Sometimes I catch myself wondering how life would have turned out if I had gone to a university instead of a polytechnic. Would I have met the same kind of people? I don't know if I would still be on the same path I'm on now. It's strange to think how one decision about choosing where I would study can shape so many parts of my life without me realizing.
The university I attended wasn't just a place to get a degree. It was where I grew up in so many ways emotionally, mentally, and even socially. I walked in as one person and came out completely different. The experiences, friendships, lessons, and challenges I went through all had a way of molding me into who I am today. But if I had chosen another school, I know things would have been completely different.
The people I met during my time there played such a huge role in shaping me. Some of them became my closest pals, people I now call family. We went through so much together: long nights of studying, times when we only drank garri to sleep, laughter in the school canteen, those moments of exam panic, periods when we would be separated in the hall and still find a way to switch seats, and the joy of finally passing a course with an A, especially the course we thought we would come out with an E.
I can't imagine university life without them. Maybe if I had gone to another university, I would have met a completely different set of people with different personalities and outlooks about life. Who knows? Maybe I could have connected with people who would have influenced me in another way or pushed me towards something entirely new.
My lecturers also left their own mark on me. Some were strict and friendly, some were very mean and heartless, and some were very approachable, but each of them taught me something valuable, not just from textbooks but from how they handle life and people. They challenge me to think critically, to speak up, and to believe in myself. Maybe if I had gone to another university, I would have met a different professor who would have offered me a different perspective about life. That might have changed how I saw the world or even what I wanted to do with my career.
The environment itself shaped me too. My university had its own rhythm and energy. There were days when campus was full of life, fresher nights, loud music, different events, and laughter. And there were times it became very hard to move around free of fear of cultists and police; other times it felt calm and peaceful, like a gentle breeze of love passed by. Balance helped me learn patience, cooperation, limiting late nights, self-control, and self-discipline. Probably if I had gone to another school, I don't know what the atmosphere would have been like—more competitive or laid-back. It gave me the chance to change my approach in life.
Looking back, I realized how much those years taught me outside the classroom. I learned about resilience, how to manage my time and emotions, and about dealing with failure without letting it define me. My university life wasn't smooth; there were moments when I felt lost and overwhelmed. If I had chosen another university, maybe I would have had access to different opportunities, like better facilities or maybe a different internship program. Maybe I would have discovered a new passion or explored another city. It's just fascinating to imagine but also impossible to say whether it would have been better or worse. Just different.
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Wow, I totally relate to what you wrote! It’s crazy how one choice, like where we study, can change everything without us even realizing it, right? In the end, each path has its own way of shaping who we become
There's definitely no way you'll take a different route in life especially in the education aspect and end up in the same destination. A graduate you might become but there are different variables which might either end badly or even better for you.
Good one missy
Honestly, I know people who took the long route and life has been something else for them
Definitely, if we had gone to a different poly or university we would have meet different people, the answer is now will there be a different, maybe or maybe not. I still believe school are the same but people are different maybe new people can make a different impact in our lives.
There might not be any different at all
Thanks for being so honest...
And of a truth attending a different higher institution from the one you finished from would have made things totally different.
Thanks for sharing.
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