I just got to know a guy from China(he studied in china until
year 1 uni).
The thing is he tell me about the culture in china is that their
exam last within 2 days unlike our A level exams which last 2
weeks? Their exam last 2 days and they have only one paper for each
exam. They were not allowed to use calculator for any papers even
for maths and science(but obviously the values the teachers set
will be something that they can handle when they
calculate).
Their school hours is no joke...From morning 6am they go to
school until 9pm. And when nearing their exam, they will practice
papers after paper for like 2 weeks or so (remember it's papers
after papers the whole day).
I remembered he told me when the school blackout, everyone is
still mugging. He managed to find a candle for lighting and
memorise the whole book. Also, when they were in high-school, they
already started learning all s,p,d and f orbitals and it's relating
quantum mechanics concept. @[email protected]
They can seriously study non-stop. When I told him about how
Singapore culture is like. For instance, people will call you names
like closet mugger, mugger if you are study alot and the ways that
Singaporeans behave in lecture theatre, he was extremely shocked by
the way we behave. In Singapore uni, even beforethe lecturer is
about to end his lecture, everyone will chiong out and started
talking. He told me in China was that the moment the lecturer end
their lecture, everyone will run down straight to the lecture hall
to ask questions.
On hindsight, I totally don't understand how come they are able
to mug so professionally. Totally hats off. Having second thoughts
pursueing my Chemical Engineering degree in NUS. X_X