NUS is seriously weird. the reason i say this is because of my results this past semester. after looking at my results SMS, i was quite literally gaping in disbelief. as stunning as it may be to you, my A- average mission succeeded. here's the breakdown:
CM3221 (A-)
this is the one i find the weirdest. i didn't do that well for the finals (didn't deduce a fused-ring system, and my synthesis part wasn't perfect, either), and yet, an A-!?? just imagine what my grade would be if i had deduced the fused-ring! there are 2 possible explanations for this grade: i had a really good CA score, or other people messed up the final more than i did. whatever it may be, i'm happy about this grade, because it's a plus point for organic synthesis.
CM3292 (A-)
once again, i'm betting that others screwed the final up more than me (though i must admit, that itself is a feat, considering i left 4 questions blank). guessed my lab report component saved me as well.
CM3242 (B+)
considering i skipped half (or more) of the lectures, this is pretty decent. now i'm kicking myself for making idiotic mistakes in the final, because an A- would not have been out of reach otherwise.
EC1301 (A-)
with such a large and varied cohort, there really was no way to predict results for this module. thank goodness my mid-term scored well, as that helped to tank some damage from the final. now, truly, no more econs, ever.
LAJ1201 (A+)
this is only my second A+ in NUS after 5 semesters. i'm grateful that the CA was worth 70% of the final grade. language modules definitely require consistent work.
overall CAP: 3.98
now do you see why i was so stunned? this is my best set of results in 5 semesters of study in NUS. it's good motivation, too, because i still have a fighting chance for second-upper. and thankfully, this somewhat lowers the bar next semester...though i would want to maintain the A- average mission to have some safety barrier/buffer in year 4.
going back to the first paragraph, NUS is weird in the sense that finals performance is usually not reflective of your grade. this semester alone, there have already been 2 exams which exemplify that. and thanks to that fact, i now owe some of the chem kids a meal. oh well...with this kind of results, i'm more than happy to pay.
there are only about 10 days left in 2011, which makes my schedule kind of tight. in those 10 days, i have to write my christmas cards, go to east coast, and possibly shop for a pair of earphones. originally, i had also wanted to just go for a walk along orchard road to look at the christmas lights, but with the MRT in its current state, i'm having second thoughts about that. still, i might go, if i can plan a route by bus or something like that. amidst all that, i have to set time aside for reading journal papers for my UROPS project. seems like i have to practise more time management. and to think it's still the holidays. bleh.
CM3221 (A-)
this is the one i find the weirdest. i didn't do that well for the finals (didn't deduce a fused-ring system, and my synthesis part wasn't perfect, either), and yet, an A-!?? just imagine what my grade would be if i had deduced the fused-ring! there are 2 possible explanations for this grade: i had a really good CA score, or other people messed up the final more than i did. whatever it may be, i'm happy about this grade, because it's a plus point for organic synthesis.
CM3292 (A-)
once again, i'm betting that others screwed the final up more than me (though i must admit, that itself is a feat, considering i left 4 questions blank). guessed my lab report component saved me as well.
CM3242 (B+)
considering i skipped half (or more) of the lectures, this is pretty decent. now i'm kicking myself for making idiotic mistakes in the final, because an A- would not have been out of reach otherwise.
EC1301 (A-)
with such a large and varied cohort, there really was no way to predict results for this module. thank goodness my mid-term scored well, as that helped to tank some damage from the final. now, truly, no more econs, ever.
LAJ1201 (A+)
this is only my second A+ in NUS after 5 semesters. i'm grateful that the CA was worth 70% of the final grade. language modules definitely require consistent work.
overall CAP: 3.98
now do you see why i was so stunned? this is my best set of results in 5 semesters of study in NUS. it's good motivation, too, because i still have a fighting chance for second-upper. and thankfully, this somewhat lowers the bar next semester...though i would want to maintain the A- average mission to have some safety barrier/buffer in year 4.
going back to the first paragraph, NUS is weird in the sense that finals performance is usually not reflective of your grade. this semester alone, there have already been 2 exams which exemplify that. and thanks to that fact, i now owe some of the chem kids a meal. oh well...with this kind of results, i'm more than happy to pay.
there are only about 10 days left in 2011, which makes my schedule kind of tight. in those 10 days, i have to write my christmas cards, go to east coast, and possibly shop for a pair of earphones. originally, i had also wanted to just go for a walk along orchard road to look at the christmas lights, but with the MRT in its current state, i'm having second thoughts about that. still, i might go, if i can plan a route by bus or something like that. amidst all that, i have to set time aside for reading journal papers for my UROPS project. seems like i have to practise more time management. and to think it's still the holidays. bleh.
-random thought of the day: Need to get out of the house more...-
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