Took 4 MPEs this semester, with a total of 12 AUs only, which should be very manageable right, considering the fact that I took 21 AUs back in year 1, but omg, I don't know why it didn't feel any easier 🙃 Maybe it's because I'm getting older and my brain isn't as competent anymore or something HAHAH Side note: ended up writing quite a long review again this sem hahah & I can't seem to find good reviews for the mods I've taken this sem, so really hope my review helps! :) CM4012 - Structural Determination | CORE | 3AU | B+ Part 1 (50%): 4 Homeworks (5 marks each, 20%): 20/20 Quiz 1 (10%): 8/10 Quiz 2 (20%): 16/20 Part 2 (50%): 5 Online Quizzes (5%) 5 Pre-tutorials (10%) 5 Reflections (10%) Midterm (25%): 39/60 [Average: ~36/60] Part 1 was conducted via recorded PowerPoint slides which was quite annoying as you cannot speed it up. Also, the prof only uploaded the slides without annotations (after a few weeks) as some students feedbacked to him, but I h...
Hi there! This is my first time ever writing a blog and I have no idea how I should go about doing it so bear with me hahah.
I decided to start a blog as when I was researching about my NTU course, I stumbled upon other blogs of my seniors writing about the courses & electives they took, which were very insightful and so I wanted to be able to share about my experience and hope to help others as well. Furthermore, a blog acts as a platform for me to reflect on my university life and to improve on myself. Apart from chemistry, I like writing too, so this could also be a place where I can further hone my writing skills :)
I intend to update my blog at the end of each semester and I hope I remember to do so and not get too lazy and procrastinate hahah. Since the course I'm taking is a relatively new course, being in its 14th year when I matriculate (if I'm not wrong), I hope this blog will be of use to others intending to pursue NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry in future. This is a 4-year direct honours course. I just got my timetable yesterday and honestly, I'm starting to feel the stress as when I compare my timetable with my friends, my timetable seems to be really hectic and it has so many Academic Units (AU). As you can see from the picture attached, I need to go to school every day of the week, and my lessons are mostly in the late afternoon/evening (which by the way, I sleep very early every day like around 10.30pm, so late lessons mean I need to sleep late which totally ruins my sleep schedule but I will try to deal with it). My Y1S1 timetable has 21AUs, whereas I have friends studying in NBS having only 15AUs, friends in Engineering having 11AUs, and friends in Sociology & Psychology having only 8AUs. The more the AUs, the crazier your timetable is.. so far I know no one having a much crazier timetable than me which is the major cause of my stress.
Though I'm interested in Chemistry, I did not do well for it at the A-Levels, I scored a C grade for it. I still chose to study it though, as it is one of the few subjects that I don't find it a chore to study for and I actually felt happy studying for it and would take the initiative to book consultations with my tutor when in doubt (I don't really do it with other subjects). My friends and some of my relatives said I'm crazy to pursue Chemistry in university lol, but I like Chem (as of now, I hope I don't grow to hate it). Furthermore, I know of a senior from my JC who is in the same course as me and she, too, scored a C for chem at the A-Levels, but she said she is doing relatively well in university now, so I guess with hard-work, the results will naturally show and that the grade scored at A-Levels don't really matter if it's a course you are interested in.
P.s. I think this is a messy blog, with me talking about random stuff hahah, but practice makes perfect, so stay tuned to my next post! Thanks for reading! :)
I decided to start a blog as when I was researching about my NTU course, I stumbled upon other blogs of my seniors writing about the courses & electives they took, which were very insightful and so I wanted to be able to share about my experience and hope to help others as well. Furthermore, a blog acts as a platform for me to reflect on my university life and to improve on myself. Apart from chemistry, I like writing too, so this could also be a place where I can further hone my writing skills :)
I intend to update my blog at the end of each semester and I hope I remember to do so and not get too lazy and procrastinate hahah. Since the course I'm taking is a relatively new course, being in its 14th year when I matriculate (if I'm not wrong), I hope this blog will be of use to others intending to pursue NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry in future. This is a 4-year direct honours course. I just got my timetable yesterday and honestly, I'm starting to feel the stress as when I compare my timetable with my friends, my timetable seems to be really hectic and it has so many Academic Units (AU). As you can see from the picture attached, I need to go to school every day of the week, and my lessons are mostly in the late afternoon/evening (which by the way, I sleep very early every day like around 10.30pm, so late lessons mean I need to sleep late which totally ruins my sleep schedule but I will try to deal with it). My Y1S1 timetable has 21AUs, whereas I have friends studying in NBS having only 15AUs, friends in Engineering having 11AUs, and friends in Sociology & Psychology having only 8AUs. The more the AUs, the crazier your timetable is.. so far I know no one having a much crazier timetable than me which is the major cause of my stress.
Though I'm interested in Chemistry, I did not do well for it at the A-Levels, I scored a C grade for it. I still chose to study it though, as it is one of the few subjects that I don't find it a chore to study for and I actually felt happy studying for it and would take the initiative to book consultations with my tutor when in doubt (I don't really do it with other subjects). My friends and some of my relatives said I'm crazy to pursue Chemistry in university lol, but I like Chem (as of now, I hope I don't grow to hate it). Furthermore, I know of a senior from my JC who is in the same course as me and she, too, scored a C for chem at the A-Levels, but she said she is doing relatively well in university now, so I guess with hard-work, the results will naturally show and that the grade scored at A-Levels don't really matter if it's a course you are interested in.
P.s. I think this is a messy blog, with me talking about random stuff hahah, but practice makes perfect, so stay tuned to my next post! Thanks for reading! :)
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