Down
The last few days have been horrible for me. There has been this constant fever, chills, headache and diarrhoea for the last couple of days, and although most of those have subsided since this morning, the horrible diarrhoea is still there. The disarrhoea is real real bad. To make things worse, I haven't been sleeping well, and that i-thought-was-astig-tiredness in my eyes is back again. Of course, with all these symptoms, I was of course worried and checked for dengue symptoms online, and to my fear all of those were symptoms of dengue! But considering that most of those symptoms have subsided, I am dangerously assuming that its just some bug. But oh well, if the fever returns, I will definitely see the doctor.
Being so down and out for the last few days, I spent my time both in front of the TV and my laptop. Been reading the hardwarezone forums, and an issue surfaced. Co-incidentally, I think because of everyone's involvement in jobs and internships, this issue also surfaced in at least 3 blogs I read in the past week. The infamous issue of 'Grades vs CCA'.
Of course before I go on, I would first like to say that both are not exclusive, and they can, and should in fact come hand in hand. Meaning, one who is good at CCA need not necessarily be bad in Grades, and vice-versa. The issue surfaced in the forums was that an e-mail sent out by a company not too long ago was looking for interns who have first class honors. As much as I understood their intentions to really want the best of the lot, the fact that the particular criteria which was specifically higlighted, bolded and enlarged left me feeling a little disturbed. It somehow seemed that first class honors is a must, and nothing else really matters. I know I may be jumping to conclusion here, giving the company the benefit of the doubt that they will still consider CCA experiences during the interviews, but you know where I'm getting at. And as mentioned, it co-incides with how some blogs I read weighed grades as more important than CCA.
This has of course sparked me to pen down some thoughts of mine. Just want to say that as much as how the world is becoming more practical, and as much as how that piece of paper we are all slugging for is really important, CCA experience should definitely not be undermined. As much as I know I won't be getting a first class, and as much as I envy those with better grades, I am not saying these out of 'sour grapes'. Because I can firmly say that these are words from experience (whatever I have that is).
No doubt those with better grades may somehow get a better first impression, and no doubt they may land better jobs. Similarly, those with not-so-good grades may not land jobs as good, or may never be recognised, but one thing they can proudly acclaim is that of experience, and respect. I believe with these, they will go a longer way, and will eventually overtake their 'all about studies' counterparts. Okay, maybe not always in terms of the money and job aspects, but definitely in the networking, experience, leadership, EQ and many other aspects. So to sum up my confusing last sentence, networking, experience, leadership and EQ can or may bring you money and a good job, but on the other hand, can money or a good job land you those EQ and experiences? Period.
Being so down and out for the last few days, I spent my time both in front of the TV and my laptop. Been reading the hardwarezone forums, and an issue surfaced. Co-incidentally, I think because of everyone's involvement in jobs and internships, this issue also surfaced in at least 3 blogs I read in the past week. The infamous issue of 'Grades vs CCA'.
Of course before I go on, I would first like to say that both are not exclusive, and they can, and should in fact come hand in hand. Meaning, one who is good at CCA need not necessarily be bad in Grades, and vice-versa. The issue surfaced in the forums was that an e-mail sent out by a company not too long ago was looking for interns who have first class honors. As much as I understood their intentions to really want the best of the lot, the fact that the particular criteria which was specifically higlighted, bolded and enlarged left me feeling a little disturbed. It somehow seemed that first class honors is a must, and nothing else really matters. I know I may be jumping to conclusion here, giving the company the benefit of the doubt that they will still consider CCA experiences during the interviews, but you know where I'm getting at. And as mentioned, it co-incides with how some blogs I read weighed grades as more important than CCA.
This has of course sparked me to pen down some thoughts of mine. Just want to say that as much as how the world is becoming more practical, and as much as how that piece of paper we are all slugging for is really important, CCA experience should definitely not be undermined. As much as I know I won't be getting a first class, and as much as I envy those with better grades, I am not saying these out of 'sour grapes'. Because I can firmly say that these are words from experience (whatever I have that is).
No doubt those with better grades may somehow get a better first impression, and no doubt they may land better jobs. Similarly, those with not-so-good grades may not land jobs as good, or may never be recognised, but one thing they can proudly acclaim is that of experience, and respect. I believe with these, they will go a longer way, and will eventually overtake their 'all about studies' counterparts. Okay, maybe not always in terms of the money and job aspects, but definitely in the networking, experience, leadership, EQ and many other aspects. So to sum up my confusing last sentence, networking, experience, leadership and EQ can or may bring you money and a good job, but on the other hand, can money or a good job land you those EQ and experiences? Period.
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