Originally posted by eagle:if you are willing to spend extra money, one cunning way is to take more than the recommended number of modules... and do it by taking them in special semesters... Study extremely hard to get As for these modules to pull up your grades
I have a friend who did that but only manage to get a B at the end because the pace was way too fast. Is it true?
And anyway, $600 plus for one module in special sem is really... expensive man. LOL.
Oh, yr taking Jap. No wonder. I took Jap too. Very demanding in terms of workload haha. But I enjoyed it very much. If you perservere to Jap 5 or 6, I think yr command of Japanese will be very amazing. Haha. Which sensei is teaching Jap 2?
(tell you a harsh truth, studying for Japanese might pull down yr major's CAP due to the long hours required.. but I still can remember the kaiwas I had to "perform" from Jap 1, so many years from now haha.)
If the old prof is still teaching bacterial plasmids for 1102, study hard for that. Because the scope he teaches is very little, the questions he can set are very limited. Ie draw and label the plasmid etc. That was 4 years ago though so I donno whether this advice is relavant.
(My time, 1103 was closed book essay qn. So there were people who actually failed biodiversity. lol. but not relavant to your concerns so nvm.)
Glad that you are mugging hard. Yes full marks is obtainable and many students do perform excellently, so the competition every year is tough. Level 1 is tough because its easy.. quite a paradox.
I'd say, choose your GEM and SS modules very wisely so it doesn't interfere with the language and core module studies. S/U the B- and vow to do better. Might want to consider saving the S/Us for Jap 3 and above though. Since year 2 will be as crazy as hell.
You might want to consider JS1101. Easy, and quite fun. But must find good project kakis. Morita sensei, if she's teaching, is also a very nice person.
Originally posted by mdfjami:Oh, yr taking Jap. No wonder. I took Jap too. Very demanding in terms of workload haha. But I enjoyed it very much. If you perservere to Jap 5 or 6, I think yr command of Japanese will be very amazing. Haha. Which sensei is teaching Jap 2?
(tell you a harsh truth, studying for Japanese might pull down yr major's CAP due to the long hours required.. but I still can remember the kaiwas I had to "perform" from Jap 1, so many years from now haha.)
If the old prof is still teaching bacterial plasmids for 1102, study hard for that. Because the scope he teaches is very little, the questions he can set are very limited. Ie draw and label the plasmid etc. That was 4 years ago though so I donno whether this advice is relavant.(My time, 1103 was closed book essay qn. So there were people who actually failed biodiversity. lol. but not relavant to your concerns so nvm.)
Glad that you are mugging hard. Yes full marks is obtainable and many students do perform excellently, so the competition every year is tough. Level 1 is tough because its easy.. quite a paradox.
I'd say, choose your GEM and SS modules very wisely so it doesn't interfere with the language and core module studies. S/U the B- and vow to do better. Might want to consider saving the S/Us for Jap 3 and above though. Since year 2 will be as crazy as hell.
You might want to consider JS1101. Easy, and quite fun. But must find good project kakis. Morita sensei, if she's teaching, is also a very nice person.
Oh I see. How did you do for both Jap modules? I've gotten a B+ for Jap 1. So I don't know if I should continue on with Jap 2. And you are right about the workload. Have to really spend lotsa time and effort on it. Kaiwas are still all right I think. Quizzes are really frequent but ultimately, it's the listening comprehension quizzes that really kill! They are talking at the speed of Shinkansen! =S
I love the module as it's really interesting and it's something which I like. However, doing well in it is a totally different story. (T.T)
In fact, there's a lot of modules which I find interesting and would like to take but because of this CAP system, I need to consider if they will eventually bring up or jeopardise my CAP before taking them. Sigh.
Originally posted by onigiri:Oh I see. How did you do for both Jap modules? I've gotten a B+ for Jap 1. So I don't know if I should continue on with Jap 2. And you are right about the workload. Have to really spend lotsa time and effort on it. Kaiwas are still all right I think. Quizzes are really frequent but ultimately, it's the listening comprehension quizzes that really kill! They are talking at the speed of Shinkansen! =S
I love the module as it's really interesting and it's something which I like. However, doing well in it is a totally different story. (T.T)
In fact, there's a lot of modules which I find interesting and would like to take but because of this CAP system, I need to consider if they will eventually bring up or jeopardise my CAP before taking them. Sigh.
