“Know and Study the financial strengths of your sponsors(parents) before choosing between full-time programmes over part-time programmes in the University or Polytechnic”.
You remember that While you were waiting for your admission, you were working and being paid some stipends as salaries.
Chunks of your pay was used to support the family. Your family wasn’t depending on your salaries though but some were used to support the family. Your family wasn’t doing that well but they can manage.
Because you want to leave the house, stay in the hostels with friends and it is good to enjoy freedom.You went for full-time studies instead of Part-time programme and the good thing is that your course of study can also be offered as part-time. Sigh.
You used some of your salaries to support your parents for the admission process. Your JAMB form was even bought with your salaries.
You got the admission. You need to pay for accommodation,buy textbooks or handouts, pay tuition fee, food stuffs, departmental fees and so on and you have stopped receiving salaries which means that the full burden is now on your not-so-doing-well parents. Your parents too do not have supporters and likewise you.
Your parents start running around because they need to cater for you and your siblings now. You also start running around. Your mind is now troubled:you have to think about finance and also your studies.
My friend, it is better you go for part-time studies so that you can work and help yourself and your parents if your course of study offers part-time. Know and study the financial strengths of your parents before choosing your programme. Don’t exercise faith on that, use your God’s given brain.
At the end, the Certificates of part-time and full-time graduates carry the same power.
And as a part-time graduate, you can also serve in the NYSC.
Omoyajowo Sola Omoniyi
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