Freshman Year Begins

Well it has been very frustrating beginning with registration of courses and halls of residence. Jeeeeeees! The long queues are very discouraging. I actually met a friend of mine, okay fine I admit; he wasn’t really a friend back in senior high. I dodged him every chance I got. Those times you wouldn’t want to get in the way of the Assistant Senior Prefect in charge of Academics & Discipline. Boy he was wild. I don’t want to even mention his name for fear that you wouldn’t like to meet him. Well he’s a nice guy to know, he’s much cooler than I thought. Sometimes I wonder why people like you and I have to judge people before we meet them. Honestly those behaviours should stop. Yea right like you would actually listen to me. We should know people and not think you know them. I thought my girlfriend wasn’t that cool (of course before we started going out), turns out she’s the so coolest person I have ever met, okay fine! I haven’ met you yet, so… it figures.

So back to the main story…ohhh me why do I like going into other things….hmmmm… Well I said I met this guy and after the hellos and how are things going… surprising as it may sound this is what he said, “So you came to Legon- welcome to this frustrating place,” whiles shaking my hands. I know that was the truth but did he have to say it. Just a week of going through the school….oppps my bad, I have to tell you the name of the institution I’m in. Well it is the University of Ghana. Well, they keep saying it is the first and the best University in Ghana, okay fine! They have only one information right in that- the first- for the best, I certainly won’t say it’s them, I mean if they were the best, I wouldn’t have doubts but it’s obvious they try but they aren’t honestly. So you might be thinking; what then are you doing there? I have a principle, it’s school that makes you success, honestly it what after school that makes you a success. Life’s lessons and skills are different from schooling. Real learning begins after school.

People so you know now, I’m a freshman in a university this year studying Spanish, Political Science and Psychology. Ohhh don’t go about the he’s smart stuff, ok! Ok! It’s God’s grace that takes me on with every level I get to. Now you know the secret. As if it is anyway! So what do I want to become with all those subjects, finally in the end, a lawyer and a writer. “The rest is left to me to know…” and like almost all the woman I know conclude, “…and you to find out”

You know what happened with registration that made the process not-so comfortable. Its simple there’s no one place to do all your paperwork. You go from building to building, department to department, faculty to faculty to register under your assigned courses and after you proceed to your Hall of Residence to go through another long line. It’s not as easy as going through fire and that’s even much easier, ok fine!!! I’m exaggerating a bit but you get the drift. You know what annoyed every freshmen/women when you get to one of their so many places to register, and then you are supposed to pay for something you have no idea of. It could be as embarrassing as it could get. I was wondering why the school couldn’t put all that into the school bill and then maybe your sponsor or parent would take care of that one and for all. I’m sure they should be aware that parents like having knowledge of large bills than in small bits, at least my dad wants all to be made known to him at once.

Hold on a bit! You know what happened at orientation of the fresh students? That’s silly of me, I’m sure you wont unless I tell you…lol. Someone actually made the complaint about how complicated the whole process is to go through registration. Guess what one of the Deans said? “It’s not complicated, it’s very simple.” You should have seen his smile and my frown. Do you know what that meant? They were not going to do anything at all to change that. So much noise for wanting to move forward and here’s one and no one sees the opportunity to act.

Well what happens now, I’m done with registration, I move to campus today, lectures start tomorrow. I have already heard stories, and I’m taking caution. I promise myself one thing and I think you should too; as a third year student advised, “Be the best to be the best, if you don’t understand that, write that down, one day you’ll understand.” Ok! In taking caution I have to put my laptop away, actually I’m planning on sleeping on it when I place it in the bag. Ssssshhhhhh, I didn’t say anything more, remember? Taking caution. I’ll fill you in soon on the university life here on my campus.