A decision to study and leave home for a new place is sometimes quite dramatic, connected with a dramatic parting with one's own folks who stay at home and quietly cry for losing their progeny. Those dramatic scenes usually take place in late September each year. And yet nobody is travelling to the Moon or going to war or to the prison camp in Guantanamo. Somebody just takes all the belongings and heads for the university campus.
A happy arrival is usually instructed by the older colleagues whose experience sometimes dramatically differs from what they say, but is true with respect to several things. What they usually say, is that you should prolong the adaptation time and try to join all the formal and informal clubs and societies possible.
. They say thay you should not miss any party you are invited to, regardless of the consequences following, which usually include a hangover the day after. Such life It can be a health hazard, but it is more important for students than work or other boring and tiring tasks.
They say that you mustn't forget to be noticed by the teachers and it is best to be seen in the auditorium pretty close to the lecturer's desk "in the full swing" of the school year.The lecturers must remember your face, and it is best to be visible well before the exams.
Another thing that you shouldn't forget is that although not all the lectures are fascinating, you would better not play card games in the auditorium and generally avoid gambling, as it is largely disliked by the lecturers. There are also many other activities strongly discouraged, especially the ones that reveal the student's daydreaming or other forms of mental absence..
You mustn't be discouraged with at the exams tests and other embarrassing actions. For numerous students, written examsare rare opportunities to pray for the divine inspiration in order to write something, but the result can prove disappointing despite the strong faith. The Lord's help is usually proportional to human effort, and sometimes the inspiration comes very late. Even then one must avoid hasty writing, to make the product of his mind legible, and those who decipher mysterious signs might easily misinterpret the writer's message.
At an oral exam one should avoid both expressing familiarity with the examination board members and entering the room in such a way as it were an execution chamber with an electric chair in it. Definitely the chair itself is a sort of a hot seat and a personal impression can unnecessarily dramatize the picture, nevertheless the student should keep cold and calm. It is good to accept examination board members' criticism and confirm their point of view, when one' oral production just delivered is far from perfection and even the pass mark is conditional.
The more exams you pass the more freedom you enjoy and if the circumastances are favourable, you can enjoy your holidays and see your folks again if you don't choose to work and refund your years' expenses.
