I have given a talk a few times about my university days and for one reason I haven't pointed out the one thing that I relished most as a student with the prompt of the 
Welcome to my blog, my name is Cesca Jove and my chronology goes like this;
I have always wanted to go to university so badly to study Financial Accounting because it was my passion and career path back in secondary school. I have written jamb thrice, desiring to get admission to the university of my preference until the fourth time. If only that jamb could last for two years that would be very much easier to re-register again for post utme.
Finally, I got admission to my alternative institution and I was given my favorite course. That was the main purpose that made me leave home, I can't even settle for less at all. It was either Accounting or Nothing! In some life-challenging situations, a person has two or more reasons why they carry out an action based on their interest.
Firstly, I wanted to be granted my field of discipline and secondly, I want to be able to leave home for good knowing fully well that I am out there to pursue my career rather than just pursue a random course that isn't my choice. When I got the admission, I proceeded by paying up the integral fees required as a newly admitted student.
Then the hostel section came up and I declined it several times. My family wanted me to go for a hostel but Cesca wanted an apartment. I needed space! Unfortunately for them, I got an apartment. That was how I started taking responsibility for myself, I made decisions for myself and I went out there to work for it. I had my peace, I had my space and I had my sanity.
Sometimes, I almost want to regret this apartment decision because of the responsibility attached to it like paying rent, utility bills, and other miscellaneous expenses but when I think of the peace that I have at the moment, I would be appreciative once more for having my space and making such decisions.
And I know so well that had it not been this educational aspect, I wouldn't have had this apartment which I longed so much for because I wanted space. If I wasn't a student then, it would have been difficult to elude home with the intention of making provision for my career.
My parents used to say that if I got an apartment, I might begin living a wayward lifestyle and I laughed at their thoughts because they were simply looking out for me.
Ever since I began living in my apartment, I don't even remember the last time I misbehaved or even give an account of me being wayward because I chose the lifestyle I wanted to live but so many students in my situation today would make a living mess out of it.
This decision that I made for myself opened my eyes to many possibilities and allowed me to figure myself out more and the ability to relate with the residents around me. The most treasured thing that affected me most was the ability to learn self-control because without it I would have gone into a lifestyle I didn't want to fall into from the point of pressure.
This is a response to the
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