Years ago, I swam in the shallow waters of what higher education entails – like most freshmen today. Upon gaining admission to the University in 2016, I had a simple agenda and I conversed with the still voice within me: 'Dimeji, maximize campus life.' I was not really clear on how I was to go about it, but I holistically envisioned myself having a balanced lifestyle and being fulfilled.
In the long run (five years after), I had mixed feelings. I did achieve some of my targets and had shortcomings in some. I regretted not doing certain things like: leveraging some opportunities that I saw, exploring frontiers and harnessing some benefits. Inasmuch as people may think I had a fulfilled life on campus, my experience reveals some aspects I didn't explore, nitty-gritties I did not get and intricacies that were not demystified early enough. Hence, my thought: 'I would not want those coming behind or those out of the system to make these mistakes. I want those coming behind to have a shinning example that awaits them.'