The university is a citadel for learning. It is a place where pupils of diverse cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, and religions come together with the major purpose of knowledge acquisition. However, some students enrol to better equip them for their future ambitions, while others still attend to feel social status. My personal reason for attending college was to increase my knowledge.
Let us consider someone who comes to the college for the experience. I believe the intention in this case is not just to meet new friends, because this can be done anywhere else. He wants to understand different behaviours, interact with people from different areas, and have various levels of intelligence. By so doing, he gradually imbibes knowledge at different levels and at different points. For instance, I know of a very good friend who always wanted to attend a higher institution. When I inquired as to the particular school he wanted, her reply was simple: “I do not have any school in mind; all I want is to go get new experience and change my environment.”. However, after four years at the university, I have observed that her attitude, intelligence, abilities, and sagacity have greatly increased. This shows me that the ultimate end of going to the university is to acquire knowledge.
Also, for those who think that their reason for going to school is for career preparation,. The statistics suggest that over 70% of people who studied a particular course or discipline in Nigeria do not end up practicing the same course and are never found along the career line throughout their lifetime. The evidence of various microbiologists who are now chief editors in newspaper agencies across the nation is proof that universities do not prepare students for a particular job. One of my idols studied petroleum engineering, but he is currently working with the First Bank of Nigeria.
In conclusion, a university for me is like a crucible, a furnace where minds are moulded with the fire of knowledge in order to adapt to the outside world. We may have different reasons why we enter colleges and universities, but one thing is for sure: the core reason why people attend the university and college is to increase their knowledge.