FIRST YEAR & BEYOND: The Student's Roadmap to University Success (including Insights on Nigerian Campus Life)
A PRACTICAL, REAL LIFE ROADMAP FOR EVERY STUDENT WHO WANTS TO STAND OUT!
TITLE: FIRST YEAR & BEYOND
SUBTITLE: The Student’s Roadmap to Academic Success (Including Insights on Nigerian Campus Life)
BOOK TYPE: Non fiction
SUITABLE FOR: Teenagers, young adults, JAMB candidates, freshers, university and polytechnic students, international students, parents, campus mentors, graduates
"FIRST YEAR & BEYOND" is the book every student wishes they had before stepping into the university.
Whether you’re excited, confused, or already feeling overwhelmed, this guide shows you how to navigate campus life with purpose, clarity, and confidence.
In this book, Israel breaks down the real issues students face, the ones no lecturer prepares you for: choosing the right course, adjusting to independence, building healthy relationships, making legitimate money, dealing with academic pressure, avoiding campus traps, and developing the mindset that separates successful students from struggling ones.
This is not a “study hard” book. It is clear, practical, relatable and deeply transformative. It's a survival manual, a roadmap, and a mentor in printed form. It speaks to your purpose, your habits, your decisions, and the future you’re building every single day on campus.
If you’re a new student, this book PREPARES you.
If you’re already in school, this book RESETS you.
if you're a graduate, this book ENLIGHTENS you.
If you’re a parent or guardian, this is the guide every child NEEDS.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Purposeful living on campus
- How to handle a course you were given but never wanted
- How to build meaningful relationships on campus
- How to manage your time, emotions, and priorities
- How to improve your health
- How to handle academics with confidence
- How to make money daily as a student
- How to get your first "5" customers for your new business in school
- How to balance academics, business and social life
- How to get back on track after many carryovers
- Campus pitfalls to avoid
- Adequate preparation for "life after school"
"FIRST YEAR & BEYOND" helps you understand the university as more than a place for certificates; it is a space where you are shaped, trained and equipped for life.