STUDENT 911
Hanging over the deathrope of
Academics
Mildred Monageng
If you look back to when you first came to university,
the excitement, joy and intrinsic feelings that were so
powerful you could not resist. Remember how you could
not stop imagining yourself walking around campus with
a group of friends having a laugh over an issue. The
sleepless nights you used to have when you visited the
campus in your dreams during the December holidays,
a month away from when you were to register. How you
repeatedly reminded yourself of how you will behave
and the kind of friends you want to make. The dedicated
student you would be who handed everything in on time
and was always up to date academically.
Then it came, you got to university, you made friends
most of which are not even close to those you wanted to
have. Yes, you missed a few deadlines or even started
studying for a test the morning before. You got to class
late for which the first few times were as if the world was
ending. Eventually you got the hang of it; it did not come
as a concern if you reported late for class. You did it
so well that you even mastered the grand entrance and
enjoyed all the eyes that focused on you for those few
minutes.
Yes, this is still you the same person who wanted to do
everything right. The same person who planned and
viewed things in a positive way, but now your actions
are contradictory. Skipping class is not that difficult of a
decision but one that you make when you feel you are
too lazy to even open your eyes in the morning. Oh
well, none the less you still made it. You made it through
your first, your second and your third year. But now you
are in your final year, do you think you will still make it?
The sad reality is; no. It might not work out for you this
time around. Do you want to be the victim of these words
“I am hanging over the death rope of academics”. Do
you wish to sit and cry over the years and time that you
wasted watching movies when you should be preparing