1) Let a blank line in between your rows of sentences...? If you have to be 'fast'.. ONLY SCRIBBLE on common words like 'if, what, how...' etc.. On more IMPORTANT KEY WORDS, try to write them out properly.. Unless you're repeatingly writing on that 'subject', in which case you can afford to scribble a bit more...Originally posted by Scape_Goat_Token:hi guys. im suffering from quite a serious problem, and i need feedback on what i should do.
story goes like this:
since the start of this yr (im sec 3 btw), i have been sleeping in class, slacking, not doin homework, and even skipping tests. im not sure whether i haf the "hackcare" attitude or simply because i think i still can make it even if i study last minute. maybe i was simply complacent. i slept at around 2-3 plus almost everyday ( i think i enjoyed too much the previous holiday...) and goin to school feeling sooo sleepy that i would just collasp in class.
midyear, i done it totally horribly. all f9s, including my english. actually my standard of english isn't that bad. probably a high C student. (due to my messy handwritting i had problems getting high marks in compo, somehow), and i just had to write out of point in that exam. i wasnt depressed or more like i did not even feel anything. i was simply hack-care at that time.
after some long talks, arguments, i finally awaken from all these mess. i decided that i did not want to retain. the condition to promote was a pass in 2 subjects and english. i had to get like 60 percent for my english to pass, and as my english has always been at the 50-60 range, i was feeling quite scared when i recieved the paper at the end of year. finally, after all CA calculations etc...i managed to pass the overall, at 51 percent. WHEW..
just when that happened, i failed chemistry, physics, geog and combined humanities horribly. all around the 30+ range. almost all the papers were quite difficult and all of them had their fair share of failures. i was one of them, and one of the f9 failures. the MSG (average) for some subjects was even a fail. i did put in effort to study, i wonder if it wasn't enough, or is it because im stupid. im quite sure i know all the facts quite well. i have a super smart friend who does nothing but read textbook and scores in exam. i tried doin the same but got stunned during the exam when i couldn't do the twisted questions. i did not try doin TYS partly because i wasn't discipline enough, i was still on my com, playing games, playing badminton but i took effort to prepare like few days before the exam.., thats what all my friends do...
but they passed and i failed.
i heard from teachers and my parents that an average student studies like 3-4 hours per day. i was like OMG, i do not study on a daily basis and only read the book the day before the exam. for this exam, i took the effort to prepare few days earlier and i took special effort to listen in class. but i only got a few marks improvement from last time...
okie right now i passed my Amaths, Chinese and English. my chinese, i did not get high enough to pull my overall grade to a pass. but im quite sure my amaths did (at 59%...haix. lousy compared to my other friends). the only paper which i have not got bac is emaths n im quite sure i will pass the paper. but however. im starting to feel as if i should retain..
im sure retaining at sec 3 sounds stupid, but sometimes i need this extra year to prepare myselfs for the o levels. getting 30+ for so mani subjects has crushed my confidence. unless i put in lots and lots of effort during this EOY holiday, i will probably not make it in my O levels. so why not just retain and take my time. but im holding back because i will not be together with my friends. and i will have to mix around with a new group of people.
so in conclusion, to sum up things, i have a few questions to ask.
1) how do you improve handwritting? i tried writing neatly, but due to the lack of time, especially papers like social studies, geography and english..., i had to scribble my answers and try to write as fast as i can. as there are multiple essays to do and usually answers are required to be like 5-7 full pages in total, (foolscap paper). how do you write neat, but at the same time fast, any methods to train handwritting?
2) how to stop being careless? fortunately, this amaths paper was easy, but i lost like 20+ marks due to careless mistakes. i guess. i get penalized for opening a bracket wrongly in a simple binomial theroem sum and the whole thing (usually 3-5 marks), gets a big fat egg......
