Do you agree?
Many Nigerian students these days often
move quickly to queue for private
universities when making a choice of
institution. I agree that private
universities have advantages like the
absence of strike, easy access to
lecturers… Well, that’s about all.
Public universities, federal and state,
have a lot of advantages, from cheaper
school fees, to the freedom to be an
adult. Public universities expose you to
the real world, introduces you to the
hustle of life unlike private universities
that consist of a lot of brats who are
literally spoon-fed. They are so
pampered, making difficult to face the
real world when they become
graduates.
So here’s my case for choosing a public
university.
1. Public universities allow
for freedom and
independence:
Students in public universities enjoy the
freedom to make decisions for
themselves and learn to be almost
independent. Private universities keep
students within the four walls of their
campuses and under certain rules more
suited for teenagers than young adults.
The laws in public universities are not
imposed on the students; they are just
the basic principles a normal student is
meant to follow. It’s funny when I see
pictures of private university students
being punished or hear of certain rules
like compulsory attendance of chapel,
feeding time tables, dress codes, etc.. It
is absurd; these are adults!
2. Cost of education:
It is a lot cheaper to attend public
university than a private one and this is
not limited to school fees. Cost of living
on public universities is also cheaper.
Students cook their own meals and have
access to shops on campus and in town
where prices of goods and services are
competitive. On the other hand, the cost
of living on a private university secluded
campus for one semester is enough to
build a house.
3. Public university gives
“exposure” to students:
It’s more than obvious that public
university students are ”sharper” than
private university students. Private
university students who are often
referred to as “JJC” or “Learners” by
public university students, live what I
term “the microwave life” which is the
easy life. In federal universities you get
to meet all sorts: from cultists to Aristo
chicks, people with different
personalities. It makes one exposed to
what life really is. One is exposed to the
hustle and learns how to struggle for
things. There are still brats in federal
universities but most of them get to
grow up when exposed to the hustle.
4. Life on and off campus is
FUN:
There are so many parties to attend,
clubs and events. One gets to meet real
people, one also learns to be real. There
is a lot of gist and gossip, lot of things
to laugh at. Rather than chapel, it’s
clubbing. Dating is even fun in federal
schools. Couples express love without
fear as adults. One gets to see students
that are rich and poor mingling as
equals; students who express themselves
through their dressing and not relegated
to some uniform.
5. Hard work is compulsory:
Students in public universities have work
ed through exceptional odds to succeed;
challenges that help one not take life for
granted. Imagine a department of over a
thousand students with a very small
lecture hall or a lecturer who spends
only twenty minutes in a class where he
is meant to spend two hours, or one
who only gives handouts. Faced with
issues like these, students work extra
hard to come out with well-deserved
results.
6. Public universities
produce more mature
graduates:
With all the challenges: strikes,
nonchalant lecturers, freedom to express
yourself as adult etc., public universities
are more equipped for life after
graduation. They know that things would
not just be handed to them and are used
to making decisions for themselves. -
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