I had my Chemistry paper today. It was god damn weighty and even
though I studied real hard for it, gearing myself up the week
before, the paper was a "disaster". It wasn't really bad but it has
to be my worst performance for this year. I'm afraid it wil fall
between a B and C range. There was a time shortage during the
paper. I couldn't finish up the paper and screw up Section C(which
consists of a lot of marks). My friends said that it is because of
my persistence to come up with solutions for the earlier sections
that a time constraint has occurred. Although many did not finish
the paper, I though I had it worse: I ended up skipping a lot of
questions towards the end of the whole paper.
Sometimes I really wonder if it was worth the effort to study
this hard and fare this badly. And what's more, this is only my
first paper and this is a hit to the morale indeed. There is this
thing in me that makes me want to complete all the questions before
going forward to the next one during exams. One of my friends
commented that if I do not eradicate this bad habit of mine, this
persistence and stubborness, I would not score well for the paper
because of the need to fight against time.
I don;t know why, but every time I skip a question which I'm
doubtul of, I would have this feeling of guilt inside me and that
makes me determine to solve that question. It really bugs me a
lot.
Can someone advise? Thanks all!!!
If you cannot handle A level Chemistry then forget about
University. In JC, you are spoon-fed, in uni u are expected to
learn fast and by yourself.
When encounter a problem, develop strategy to counter it and not
saying things like it is too weighty too difficult. You can only
say you are not good enough for the paper and so u need to work
harder.