21/06/2024
PLEASE, THIS POST IS NOT TO DISCOURAGE ANYONE OR PO!!SOÑ YOUR MIND.
Dear intending students and Jambites, two pieces of advice I would give you is,
Firstly, please study a course that can make you self-employed.
Courses like:
📌 Agriculture-Related Courses
📌 Medical and health- related courses
📌 Musical Courses
📌 Engineering Courses
📌 Architectural and Construction Related Courses
📌 Graphics and Web Design. Anything that will expose you to Tech
📌 Statistics Analysis and Design
📌 Education Courses
📌 Computer Science/Information Technology
📌 Bus!ness Courses
📌 Management Courses
📌 Hospitality Courses
Etc
The truth is that, some of the courses we study in Nigeria have no positive impact, or let me rephrase:
Doesn't thrive much here, and that's why we do see graduates roaming the street with their certificates, or seeing someone working where he or she isn't qualified to work.
I'm not trying to undervalue any course or try to discourage you from going for your own choice, but one question you must ask yourself is: "If I graduate from studying this course, can I stand on my own if things fall apart?"
Reality is different from ideality and your passion, if not careful, may make you br0ke.
Let's forget this quote about, "Working anywhere with a particular course" as that's a fallacy to console you.
If you are a student of any management course and you can't stand on your own tomorrow if you aren't employed, then you have yourself to blame.
Take it or leave it, Nigeria today isn't favorable for all, so help yourself before seeking for external help.
Don't allow the pressure of staying at home or being desperate for admission to make you go for a course that wouldn't be beneficial to you.
Four years is too much to waste on studying irrelevant courses.
Secondly, AS A NIGERIAN LIVING IN NIGERIA, PLEASE, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SKILL OR AT LEAST A SOURCE OF INCOME BEFORE GOING TO SCHOOL.
Now, this is a biased sentiment, because I'm an advocate of people making it through education too.
School isn't scamm and trust me, people are making it in life after making it in Class, but then, as long as you're in Nigeria, from an Average Home, life is leading you by 1-0 and the chance of you making it through academic path is 50-50, so don't put all your eggs in one basket, make sure you have something else iji aka.
Comrade Muhammad Bello Adamu