*Groans* The semester has barely started and I'm already feeling the stress. How bad is it?
I'm sort of surprise to see so many guys in this elective class. Though, given the reasons why, I don't seem too surprised. And here I am, wondering if I made another mistake.
There are certain peaks, I'm sure. But that is not the reason why I chose this elective in the beginning.
No end-sem exams? Seriously speaking, it's more of a downside for me. I like to be in full control of myself, with 100% coursework means projects stand a higher percentage, and this equals to handing that control to some people I can't gauge.
Although, I like to think of the opposite when the end-sem exams roll in. How lovely, right? I can have extra holidays when the others are slaving away. Of course, given THE time I'll be slaving away, well...
I can only hope that I'm twice lucky. I'm always thankful when I thought of the first time. Twice is the charm, please.
Purely based on first impressions, I'm a little prejudice here, I think we should be good...
The problem is "this subject is for passing" doesn't raise my confidence anymore better than "this subject has a low passing rate". I don't want to just pass, I don't even want to get a B if I can help it. I'm aiming for all As and B+s with the occasional B.
That being said, I don't set almost impossible standards, say, scoring all Zs and As or a GPA of 3.9. I'm being realistic with a bit of fantasy thrown in.
I don't know when this high expectation of mine sets in. It must be when I first received my surprising GPA during semester 1.1 that said it is possible for me. With 3 semesters left to go, this proves to be the toughest race yet. Obviously, every semester is going to get worse, but I'll wallow in this for the time being.
PBL projects at every turn. Gods, I harbour a thought that I can avoid it if I didn't choose HR elective. Well, that's wishful thinking. However, the main reason I didn't want to choose HR elective is a tale for another day.
Everyone has their own gains in mind when they choose groups. I can deduce that much. It's obvious, isn't it? Like I said, handing that control to others is not an easy thing or the most secure thing on Earth.
Ahh, it's a complex and selfish world out there. With the sharks and barracudas in the corporate world, what we have now is in the mildest form.
I always wanted to use that "What a barracuda!" sentence somewhere. It's one of my favourite sentence after reading a novel.