3) what should i do now? should i actualli consider to retain? or promote and mug lots and lots during this long holiday..?
erm handwritting i cannot help you i think mine is worse than your but take faith that i did fairly well overall so it should be ok to have bad handwritingOriginally posted by Scape_Goat_Token:hi guys. im suffering from quite a serious problem, and i need feedback on what i should do.
story goes like this:
since the start of this yr (im sec 3 btw), i have been sleeping in class, slacking, not doin homework, and even skipping tests. im not sure whether i haf the "hackcare" attitude or simply because i think i still can make it even if i study last minute. maybe i was simply complacent. i slept at around 2-3 plus almost everyday ( i think i enjoyed too much the previous holiday...) and goin to school feeling sooo sleepy that i would just collasp in class.
midyear, i done it totally horribly. all f9s, including my english. actually my standard of english isn't that bad. probably a high C student. (due to my messy handwritting i had problems getting high marks in compo, somehow), and i just had to write out of point in that exam. i wasnt depressed or more like i did not even feel anything. i was simply hack-care at that time.
after some long talks, arguments, i finally awaken from all these mess. i decided that i did not want to retain. the condition to promote was a pass in 2 subjects and english. i had to get like 60 percent for my english to pass, and as my english has always been at the 50-60 range, i was feeling quite scared when i recieved the paper at the end of year. finally, after all CA calculations etc...i managed to pass the overall, at 51 percent. WHEW..
just when that happened, i failed chemistry, physics, geog and combined humanities horribly. all around the 30+ range. almost all the papers were quite difficult and all of them had their fair share of failures. i was one of them, and one of the f9 failures. the MSG (average) for some subjects was even a fail. i did put in effort to study, i wonder if it wasn't enough, or is it because im stupid. im quite sure i know all the facts quite well. i have a super smart friend who does nothing but read textbook and scores in exam. i tried doin the same but got stunned during the exam when i couldn't do the twisted questions. i did not try doin TYS partly because i wasn't discipline enough, i was still on my com, playing games, playing badminton but i took effort to prepare like few days before the exam.., thats what all my friends do...
but they passed and i failed.
i heard from teachers and my parents that an average student studies like 3-4 hours per day. i was like OMG, i do not study on a daily basis and only read the book the day before the exam. for this exam, i took the effort to prepare few days earlier and i took special effort to listen in class. but i only got a few marks improvement from last time...
okie right now i passed my Amaths, Chinese and English. my chinese, i did not get high enough to pull my overall grade to a pass. but im quite sure my amaths did (at 59%...haix. lousy compared to my other friends). the only paper which i have not got bac is emaths n im quite sure i will pass the paper. but however. im starting to feel as if i should retain..
im sure retaining at sec 3 sounds stupid, but sometimes i need this extra year to prepare myselfs for the o levels. getting 30+ for so mani subjects has crushed my confidence. unless i put in lots and lots of effort during this EOY holiday, i will probably not make it in my O levels. so why not just retain and take my time. but im holding back because i will not be together with my friends. and i will have to mix around with a new group of people.
so in conclusion, to sum up things, i have a few questions to ask.
1) how do you improve handwritting? i tried writing neatly, but due to the lack of time, especially papers like social studies, geography and english..., i had to scribble my answers and try to write as fast as i can. as there are multiple essays to do and usually answers are required to be like 5-7 full pages in total, (foolscap paper). how do you write neat, but at the same time fast, any methods to train handwritting?
2) how to stop being careless? fortunately, this amaths paper was easy, but i lost like 20+ marks due to careless mistakes. i guess. i get penalized for opening a bracket wrongly in a simple binomial theroem sum and the whole thing (usually 3-5 marks), gets a big fat egg......
3) what should i do now? should i actualli consider to retain? or promote and mug lots and lots during this long holiday..?
