@Mofif 22 April 2022

First Year University Experience 3 It has been a very long time since I wrote anything under this title. I started this series four months back and the last time I wrote on it was three months ago. I have been trying to continue the series but I haven't had the time. There have been different reasons preventing me from continuing but today I decided that I should at least write the third episode. I had to read the previous one to know where I stopped which will help me in continuing the series. So here is the third instalment of my First Year University Experience.

I remember stoping at where I wrote my first semester examinations so I will continue from there. I didn't write the exam in the best state of mind and I was trusting on God for my result. Hoping that it wouldn't be as bad as I expected because if it was marked according to the level of my preparation I was doomed to fail. I did not prepare well at all and I only started reading at the last minute. I don't even know what came over me I just kept reading and reading till I could read no more. The results did not come out until the second week in the second semester. The courses that we offered in other facilities were released but the only one I offered in my faculty (technology) was not released. We were told that when the session was over that's when we were going to see our results. I was wondering why but what could I possibly do. I wasn't the examiners or school. I guess this is how things are even though it seemed a bit strange to me.

I finally saw my result and to tell you that I was happy will be an understatement. I was surprised, shocked, excited and most importantly happy because this is not what I was expecting. I had mostly A's and B's in my courses and just one C. I was on top of the world and glad that I didn't reap the full consequences of my actions. After seeing my result I resolved to take this new semester serious. I was going to focus squarely on my studies and nothing else. No more parties, gyrations and any other social gatherings. They were all distractions and the cause of what happened to me the previous semester. I was determined to make sure that I never made the same mistake again. This new semester came with it's new challenges. We were offering more courses and the academic workload was getting much. We didn't have enough break. Just a week. So we didn't have time to go home and meet our families. I didn't go home even though I wanted too. I was advised by my parents to stay at school and prepare for the second semester. I was told to lock myself up in my room and read all day. They already knew what happened to me in the first semester.

Well how won't they know. I was in a very bad place mentally and it was showing in my physical appearance. I didn't bath for days or even brush my teeth. I was a total mess and looked like a mad man in a market square. So they were bound to find out and the only thing I could do was to manage the outcome. I ended up staying at school during the break and read my books ahead. I was going to turn a leaf and change for the better or so I thought. *This is the end of the third episode so watch out for more.*