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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..