Honestly speaking, when it comes to handwriting, I used to have terrible handwriting too. But remember, that you are writing not for yourself to see, but for the Cambridge markers to see. If you keep reminding yourself, sooner or later you will pressurise yourself to write neater, until you reach the biting point whereby you do not have to compromise speed for neatness. It comes with practice, especially if you do Social Studies.Originally posted by Scape_Goat_Token:hi guys. im suffering from quite a serious problem, and i need feedback on what i should do.
story goes like this:
since the start of this yr (im sec 3 btw), i have been sleeping in class, slacking, not doin homework, and even skipping tests. im not sure whether i haf the "hackcare" attitude or simply because i think i still can make it even if i study last minute. maybe i was simply complacent. i slept at around 2-3 plus almost everyday ( i think i enjoyed too much the previous holiday...) and goin to school feeling sooo sleepy that i would just collasp in class.
midyear, i done it totally horribly. all f9s, including my english. actually my standard of english isn't that bad. probably a high C student. (due to my messy handwritting i had problems getting high marks in compo, somehow), and i just had to write out of point in that exam. i wasnt depressed or more like i did not even feel anything. i was simply hack-care at that time.
after some long talks, arguments, i finally awaken from all these mess. i decided that i did not want to retain. the condition to promote was a pass in 2 subjects and english. i had to get like 60 percent for my english to pass, and as my english has always been at the 50-60 range, i was feeling quite scared when i recieved the paper at the end of year. finally, after all CA calculations etc...i managed to pass the overall, at 51 percent. WHEW..
just when that happened, i failed chemistry, physics, geog and combined humanities horribly. all around the 30+ range. almost all the papers were quite difficult and all of them had their fair share of failures. i was one of them, and one of the f9 failures. the MSG (average) for some subjects was even a fail. i did put in effort to study, i wonder if it wasn't enough, or is it because im stupid. im quite sure i know all the facts quite well. i have a super smart friend who does nothing but read textbook and scores in exam. i tried doin the same but got stunned during the exam when i couldn't do the twisted questions. i did not try doin TYS partly because i wasn't discipline enough, i was still on my com, playing games, playing badminton but i took effort to prepare like few days before the exam.., thats what all my friends do...
but they passed and i failed.
i heard from teachers and my parents that an average student studies like 3-4 hours per day. i was like OMG, i do not study on a daily basis and only read the book the day before the exam. for this exam, i took the effort to prepare few days earlier and i took special effort to listen in class. but i only got a few marks improvement from last time...
okie right now i passed my Amaths, Chinese and English. my chinese, i did not get high enough to pull my overall grade to a pass. but im quite sure my amaths did (at 59%...haix. lousy compared to my other friends). the only paper which i have not got bac is emaths n im quite sure i will pass the paper. but however. im starting to feel as if i should retain..
im sure retaining at sec 3 sounds stupid, but sometimes i need this extra year to prepare myselfs for the o levels. getting 30+ for so mani subjects has crushed my confidence. unless i put in lots and lots of effort during this EOY holiday, i will probably not make it in my O levels. so why not just retain and take my time. but im holding back because i will not be together with my friends. and i will have to mix around with a new group of people.
so in conclusion, to sum up things, i have a few questions to ask.
1) how do you improve handwritting? i tried writing neatly, but due to the lack of time, especially papers like social studies, geography and english..., i had to scribble my answers and try to write as fast as i can. as there are multiple essays to do and usually answers are required to be like 5-7 full pages in total, (foolscap paper). how do you write neat, but at the same time fast, any methods to train handwritting?
2) how to stop being careless? fortunately, this amaths paper was easy, but i lost like 20+ marks due to careless mistakes. i guess. i get penalized for opening a bracket wrongly in a simple binomial theroem sum and the whole thing (usually 3-5 marks), gets a big fat egg......
3) what should i do now? should i actualli consider to retain? or promote and mug lots and lots during this long holiday..?
