I will do whatever it takes to get there

Sem 1 CAP: 4.38 (1 SU)

Sem 2 CAP: 4.60 (0 SU)

motivated to make the rest of my semesters as good as this. It was a really stressful and emotionally trying semester but thanks for ending it well for me!

As of 29th April I was finally free from the sinister clutches of Semester 2. 

I’m really excited for tomorrow, because modules for next semester will be updated on IVLE and I can finally plan my modules early in advance. 

Plan for now would be: 

2 Econs mods - EC3303 (Econometrics I) and EC2102 (Macro Analysis I) 

SPANISH!!!!! I am so so so excited for next semester because I’m going to challenge myself to take up a new language! :D LAS1201, here I come!!

South Asia Studies - This is to clear a requirement, but if it clashes with any module I’d be really sad. It also depends on who’s going to be lecturing it next semester as well. 

And finally, probably a GES module (Singapore Studies pillar). Not sure about this because there’s quite a number available to take but I’m really picky when it comes to GE modules. 

Midterms results are mostly out, and so far I’ve only done badly for one module, which is, fortunately, a module I can S/U. Sigh. Times like these I REALLY hate how economics majors are just out there to wreck the bell curve and make your life legit miserable. Whining here coz no one will read it much haha 

EC2101: 76/100 for mids which is very very unexpected but I think they were very kind in the marking. They put more emphasis on workings than answers and I haven’t checked my paper yet but I bet I have wrong answers with at least some marks awarded lel. Quite a surprise coz this mod is competitive af (people from other facs take it as an unrestricted mod so u can imagine how it’s like)

Hopefully this 75th percentile position stays with me until finals and I can finally get my long awaited A-/A. go for it nic!!

GET1023: 38/40 I love this mod so it doesn’t take a lot of effort to remember the readings and details but it’s starting to get a bit too theoretical economically (Marx, Ricardo, Adam Smith etc) lol... I was surprised (again) at my results coz my essay writing skills are quite rusty and every question was like 6mark 8mark ahaha but anywho still glad af for my 2nd 75th percentile this sem! Idk if it’s my 75th percentile since starting uni coz for EC2303 the prof didn’t release rankings. Who cares haha got my A anyway 

EC2104: dread mod from hell but i WILL STILL study for it even if the returns aren’t good. 8/15 for the paper and the cohort average was 8.9-9, meaning most people got 9 marks. Quite a downer especially since it was the first piece of results I got (it’s pretty easy to run scripts through a scantron, entire paper was MCQ) and made me feel really scared for the rest. 

Can’t wait for this semester to end  o m g this sem has been really terrible in general but I know the subsequent sems will just get worse....

i‘m just really excited at the prospect of learning Spanish next semester to fulfil my UE requirements + try to score myself an immersion trip to Valencia so maybe I’ll stick around more here next sem. 

Can I now change my url to secondclasshonours? Just kidding. First class is the ultimate goal but the sooner I get it, the better. Had a lot of regrets this semester but it’s too late to feel bad about it - and of course I did do quite a number of things right too, but my CAP of 4.2 will not show it. 

I got A for my stats mod, A- for my intro econs mod, followed by a B and two B+’s. It’s not too shoddy for a freshman, but I have a feeling a lot of us got such scores. 

I promise to do better next semester and work to get rid of my bad habits which include:

1) Distractedness during study

2) Laziness (generally)

3) Not paying attention in lessons.

I can’t believe one semester is nearly over. Terrified of stats and Global studies (again, nothing new) and they happen to be the exact last 2 papers before I can officially slam the Sem 1 chapter shut. 

I didn’t do too bad for midterms; but they don’t issue grades for midterms other than GL1101e which I got a B+ for. For stats (EC2303) it was 83/100 with a cohort median of 61.2 marks so I’m hoping that saves me if I don’t do as well in finals. 

I got an above average score in GER1000 but knowing the bell curve it won’t be very kind?? and the finals paper just rly sucked lel not hoping for anything more than a B+ for it honestly. What a waste of time this mod was. 

(Actually, pre-allocated mods are all wastes of time zz) 

EC1101e was quite bad (fell into the most common score range so I’m betting I got a B for midterms) but the finals paper felt alright to me so I hope the MCQ doesn’t have too many careless mistakes because I always don’t notice certain things in the question =_= Hoping for a B+ at least because I need a B- minimum to declare econs as major. 

And that was how my recess week went. Study break day on Saturday but managed to do some sums while waiting for my turn to check my eyes at Owndays (yes I finally got the specs I need after 3 years)

Finished my readings ahead of time (next week is week 7, and I’m currently on the second half of my Week 9 readings) and managed to do stats everyday. The stats mod makes me terrified because of the stuff competition and the smart people all taking it :( midterms for it is tomorrow, I hope I don’t waste my one week effort…

As you can see the following week is going to be super tough too, especially the day where I have a test right after my sister’s bachelorette night (listed as bridesmaid meetup because we’re all discussing wedding details)