Modules bidding, modules bidding...

Spent some time today reading through all sorts of documents relating to my university course as well as the bidding processes. At least after some reading and planning, some things no longer appear as confusing as they first seem to be. I've finally got to see what are the courses that i had to take and what are those that will/can be double counted, and thus save me the trouble of taking more modules. Then, there's still the "sequencing" of the modules to be done. Since some modules has got pre-requisites, I gotta much sure that i plan my modules in such a way that the process will be smooth.

And so, after some planning and drawing, here's some math and some thoughts. Assuming that i do not wish to declare/have any majors, i've have to clear 39CUs (39CUs does not mean 39 modules since some mods are only 0.5CU). Assuming that I will just spend my regular term clearing mods, that gives me 5 CUs per sem. Not to bad i guess. Assume I want to declare a major with track for any of the finance major, i'll end up having to clear 42CUs. That will very very likely mean that i will have to spend one summer term clearing some mods, which can be a dull thing to do, considering summer should be a time to do non-academic stuff. Nevertheless, things still seem interesting, certain modules SEEM interesting! But of course, whether it is interesting or whether one can do well in the module is 2 totally different issue.

Took a short peep into the pass BOSS results and find them somewhat abnormal. Prices for different classes for the same subject can differ slightly (which i can understand why). Price differences for a particular class can be very big (which does not make sense to me). Imagine having the highest bidder at 40 odd dollars and the lowest bidder at 10? And yet, 10 is the minimum bid that all bidders have to place. Next, the price gap between the first and second round of bidding can get very high too. Just imagine bidding 70 odd dollars for a module which does not seem so "special". And so, I thought it's never a good thing to be forced to bid in the subsequent rounds.

More planning with my mods and reading of past BOSS results to be done by (hopefully) tomorrow before i go for econs camp on monday.

I've said this on facebook, but i'm still gonna complain about it here again! I failed my AW exemption test and had to take AW in term 2!! I still cant get the disappointment off, but I know there's nothing I can do. I'm seriously worried that AW will affect my GPA and subsequently other issues as well. BUT! I am very determined to do well for AW!

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I received the email from SMU CEC regarding my result for the academic writing exemption test. Much to my disappointment, I had to take the module in AY 2011-12. Am i disappointed? Of course, but i guess its quite worrying as well. Reason being, its not easy to do well for the AW module. Its not that i'm particularly concern with wanting to have the "best" grade possible, but rather, i know that there is a certain GPA that I will have to maintain. I seriously hope that I will not do as bad in AW and that my overall GPA will still be above the requirements. I strongly believe that its not a bad idea to be taking academic writing. It's a module that will be beneficial to me. But i think there's a vast difference between wanting to take a module because it'll be useful to you in future, versus having to take the module and worrying if you can score.

I'm staring to worry about how much i'll have to mug through my university life in order to graduate from SMU. Let's do some math. Graduating with one single degree requires minimum 36 CUs, which works out to be 4.5 CUs per sem. Graduating with a double degree in econs and business requires a minimum of 43 CUs, which works out to 5.375 CUs per sem. Even after accounting for exemptions in certain courses, i'll still have to clear 5 CUs per sem. Sounds achievable so far. Now consider taking a major in business, which would mean a minimum increase of another 5 modules. That works out to having to take 6 CUs in some semesters! Now consider taking major with tracks (which requirements more modules)!! How is that going to be possible? Perhaps, I'll have to spend some of my summer studying and clearing modules. I hope that won't be the case though.

I'll be praying hard that the next 4-5 years will go smoothly and that AW will not be a burden to me, but instead be a totally new and great experience! Trying hard to stay optimistic..

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Long list of academic talks to attend and more administrative stuff to be settled this week. Hopefully after attending all those academic talks, i will have a better idea of how things work and hopefully get settled down to seriously think through the modules for the next four years, before bidding starts next week.

Still haven found my momentum to continue revising. I'm seriously hooked onto the ipad. And thats not exactly a good thing. Gonna starting forcing myself to do something useful in the next few days..