3 THINGS FIRST YEARS SHOULD REMEMBER BEFORE HEADING TO VARSITY

Dear first year varsity students, congratulations on making it this far in your school career. And trust me when I say that your varsity years will  be the awesomest years of your life!
I met some of my closest friends in varsity and even until today, we’re still conquering and living this thing called life together. I got my first taste at living on my own and it was the most liberating thing ever. It’s difficult at first adjusting to cooking for myself and making time for studies, but after a while I got used to it. And partying, partying, partying was the name of the game! .
As much as varsity is fun and you’re on your own, it teaches you to be responsible for yourself because there’s no one there to baby you and smack your hand when you do something wrong. So, my dear young first years that are heading off to big people school, let big sister share some 3 vital rules that you need to remember for your first year at varsity.

Put your studies first
Don’t let the student centre and smoking hubbly on the lawns fool you into thinking that you will pass your modules. You need to take your studies seriously and make sure your work is up to date before you chill out with friends. Remember, varsity isn’t cheap and even if you have a bursary, that will be taken away should you fail, so make sure you have your priorities straight and dedicate the majority of your time to your studies.

Listen to your seniors
The most suicidal thing to do if you’ll be staying at res is being cheeky and disrespectful to your seniors. You are at the bottom of the food chain, so just do yourself a favour. Obviously, if lines are crossed into harassment then it’s a different story altogether. But otherwise, stick it out, respect the authorities in the res house and enjoy the experience because it only happens in first year.
Time management
My biggest struggle while I was in first year was time management. There was just a lot of work to cover from the different modules, and on top of that, I had to make time for sleeping,  socializing time, attending lectures, first year activities and the list goes on and on. So learning how to manage your time will help you in your day-to-day varsity life and you’ll have loads of fun in the process and less stress. Make use of the counseling facilities at your varsity so that they can help you map out a schedule that will be good for you.

Varsity will be the best time of life if you approach it positively and live it out wisely. Sure, there will be those few bumps along the road, like ending a relationship with your sweetheart or a fall-out with some friends, but everything good or bad contributes to the experience. It’s the last stepping stone before you enter into the real big people world, so make sure you enjoy it to the max!

Good luck !


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