Reunion with the System
Now that exchange's over, it's back to the all familiar NUS system for me. Well as I am doing my internship next semester, I didn't really have to get down to worrying so much about CAP and modules, till an e-mail came today.
Apparently, there is a major change to the modular credits system for the faculty. All level 4000 mods will now hold a weightage of 5 modular credits, instead of 4. And guess what, these changes will be implemented when I hit my honors year. Great timing! Not sure why these changes came about, but I'm guessing that there has been feedback about the workload, and the school is doing something.
After doing my calculations, I realised that these changes would mean that I can take one module lesser come honors year. Those who have taken 6 modules a semester would know how much 1 module could affect a semester, so lucky old me gets to benefit from this reduced workload.
What's more, the honors thesis will also be readjusted to 15 modular credits, and considering how it held only 8 modular credits prior to the new changes, it's going to change alot of things. In essence, taking honors thesis as 1 module, I'm now left with only 5 modules for the entire 2 semesters of my honors year! This would mean I would have a reduced workload to perhaps better my individual modules, or also mean I could have the freedom to take more modules in case I wanna pull my CAP up.
I used to complain how the juniors were lucky to have the new S/U option thingy, till NUSSU came in to save the day. That new policy itself saved me from S/U-ing a perfectly decent grade, and it also got me listed again. Then, I felt that having 8 credits for an honors thesis was unfair, as the batch after me could get it at 12 credits. Now, Dean's Office not only saved the day, they up-ed it one level better by lightening my honors workload. Now, the greedy side of me wants A pluses to weigh more than just a 5.0, as they should in fact be distinct from As. Anyone to save the day again?
Apparently, there is a major change to the modular credits system for the faculty. All level 4000 mods will now hold a weightage of 5 modular credits, instead of 4. And guess what, these changes will be implemented when I hit my honors year. Great timing! Not sure why these changes came about, but I'm guessing that there has been feedback about the workload, and the school is doing something.
After doing my calculations, I realised that these changes would mean that I can take one module lesser come honors year. Those who have taken 6 modules a semester would know how much 1 module could affect a semester, so lucky old me gets to benefit from this reduced workload.
What's more, the honors thesis will also be readjusted to 15 modular credits, and considering how it held only 8 modular credits prior to the new changes, it's going to change alot of things. In essence, taking honors thesis as 1 module, I'm now left with only 5 modules for the entire 2 semesters of my honors year! This would mean I would have a reduced workload to perhaps better my individual modules, or also mean I could have the freedom to take more modules in case I wanna pull my CAP up.
I used to complain how the juniors were lucky to have the new S/U option thingy, till NUSSU came in to save the day. That new policy itself saved me from S/U-ing a perfectly decent grade, and it also got me listed again. Then, I felt that having 8 credits for an honors thesis was unfair, as the batch after me could get it at 12 credits. Now, Dean's Office not only saved the day, they up-ed it one level better by lightening my honors workload. Now, the greedy side of me wants A pluses to weigh more than just a 5.0, as they should in fact be distinct from As. Anyone to save the day again?
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A+s = 5.5 ftw.
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