Exam results are out.
I'd say my results were very unexpected. I flunked the subjects I thought I would do well in, where else, I excelled in the ones I thought I did terribly *cough* English *cough*.
I don't know about you but as for me, the recent evaluation exams really showed the type of person we truly are. It revealed our true colours.
Not just in terms of academic standings, but also our values and our inner strengths.
The lecturers did set the bar high this time round. A perfect score was almost impossible to achieve, causing the high achievers to be further segregated into the good, the great and the extraordinary categories. This is also true the other way round, you would be able to notice the differences between the ones who fail, and the ones who just fail terribly. It's a sad world out there. Oh and it is evident on how the JPA scholars manage to crush the January and March intakes, and they did so with no mercy.
The one thing that I abhor the most about exam results and academic rankings is how we are labelled according to the numbers we get, the higher the better (obviously). A few digits can only mean so much, but it shouldn't determine a failure from a success (the life, I mean). With all truthfulness, from the bottom of my heart, I'd let go a couple of marks for the things I deem more valuable than studies. Yes, you read that right. As kiasu-looking as I might seem like, studies are not my everything. I work hard, but I play hard too. However, it is a matter of what you prioritise in life. As for me, I don't want to grow old regretting the things I did not do when I was young, just because I had to study.
Next up, values. During the few days leading up to the exams, it is only natural that all of us go through a studying frenzy. But when you decide to not teach others for fear of wasting precious time, that just tells so much about the kind of person some people really are.
Lastly, every action creates a reaction. Results would bring happiness or disappointment. I'd like to emphasise on the latter. It is normal to feel the letdown. I'll tell you what's not okay. It is totally unacceptable for you to linger in that moment of sadness for more than a day. Brush it off. It ain't about how much you failed, but it's about how you failed and manage to keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.
There's so many wars we fought, there's so many things we're not, but with what we have, I promise you that, we're marchin' on! For all of the plans we've made, there isn't a flag I'd wave, don't care where we've been, I'd sink us to swim, we're marchin' on!
-OneRepublic
I'd say my results were very unexpected. I flunked the subjects I thought I would do well in, where else, I excelled in the ones I thought I did terribly *cough* English *cough*.
I don't know about you but as for me, the recent evaluation exams really showed the type of person we truly are. It revealed our true colours.
Not just in terms of academic standings, but also our values and our inner strengths.
The lecturers did set the bar high this time round. A perfect score was almost impossible to achieve, causing the high achievers to be further segregated into the good, the great and the extraordinary categories. This is also true the other way round, you would be able to notice the differences between the ones who fail, and the ones who just fail terribly. It's a sad world out there. Oh and it is evident on how the JPA scholars manage to crush the January and March intakes, and they did so with no mercy.
The one thing that I abhor the most about exam results and academic rankings is how we are labelled according to the numbers we get, the higher the better (obviously). A few digits can only mean so much, but it shouldn't determine a failure from a success (the life, I mean). With all truthfulness, from the bottom of my heart, I'd let go a couple of marks for the things I deem more valuable than studies. Yes, you read that right. As kiasu-looking as I might seem like, studies are not my everything. I work hard, but I play hard too. However, it is a matter of what you prioritise in life. As for me, I don't want to grow old regretting the things I did not do when I was young, just because I had to study.
Next up, values. During the few days leading up to the exams, it is only natural that all of us go through a studying frenzy. But when you decide to not teach others for fear of wasting precious time, that just tells so much about the kind of person some people really are.
Lastly, every action creates a reaction. Results would bring happiness or disappointment. I'd like to emphasise on the latter. It is normal to feel the letdown. I'll tell you what's not okay. It is totally unacceptable for you to linger in that moment of sadness for more than a day. Brush it off. It ain't about how much you failed, but it's about how you failed and manage to keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.
There's so many wars we fought, there's so many things we're not, but with what we have, I promise you that, we're marchin' on! For all of the plans we've made, there isn't a flag I'd wave, don't care where we've been, I'd sink us to swim, we're marchin' on!
-OneRepublic
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