Why Students Carry Over Courses in Osun State University

Carry Over, if asked to be defined by a
layman, would be said to be the act of holding
or supporting a rigid body over a surface or
simply the act of propelling or giving impetus to
something . But ask a Uniosun student, the
first meaning of carry over that comes to his
innocent mind is that “ ‘carry-over’ is similar
to ‘failure’ in Nigerian Institution . It’s the act of re-taking a failed
course or subject in the next or another
subsequent semester.” So, to ‘carry over’ a
course, means to re-take the same course
some other time. The reasons of which we
are going to consider in this write-up. So, sit
back, take a chill pill, lessen your grasp on
the worry of the content of the post and read
along some of the reasons Why Students
Carry Over Courses In Osun State University .

EXCESSIVE CHILLING WITH
FRIENDS AND HANGING OUTS
:
Say me hi to the social
fanatics, shoutout to the party
freaks and all hands in the air
for those who are always
around friends day in day out.
Before you start throwing onine
stones at me, I didn’t in any
way say you should not chill
with your friends, but there is
time for everything. The
paragraph you could have read,
instead of laughing out loud in
a friend’s place or holding a
girl’s waist in a departmental
party, might have gotten you
out of failure and saved you
from carrying over the course.

LECTURER’S VICTIMIZATION
:
Our students are not that poor
in terms of academics! No! I
refuse to believe! Then, how
come they still carry over
courses? Actually, some
lecturers are just deliberately
wicked. They derive joy in
failing students. And perhaps,
our lecturers brag with “ Who has
the highest number of carry-overs
in the course he/she is taking”
when their meeting comes up.
Some lecturers also fail
endowed female students who
disagreed to yield to their
sexual wishes, let’s stop it
there.

NOT PREPARING WELL FOR
EXAMS
:
If you do not read, do not
expect miracles. Well miracles
happen at times, you might try
it if you think you are the lucky
type . I won’t advise it though.
Therefore, learn how to prepare
for exams .

NOT STUDYING PAST
QUESTIONS
:
This is the best bet when it
comes to preparation for
exams, it might save you a
whole lots of time reading a
very huge textbook aimlessly,
thereby going off point by
covering a syllabus you
wouldn’t even need in 10years
time. That’s why you see some
really brilliant students still
carrying over courses, they read
all day, off topic, not knowing
what could probably be set in
the exams. Trust, Past
questions help .

NOT ATTENDING LECTURES
:
Students who evade or probably
avoid classes are more exposed
to carrying over courses. The
reason behind this is not so
far-fetched and mind-numbingly
obvious. Although some
lecturers teach directly from
PowerPoint and find a means
to get the slides within the
reach of the students. This
makes it tempting for students
to skip class, they just
download the lecture slides,
and learn the materials on their
own. You might probably get
away with this in easy courses,
you’ll face problems in
challenging ones. By skipping
class, you miss out on a few
important things:
Detailed oral explanations from
the lecturer which are keys to
understanding the material
The chance to ask questions
and listen to the questions of
other students and the answers
Announcements and
assignments
Opportunities for extra marks
e.g Attendance
It sounds like a no-brainer, but
it’s too important to not
mention. Skipping class can
make you look bad in the eyes
of your lecturer especially if it’s
a small class and the lecturer
knows most of his students.
Since grades are somewhat
subjective, it’s a good idea to
avoid irritating the person who
will be handing out the marks.
Mind you, that 10marks you
could have probably gotten
from your attendance could
shoot you from an F to an
E scape grade.

HEALTH CONDITIONS
:
If you have ever experienced a
severe case of malaria during
the exam or test period then
you should know what I’m
talking about. You are not
expected to write something
reasonable inside that question
paper while you are feeling so
cold and shaky as an effect of
a sickness.

SPIRITUAL CIRCUMSTANCES
:
Those who do not know or
probably do not want to
succumb to the cause of their
carry over will nod aggressively
in approval to this like “YES!
Some witches are following me,
that’s why I failed! “. Well,
probably true, that’s why in
every thing you do, you involve
your God.

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