Journal of Thoughts
Journal #2
What are the university students not doing?
As a final year student who is
waiting for graduation day, I believe there have been things that my peers have
been doing wrong all these years. It is not debatable that the aim of most
people who frequent university courses do so in order to acquire a degree
before starting a career. However, I believe there should be more objectives to
be aimed for. Here are several benefits
that I believe most students have tendencies to overlook:
1. Linking with peers
More often than not, university
students tend to individually focus on themselves, as the main aim is to
acquire a degree, yet I do think that the students should be able to compete
and cooperate during the terms in order to strengthen the bonds. By creating
connections or bonds with like-minded people who undergo the same situations with
one’s self, one will be able to start up a stronger career once the decision of
settling for a career is made. A strong friendship from the beginning of
college years can help improve links in the desired fields of work, which in
term can provide easier cooperations between institutions or companies, in case
of having familiar faces in the competing companies.
2. Ability to experience “small jobs”
There are times when a full-time
course will benefit a person, but a part-time course provides the ability for
one to test the depths of waters of the work life. Students should invest their
time learning through scholarly materials and also learning through
professional experiences. It should not matter what field of work they work,
they should be able to find a chance for them to apply their field of expertise
in a field that may appear to be remotely related, this teaches the ability to
market their abilities. These small jobs should also be able to provide links
and accesses to different areas that may require the service of people in the
students’ field of study. Moreover, there are companies which favor experience
more than the G.P.A., since it proves the possession of knowledge that a
freshly graduated student with no experience lack.
3. Ability to acquire academic recognition
Students tend to focus solely on
passing the subjects and acquiring their diploma, which is not an issue. However,
there are cases where students are able to provide their aid in academic programs
within the university. By providing aid towards activities such as researches,
for instance, might be out of reach for most students, yet it is possible,
regardless of the voluntary nature of this idea. By constantly providing aids
in such programs, students should be able to achieve some sort of academic
recognition that is not only effective within the university that they study,
but also effective in different institutions. This, can generate a certain
level of respect and admiration from different institutions.
4. Befriending professors
Students are either too timid to
approach their professors personally, or they do not even bother thinking about
talking to their professors. In creating a certain bond with professors,
students are able to understand their speech pattern and behaviors, which makes
understanding the lectures easier than just listening to a stranger talking. By
having a good rapport with professors, students shall not be afraid to question
their lectures and challenge their doubts in order to clarify any lecture. Through
such action, learning becomes a conversation and not just a listening activity.
Professors are also more likely to refer students to different institutions before
or after students graduate if they have built enough trust, which is not
attainable solely through academic relationship.
5. Writing a Journal of Thoughts
With all of this said, it is all based on my personal experience,
I do not consider these words as words of wisdom, nor do I consider them truth.
However, I hope these thoughts can be helpful to anybody who reads this post.
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MCS
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