Ghanaian artiste Guru has opened up about his experience as the SRC President at the University of Ghana and the difficulties he faces as a celebrity student on campus.
“It is very difficult being an SRC president at the University of Ghana. What we hate in Legon is you projecting that your artistic lifestyle, the celebrity lifestyle on the students. There is a bit of gap. It’s either you are coming to perform or you don’t come with your superstardom, coming to class,” he told Andy Dosty in an interview on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM.
Guru also revealed that he would often wear a nose mask and hoodie to class to avoid catching the attention of his fellow students.
“Anytime I’m entering class, I’ll be wearing my nose mask and my hoodie and don’t even want to be seen. Because with that you won’t be able to focus. But people will still recognise you. Anytime you’re in class, some will be streaking you. It’s a very uncomfortable position but you have no choice,” he noted.
The rapper spoke about his initial struggles with being recognised on campus.
“In the beginning I was feeling very uncomfortable. It was very difficult. It wasn’t easy. I’m entering class and everybody would be like, ah, who is he? And some us would pretend like it is not you,” he stated.
When asked if he answers questions in class, Guru explained lecturers don’t force students to answer questions.
“You see one thing about Legon is they won’t force you to answer questions. No, you need to have a good rapport with the students so that they will at least be detailing the happenings. But in terms of answering questions, the lecturers won’t force it. I was able to hide for almost like three years and no one knew I was on campus,” he asserted.
He highlighted he was able to keep a low profile lifestyle, even with his lecturers.
“Some of them didn’t know I was a student, especially the lecturers. I was able to keep my nose mask and my hoodie on with all this unexpected situations. Yet I was able to sail through. I wasn’t friends with the TAs, the teaching assistants. I decided to go the hardest way,” he added.
That notwithstanding, he explained how he coped with academic challenges.
“I was able to identify some nerds. I was able to discover them. So anytime I face some difficulties, I’m not catching up, I tell them to come over. I have to do what I gotta do to make sure I get good grades cause I don’t want to finish and be attaining some pass or whatever. So I was making sure I was keeping up my GPA intact and that really contributed,” he said.
Guru’s experience as SRC President at the University of Ghana highlights the challenges that come with being a celebrity student.
Despite the difficulties, he was able to navigate campus life with discretion and determination, ultimately succeeding in his academic pursuits.
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