The SU system was meant for people to take modules they are interested in so they can take it without worrying about how it would affect their CAP
Originally posted by onigiri:Oh I see. How did you do for both Jap modules? I've gotten a B+ for Jap 1. So I don't know if I should continue on with Jap 2. And you are right about the workload. Have to really spend lotsa time and effort on it. Kaiwas are still all right I think. Quizzes are really frequent but ultimately, it's the listening comprehension quizzes that really kill! They are talking at the speed of Shinkansen! =S
I love the module as it's really interesting and it's something which I like. However, doing well in it is a totally different story. (T.T)
In fact, there's a lot of modules which I find interesting and would like to take but because of this CAP system, I need to consider if they will eventually bring up or jeopardise my CAP before taking them. Sigh.
Took until Jap 3. B+/B/S
Yeah, its interesting and fun. I always felt year 1 is the best time to take Japanese, because the workload is still relatively light. Quite easy to make friends there too, compared to science classes, lol.
Yeah, not easy to do well for it. I spent much more time on my japanese modules than my core modules, but I wouldn't recommend that to any LS major. One of my friends took the Japanese modules planning to S/U it, because he liked japanese but didn't want to neglect his LS modules.
Both of us eventually took Japanese lessons outside, did our JLPTs etc.
Another one of my LS seniors, studied until Jap 3, took the overseas summer intensive course at Akita, came back and took Jap 6. (I think they write essays with thousands of words or something. No joke o.o ) I think he's worked as an interpretor for a while then moved to Japan for further studies or something. But he's really passionate about Japanese and japanese culture. So he graduated with a B.Sc and a strong command of Japanese.
Since you are interested in Japanese, why don't you take for one more sem and see how it goes? As the above poster mentioned, S/U is actually meant for these kind of subjects.
Originally posted by mdfjami:Took until Jap 3. B+/B/S
Yeah, its interesting and fun. I always felt year 1 is the best time to take Japanese, because the workload is still relatively light. Quite easy to make friends there too, compared to science classes, lol.
Yeah, not easy to do well for it. I spent much more time on my japanese modules than my core modules, but I wouldn't recommend that to any LS major. One of my friends took the Japanese modules planning to S/U it, because he liked japanese but didn't want to neglect his LS modules.
Both of us eventually took Japanese lessons outside, did our JLPTs etc.
Another one of my LS seniors, studied until Jap 3, took the overseas summer intensive course at Akita, came back and took Jap 6. (I think they write essays with thousands of words or something. No joke o.o ) I think he's worked as an interpretor for a while then moved to Japan for further studies or something. But he's really passionate about Japanese and japanese culture. So he graduated with a B.Sc and a strong command of Japanese.
Since you are interested in Japanese, why don't you take for one more sem and see how it goes? As the above poster mentioned, S/U is actually meant for these kind of subjects.
I see. So I should just go ahead with the S/U-ing?
Considering that I have 12 S/U-able modules to take, and now that I've only cleared 2 out of the 12. It won't be too risky to use my S/U-options right now, in my very first semester?
Originally posted by onigiri:I see. So I should just go ahead with the S/U-ing?
Considering that I have 12 S/U-able modules to take, and now that I've only cleared 2 out of the 12. It won't be too risky to use my S/U-options right now, in my very first semester?
S/U and study harder OR
Don't S/U and study harder.
The second part is more important ultimately.
I'd S/U if I were you, but eventually it's your subsequent results that determine your honors class, not whether you S/U a B- or not.
:D
Thanks for all the advices! They were a great help! =)
Originally posted by Plastic Bag:That's not true. 0.175 is a lot in CAP terms. I have a friend who missed 2nd upper just by 0.05.
First year, first sem, 0.175 is not worth it.
Give another semester and it will be worth trying to pull that 0.175. Like i said, the real CAP pulling starts when you can bag 3-4 A-'s and 1 S/U option. That will pull CAP much more effectively.