Experts Advocate Dedication, Commitment To Achieving Academic Excellence
The need for students to ensure dedication and commitment to achieve their dreams in academics and other life pursuits has been re-emphasised.
This is the consensus of speakers at the maiden edition of The Crest Conference 2024, organised by Scholars Lens, a youth-driven scholar platform that encourages students’ academic excellence and personal growth.
Themed “Unlocking Potentials Via Academic Excellence and Personal Development,” held at the Fountain University, Osogbo, recently, the speakers also urged them to believe strongly in their dreams and embrace hardwork as the hallmarks of excellence.
In his remarks, one of the lead speakers, Dr. Sesan Oyebanji who is the CEO Global Reach Farms Limited reiterated the need for budding scholars to embrace multitasking as it is key to becoming self reliant after school.
Oyebanji added that it is vital to exert competence in skill acquisition, academics and a balanced personal life to achieve success.
Corroborating him, co-founder of the Beyond Classroom Initiative, Ismail Afolabi encouraged young scholars to prioritise adequate preparation for tasks, as it is the impetus to good grades.
Afolabi, who shared his First Class story identified resilience, pragmatism, focus, persistence and continuous reading as major strategies undergraduates can adapt to realise their academic aim.
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The lecturer at the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, Osun State University said, “I am a product of resilence, hardwork and commitment to the ideals of academic success. One thing that stood out in my undergraduate days is that I was always prepared.
“My reading routine is one that comes immediately we resume. Sometimes, I study during the holidays. I do not read during the exams. Instead, I go from one place to the other to do tutorials for my colleagues. It is a period for me to master what I have read over and over again. By the time I am writing the exam, I am already in the know of about 98% of the course.
“That is how to succeed. You just must work very hard and prepare. It is the only secret to becoming that success you have always envisioned. You have all it takes to also multi-task, connect, build valuable relationships that will secure your journey to the top easily. Through persistence, patience and hardwork, you will get there,” Afolabi stated.
Earlier in an address, Convener of the Crest Conference 2024, Wakilat Zakariyau said the conference which attracted over 100 participants from ivory towers across the country was to provide a platform for young scholars to learn, network, and upskill.
Zakariyau hinted that the conference is also to ignite a transformative journey that sought to celebrate the achievements of Scholars Lens, and its other sister initatives, aimed at training young scholars on excellence in academics, technology and other critical areas of human endevour.
There were panel sessions on maximising skillset for success from participants as well as quiz competition won by Abdulmuqtadir Yunus, who went home with a N100,000 cash prize.
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