Fighting frustration during terminal years of academic life
M A Islam | Sunday, 8 March 2009
Towards the end of their academic life, in honours fourth year or masters level, many students in Bangladesh suffer from frustration. They become restless, thinking when their academic life will be over and when and how they will get a good job. This may happen for various reasons.
First, they might get 'bored by studies' and might think when this academic life would be over. Second, they feel that they need to join some jobs in order to survive and help their families. Third, many of them have to leave university dormitories.
How to get rid of this type of frustration?
First, be more busy with your studies. When you will be busier with studies, you will start enjoying studies. Your mind will get little time for frustration.
Second, remember the more you will be having good concept and making good results, the better job you can expect. So take the opportunity of being a very good student even at the end of your academic life. Utilise the opportunity of showing your excellence. Only by utilizing and getting yourself away from frustration you can be a better student.
Third, have patience. In order to gain anything good in life, you must have patience. You will get what you deserve when the time will come.
Fourth, do not compare yourself with others who are already doing part time jobs. It is not always advisable that you do some part time job when you are a student especially in Bangladeshi education system. This might affect your good results. Instead of joining some part time jobs, it might be better that you become more qualified for a good full time job after you complete your degree. It is only if you need to do part time job for financial need, then you may go for it provided that you maintain good result.
Fifth, whenever you suffer from frustrations, you can spend time in getting prepared for jobs. You can study for the recruitment tests, you can form an association of friends and go through viva rehearsals. Thus by spending time in a positive manner you can get yourself away from frustration.
Sixth, remember that frustration cannot give you anything. Life is too short, rather utilize the best of your time. Only in that way, you can get many things in life.
First, they might get 'bored by studies' and might think when this academic life would be over. Second, they feel that they need to join some jobs in order to survive and help their families. Third, many of them have to leave university dormitories.
How to get rid of this type of frustration?
First, be more busy with your studies. When you will be busier with studies, you will start enjoying studies. Your mind will get little time for frustration.
Second, remember the more you will be having good concept and making good results, the better job you can expect. So take the opportunity of being a very good student even at the end of your academic life. Utilise the opportunity of showing your excellence. Only by utilizing and getting yourself away from frustration you can be a better student.
Third, have patience. In order to gain anything good in life, you must have patience. You will get what you deserve when the time will come.
Fourth, do not compare yourself with others who are already doing part time jobs. It is not always advisable that you do some part time job when you are a student especially in Bangladeshi education system. This might affect your good results. Instead of joining some part time jobs, it might be better that you become more qualified for a good full time job after you complete your degree. It is only if you need to do part time job for financial need, then you may go for it provided that you maintain good result.
Fifth, whenever you suffer from frustrations, you can spend time in getting prepared for jobs. You can study for the recruitment tests, you can form an association of friends and go through viva rehearsals. Thus by spending time in a positive manner you can get yourself away from frustration.
Sixth, remember that frustration cannot give you anything. Life is too short, rather utilize the best of your time. Only in that way, you can get many things in life.