Kasirye Elbert
Campus life is full of fun and experiences. From hostel life to the academia, you face different situations and learn lots of things. But to make learning much more enjoyable and interactive, you should follow certain steps that will help you out in keeping your stress level down and extracting the most of the fun in the University. Following are the steps to living a great, fun-filled campus life.
Always get involved in the events: Doing something every time is very important not only as a campuser but also in the practical life. Why waste time doing nothing? Be active and smart. Join the societies. They will help you in personality grooming and increase your swag level. Participate in the events being held at the university no matter if they fit your taste or not. Start off and gradually you will love interacting with your fellows.
Always show up: Showing people that you are there with them and always will be, helps in increasing your visibility zone. Always come in handy and help others whether you are needed or not. Offer help to everybody. In this way more people will know you and you will be able to wipe off your fear of social interaction. The more the people know you, the easier it will be for you to walk around the campus without intimidation. Hence, keep yourself up every time; it will up your fun every time!
Make as many friends as possible: Having lots of friends is cool. Not only do you know about most of the things but you have also greater chance of hanging out and enjoying most of your time. Don’t restrict yourself in making friends. Befriend different types of people; it will help increase your knowledge. You will learn a lot about different cultures and this will help you in your practical life too. By interacting with different people you will come to know about different interesting aspects of their lives and background that you were unaware of. Make friends and spark your life with their energizing company. After all, always remember, A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Be present-focused: This is the most important factor to be considered for the enjoyment of the campus life. If you keep thinking all the time about future, you will end up being depressed. Remember campus life is very tense. Quizzes, presentations, midterms and finals make your life deplorable. You start losing your focus and begin to worry about less important things like what you are going to do with less CGPA or bad grades. In short, you start worrying about the future and this is very dangerous. Just relax and stop thinking about the future. Just focus on your present because your present is your future. Make plans but do not engross yourself completely in the future so that you lose control of the present and end up heading nowhere. So, release your stress and be present-focused. It will greatly help you in accomplishing your goals and achieving happiness.
Devise a code. If you want to enjoy your university life differently, try this out. Believe me, it is a chill. Set out certain set of rules. Make commitment with yourself and struggle to live by these rules. They should be challenging so that you can learn how to act against your will. By devising a code and acting upon the rules, you will become more disciplined and trained. This discipline and commitment will take you places.
Keep balance. Balance is the key to life. Never move towards the extreme; try living an average life. Being extreme in one field might bring astonishing results, but this will affect other aspects of your life. Keep balance between your academic life and “out of class life. In this way you will be able to enjoy each and every corner of your life. Similarly, keep balance between short-term goals and long-term benefits. This will help you in achieving a perfect and enjoyable life that you have always craved for.
I hope these steps will prove to be a great help for you. As they say, “Change is a spice of life”, so come out of your frustration and hit the reset button of your life and embrace the change because the things are not going to change the way they are on their own. You have to put your best foot forward!
