Hilarious! These are Eight Ways to Identify Carry Over Student on Nigerian Campuses

 

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Students who have issues with their courses in school usually have certain characteristics they share. These are some of them. 

Students are scared when checking their results in order not to be a victim of carry over grade which apart from the burden they will bear for the next level, insult from their juniors is enough to ruin their reputation.

 

It is however obvious to spot them in campus which is the aim of this article and let's take a look on ways to identify such students.

 

It should be however noted that not everyone who has this behaves in these ways necessarily has a problem.

 

1. Insult lecturers on regular basis

 

Carry over students view both good and bad lecturers as enemies by abusing and bashing them from all angles. Most times they are the ones who sit at the back of auditorium during lecture period causing distraction and blaming lecturers for their misfortunes.

 

2. Struggled and stressed looks

 

This feature is obvious when you see carry over students. Owing to the fact that life is not fair to them on campus, they look worried and tattered due to too much thinking, long lectures period and less sleeping hours.

 

3. Violence flow in their blood

 

The life of a carry over student is so frustrating that anything can steer up anger in their life. Due to the precipitated bitterness in their blood, they become captain during "aluta protest" along side with their bedevilled colleagues.

 

4. Unfriendly attitude

 

Larger percentage of carry over students possess introvert attitude that makes it difficult for them to socialise. Suggesting any form of entertainment to cool their nerves is like mission impossible for them.

 

5. Single relationship status

 

It's difficult to see a carry over student in a relationship which is more synonymous to guys. If eventually he steps up his game to woo a lady, she will ridicule, condemn and bash the hell out of his life.

 

6. Bond with efikos and giraffe at exam hall

 

This is very common at exam hall as carry over students form covalent bond with intelligent students to save them from academic embarrassment. Also they frequently giraffe during exam using angle of depression mechanism.

 

7. Hand outs are always littered in their rooms

 

The room of carry over students can be likened to the dust bin at ojota in lagos. Because of the bulk of courses they offered per semester, various hand outs are always littered on their bed, wardrobe, floor, kitchen and even toilet if care is not taken.

 

8. Disgusting outfits and terrible body odour

 

Some carry over students always look un kept with bad body odour and funny outfits since they care less about their well being. Also, they hardly make their hairs, shave and sometimes skip brushing their mouth.

 

- Via Guru9ja