The 4 most important departments in the life of a student

 

We go through school but school doesn’t go through us -

Ever heard the above statement before? If you have not then you need to pay more attention to motivational speakers whenever they drop by your campus.

The statement is quite true and it is so because many of us give too much attention to just one (usually academics) of the three most important aspects of a student’s life to the detriment of the other two.

A student who wishes to graduate as a winner must learn and gain knowledge as it pertains to each of the three most important departments of a student’s life.

Students need to dedicate much time to learn how to succeed at each of them as they go through school.

These three areas require equal and unwavering concentration. They are:

1. Academics

Your academics are obviously very important.

It is the reason you got into school anyway and any student who wishes to graduate as at when due knows he has to do his best to succeed academically.

2. Financial education

This is department only a few students give a damn about.

 You need to understand that financial education is as important as your academics.

What this means is that as you spend time study your academic books, you also need to spend time learning how to make and manage your finances.

Before you graduate ensure you learn how to make money, how to invest and how to manage your cash.

3. Career preparation

Very few pay attention to their chosen future career while in school. And many don’t even have a clue of what they’ll pursue as a career prior to graduating.

You must understand that preparation for the line of work/profession you wish to tow after graduation is as important as your academics and financial education hence the need for you to give time to learning about it.

4. Create time

Lastly, decide now to create time or to include reading materials and books that will supercharge your knowledge of finance and the career you intend to pursue after school.

 Your academics, finances and career of intent are the three most important departments of your student life. Ensure you award substantial time to each of them. A combination of how much you know about each of them will be worth more than a first class result.