Today is probably the first or second time in my (soon-to-be) 5 semesters in NUS when i have felt like crying after coming out of the exam hall. reason being that the organic paper was relatively easy, but i still managed to mess it up. i didn't even feel this bad after analytical, because i knew that no matter how much extra time i had, i still wouldn't be able to do the questions. but if i had another half-hour for this paper, i'm sure that i would have been able to secure a few more marks.
what REALLY annoys me is that this time, the spectroscopy questions were easy compared to the synthesis questions! to be fair, i messed up because i was too dense to interpret the first set of spectra correctly. and the annoying thing is that the professor purposely set it easy, and we did a similar example in tutorial before. i just don't know why a fused-ring system didn't occur to me when i was reading the question. of course, now that i know the answer, it seems so blindingly obvious. all i can hope for is that the professor marks a bit more leniently, and (as bad as it sounds,) that others messed up the synthesis part more than i did. realistically, i think i'm at a B or even B- grade. optimistically (based on the fact that the final is worth only 60%), i'm hoping for a B+, and (somewhat unrealistically) maybe even an A-.
somehow, my intuition tells me that my second-upper dream is over. while i hope that isn't the case, i have a pretty good track record for sixth-sense predictions. fingers crossed.
well, at least it's over, have to look forward, to where IA is tomorrow. i don't know what to expect, really. as long as my help sheet comes in useful, i'll be happy that i didn't waste all my effort (and time, and ink) writing it. on the bright side, last paper tomorrow! then i can go to toa payoh popular to pick up my eragon book 4, as well as to get those file case thingies to store this semester's notes. yes, that's it. focus on the positives.
what REALLY annoys me is that this time, the spectroscopy questions were easy compared to the synthesis questions! to be fair, i messed up because i was too dense to interpret the first set of spectra correctly. and the annoying thing is that the professor purposely set it easy, and we did a similar example in tutorial before. i just don't know why a fused-ring system didn't occur to me when i was reading the question. of course, now that i know the answer, it seems so blindingly obvious. all i can hope for is that the professor marks a bit more leniently, and (as bad as it sounds,) that others messed up the synthesis part more than i did. realistically, i think i'm at a B or even B- grade. optimistically (based on the fact that the final is worth only 60%), i'm hoping for a B+, and (somewhat unrealistically) maybe even an A-.
somehow, my intuition tells me that my second-upper dream is over. while i hope that isn't the case, i have a pretty good track record for sixth-sense predictions. fingers crossed.
well, at least it's over, have to look forward, to where IA is tomorrow. i don't know what to expect, really. as long as my help sheet comes in useful, i'll be happy that i didn't waste all my effort (and time, and ink) writing it. on the bright side, last paper tomorrow! then i can go to toa payoh popular to pick up my eragon book 4, as well as to get those file case thingies to store this semester's notes. yes, that's it. focus on the positives.
-random thought of the day: Funan tomorrow as well?-
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