Poly life isn't as easy as it seems. Independence is a must and self discipline is a need.

The lecturers don't give a hoot if you listen or not and will ask you to leave as you please anytime you feel like it. It's a total different life as compared to secondary school where the teachers chase you for your homework and get notes distributed to you during lesson time. Teachers will even re-explaine things for you in detail if you don't understand. In poly, you've gotta source out your own notes and search if the lecturers have uploaded any online and if you don't understand anything, it's your responsibility to find out more through your own means.

The school is damn big and moving from lects to tutorials are a hassle. We used to complain(in secondary school) about going to the D&T room on the first floor cos we were on the fourth, but now, just exiting the building to go to another lect or tutorial takes as much effort. True, this independence will mature us, but somehow, i'm not used to it, guess i'm still a child.

I somehow miss how teachers will handle everything for you and you'll be bossed around by them, cos they're really concern about you. It's literally, every man for himself in poly.

We were already bombarded by deadlines for projects and Lord knows what on the very first day when the lects haven't even started. They'll tell you where to get the lesson materials, but they won't tell you what are they and when they'll be released.