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Posted by: Benjamin Onuorah
I went to the University to read Igbo. My "why" was because that's my passion and I have been writing Igbo stories since primary school. Igbo studies align with my goals that's why I didn't listen to family or friends who tried to discourage me back then. I even went ahead to train myself in school so that nobody would have certain power over me in terms of career goals. I knew what I wanted. I followed passion and not money.
The question of "why" should come before you begin your application.
Why should I study this course? How does it align with my goals? What plans do I have for myself? What do I have interest in? How can this course help bring out my interest and nurture it?
If you apply for course A and JAMB gives you course B, I don't advise you to go ahead. Don't just go to school for going sake, that's where some people begin to have problem. Studying what they don't like, grudgingly because they don't want to stay at home. You are wasting your time. Use that opportunity to learn skills that align with your passion. Then, apply again until you get what you want. Don't waste your time studying what you don't like.
Also, if your reason for studying any course is because you know some people are making money after studying it, I see that as a weak why.
It should be: what do I want?
This is why I laugh at those who mock people for studying certain courses they assume are poor.
The truth is, everyone must not be an engineer, doctor, lawyer, nurse, scientist and so on. Those courses you look down on are created for a reason and those who find purpose in them are ...
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