How I got to the university is a new story I will tell one day. Education is the main pillar of our success in life. We have to get the difference here. Education is being able to learn, practice and add experiences of life events to everything you see in life whether in school or society. In school is a society where we learn not only books but many things. My university life has had many stories to be shared. But today, I come with how this time feels right now.
Getting into level 100 was fun. A time as a newborn in school. Hoping to try everything new out. Made many mistakes because we learn from them. Nothing like being afraid because I knew I was that young in school and I will get guided when I make a mistake. That was part of my education ladder. The first time in School whereby I could live freely and learn. This was the time I could just ask a question or give an answer on what I think and get corrected. I evolve into a new being that amazed most of my colleagues in class. This was a brilliant start for me.
I made friends. I chose some of them and others chose me. I had to ale a change so wanted people around me. People with whom I shared courses but didn’t understand the courses we were doing. I took them through a lot of group studies and classes to help them come forward. I made a lot of friends then. I met Mahama and Abdul Razak who may think we were twins, Kalip, and others. This was the time I gain popularity in my department. Well, I was a Mathematics major and Computer Science minor student. This was a great one. I moved with it to level 200. Corona came and was a different story.
Corona came and pushed everything online. It was at first because I had never used a phone for a class online. I managed and understood my sort of courses until exams came. Most of the questions I solved and gave hits to my colleagues to be able to do. Results were released and I was shocked at what was happening. People I gave hits to and also helped to correct had better grades and you were left on the wrong side. Then I realized maybe the school and its grading system aren’t fair. So let me just exist and make the best out of my life in school. This was level 300.
Level 400 was physical. We went to class and did our quizzes and other assignments. But then my focus was, who I will be not the grade or results I wanted on my transcript. It mattered though but I thought a built man with the paper is better than the paper without anything as a man. I then took a different path and that’s what is inspiring this post today. My level 400 ended in 2022. It ended with a fail in a course. This is preventing me from graduating.
I told many people who were with me in level 100, people who saw me in my prime and they’re not believing me. Then I tell them, “Maybe if we could see the world through a different lens we would know what is coming would be the best. Let’s accept it.” This is what life has given us now. The only way is to keep going. Through failure, we learn and evolve to be better. This is another chance to build a man I never thought I was. Together we will get past this. Congratulations to the 2022 badge of graduates. May we all be great In sha Allah
