You need to rigorously and intensively study to prove your worth out there not minding your hot-cake skills and strength in other areas. You can't afford to be sloppy by engaging in social activities. The bookish battlefield is too brutal for personal life. Crouch at your reading desk and 'Jack' like your life depended on it. Quick advice: you can block your ears to prevent any sound from penetrating, such as birds around 8 o'clock in the morning. The thrill of the bird is a distraction from hearing what dead Descartes says through the dusty pages of century-old books, even though it bore you to death and lulls you to sleep. Keep studying.
GO FOR EXTRA TUTORIALS
Now is the time to go for every extra tutorial you can muster apart from jointly attended tutorials. You cannot sacrifice that fulfilment that comes with a certificate that has first-class honour boldly scribbled on it for only internalizing what you have studied. Unlike the assurance of excellent grades that you get for running like a bat of hell after every organized tutorial gives, smart studying, notes from class and research are ‘tall’ wishes that may not guarantee it. Do not mind that others deem you as anti-social, boring and mundane, and even resolve that the only company you find enjoyable is that of books. The networking you need now is in the forewalls of extra classes and tutorials. A rule of thumb even says some students learn faster from peer-to-peer tutorials than in general classes, so remain steadfast to this method. You do not necessarily have to internalize topics first just attend as many tutorials as you can.
BUCKLE DOWN ON RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
The backbone of all you strive for is God. Be a devout person and do not let spurious worldly enjoyments deceive you. Social frivolities such as strolling down to a cinema once in a while; immersing yourself in the beautiful scenery of nature; cheering up your coursemates at your departmental sport marches or even concerning yourself with any extra-curricular activities are expensive distractions you cannot afford. You do not engage in these activities to God forbid, discover yourself; instead, discover God. He is the only supreme activity that can make the miracle of first-class happen against the odds of your hot-cake skills and exceptional strength in other areas that have nothing to do with choking and health detrimental wild goose chase of ‘first-class upper’. By all means, secure that first class; there will be plenty of time to explore when you succeed at landing your dream 9-to-5 job spent in front of a computer monitor.
The aforementioned are the tight leash of strategies you should put yourself in to achieve the ‘eldorado’ of first-class, even if you have to kill your creativity and stay blind to your areas of strength. Do those without giving yourself the breathing space for fun and social life.
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