Finally..

30 May 2008.

Today is the day NUS releases the results to its students. The moment of truth to my 4 years of toil.

Coincidentally I left my handphone at home today as I left for work. Hence I had the chance of coming back home to collect my phone as well as check my results. I remembered I kept praying all the way home from camp.

As i switched on my modem and laptop, I couldn't help mentally preparing myself for the worst case scenario. For those who don't know yet, my CAP lies on the boundary of 2 classes of honors, and this final sem's results would determine the kind of honors i get for my 4 years in NUS. My mind ran me trough a brief recap of my "cui" results in NUS.

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Year 1 sem 1: CAP 2.97

(Yes, when you can get below 3 for your first semester you know you're screwed)

Year 1 sem 2: CAP 2.95

(Record low for my 4 years in NUS. Can't believe I can still drop in CAP after such a "cui" sem 1)

Year 2 sem 1: CAP 3.13

(Finally managed to pull up abit, thanks to econs. However I got my 3rd D+ in 3 consecutive semesters)

Year 2 sem 2: CAP 3.03

(The worst sem in my 4 years. Was really devastated after seeing the results slip)

Hence I ended my 2nd year in NUS with a pathetic CAP of 3.03. Its not even a third class honors. I knew that I need an average SAP of at least 4.0 for my remaining 2 years in order to pull it up to 3.5. It seemed impossible then.

Then I took my first special sem, with the aid of some really pro teamates, I began Year 3 with CAP 3.11.

Year 3 sem 1: CAP 3.22

(Broke into the realm of 3rd class honors, but still not getting what I should be)

Year 3 sem 2: CAP 3.37

(With sheer effort and help from another pro project mate, this was my best sem in NUS with SAP 4.2. Finally seeing some hope)

Took my 2nd special sem and put in maximum effort. started Year 4 with CAP 3.42.

Year 4 sem 1: CAP 3.45

(Really disappointed with myself for not breaking the 3.5 mark in this sem. After all I only had 2 mods and 1 FYP)

And so that was the summary of my previous semesters. In order for me to get to the 2nd lower class, the ideal situation would be:

EC3333 A

EE4001 B (FYP)

EE4509 B+

I kept picturing these 3 grades in my mind as i slowly entered my user id and password at the examinations directory...

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Finally.. I made it.