Different Categories of Students After Exam Season

Exams in Nigerian universities come with it it’s own drama and chaos. Everyone is reading and looking all serious, but once the last answer script is submitted, students transform into different species, each with their own vibe. As a Nigerian student, I’ve observed these after-exam categories, and trust me, you’ll spot yourself or your course mates in at least one.

Let’s break it down

1.      The Sleep Champions:

These ones literally vanish into their hostels and make it a duty to do nothing else but to sleep. Most of us fall into this category. After weeks of sleeping for only 2 hours per day, they finally make good of all the “I’ll sleep after exams” promises. You wake them up at your own risk!

2.      The Celebration geng:

For them, exams ending isn’t just relief. It’s a reason to go all out and do some serious omblee. I’m talking hostel parties with friends, trips, clubs etc. They believe the only correct response to academic stress is loud music, bright lights, and Instagram worthy pictures.

3.      The CGPA Analysts:

These ones have no chills at all. Their exams aren’t over until they’ve calculated exactly what they’d get in each question and how it’d affect their GPA.  You’ll hear, “If that lecturer doesn’t mess up, I’ll get an A or B in this course.” You’ll find them in heated WhatsApp debates over whether a 68 will “likely” be rounded up to a 70.

4.      The Homeward Bound:

Some students don’t even wait for the lecturers to leave the exam hall. Once they submit like this, they’re on their way to the bus stop with their already-packed bags. Everyone is still recovering from that brazy question 4, but these guys are already posting, “Back to Lagos, who dey?”.

5.      The Hustlers:

While others are resting and finally gaining their peace of mind back, these guys are back to business. You’ll be seeing “Hot meat pie is available”, “Buy chilled yoghurt and de-stress”. Funny, but believe me, it never gets old!

6.      The nonchalant ones:

These guys are perhaps the most interesting of all. They exude such unshakable peace. They’ll tell you, “Results will come, life will go on.” You can’t even be sure whether they genuinely don’t care or they’re just avoiding the memory of that one question they completely skipped.

That’s all for now, but I’m sure there are more different categories of students after exam season. You can add them in the comments section, whilst stating the category you fall into.