Originally posted by Scape_Goat_Token:hi guys. im suffering from quite a serious problem, and i need feedback on what i should do.
story goes like this:
since the start of this yr (im sec 3 btw), i have been sleeping in class, slacking, not doin homework, and even skipping tests. im not sure whether i haf the "hackcare" attitude or simply because i think i still can make it even if i study last minute. maybe i was simply complacent. i slept at around 2-3 plus almost everyday ( i think i enjoyed too much the previous holiday...) and goin to school feeling sooo sleepy that i would just collasp in class.
midyear, i done it totally horribly. all f9s, including my english. actually my standard of english isn't that bad. probably a high C student. (due to my messy handwritting i had problems getting high marks in compo, somehow), and i just had to write out of point in that exam. i wasnt depressed or more like i did not even feel anything. i was simply hack-care at that time.
after some long talks, arguments, i finally awaken from all these mess. i decided that i did not want to retain. the condition to promote was a pass in 2 subjects and english. i had to get like 60 percent for my english to pass, and as my english has always been at the 50-60 range, i was feeling quite scared when i recieved the paper at the end of year. finally, after all CA calculations etc...i managed to pass the overall, at 51 percent. WHEW..
just when that happened, i failed chemistry, physics, geog and combined humanities horribly. all around the 30+ range. almost all the papers were quite difficult and all of them had their fair share of failures. i was one of them, and one of the f9 failures. the MSG (average) for some subjects was even a fail. i did put in effort to study, i wonder if it wasn't enough, or is it because im stupid. im quite sure i know all the facts quite well. i have a super smart friend who does nothing but read textbook and scores in exam. i tried doin the same but got stunned during the exam when i couldn't do the twisted questions. i did not try doin TYS partly because i wasn't discipline enough, i was still on my com, playing games, playing badminton but i took effort to prepare like few days before the exam.., thats what all my friends do...
but they passed and i failed.
i heard from teachers and my parents that an average student studies like 3-4 hours per day. i was like OMG, i do not study on a daily basis and only read the book the day before the exam. for this exam, i took the effort to prepare few days earlier and i took special effort to listen in class. but i only got a few marks improvement from last time...
okie right now i passed my Amaths, Chinese and English. my chinese, i did not get high enough to pull my overall grade to a pass. but im quite sure my amaths did (at 59%...haix. lousy compared to my other friends). the only paper which i have not got bac is emaths n im quite sure i will pass the paper. but however. im starting to feel as if i should retain..
im sure retaining at sec 3 sounds stupid, but sometimes i need this extra year to prepare myselfs for the o levels. getting 30+ for so mani subjects has crushed my confidence. unless i put in lots and lots of effort during this EOY holiday, i will probably not make it in my O levels. so why not just retain and take my time. but im holding back because i will not be together with my friends. and i will have to mix around with a new group of people.
so in conclusion, to sum up things, i have a few questions to ask.
1) how do you improve handwritting? i tried writing neatly, but due to the lack of time, especially papers like social studies, geography and english..., i had to scribble my answers and try to write as fast as i can. as there are multiple essays to do and usually answers are required to be like 5-7 full pages in total, (foolscap paper). how do you write neat, but at the same time fast, any methods to train handwritting?
2) how to stop being careless? fortunately, this amaths paper was easy, but i lost like 20+ marks due to careless mistakes. i guess. i get penalized for opening a bracket wrongly in a simple binomial theroem sum and the whole thing (usually 3-5 marks), gets a big fat egg......
3) what should i do now? should i actualli consider to retain? or promote and mug lots and lots during this long holiday..?
forgot to add that if you wanna repeat might as well wait for if you O lvl fail then repeat?Originally posted by Scape_Goat_Token:hi guys again,
firstly i wud like to thank every1 for their comments about this issue. i might not be able to promote, though not comfirmed. theres still a level meeting for teachers to decide who promote and who don't...., anyway i realized i failed my amaths marginally overall, at almost 49 percent or around that range. but my school has a policy not to give chance to such students. especially students like me who was a consistant troublemaker..., i feel the remorse right now, but sometimes things are too bad to be salvaged. i'll just be retained, end of story.
what do i plan to do from now onwards? i do not intend to go frenzy in my studies if i get retained. i mean, i got 1 more year to go, ill just make sure i know sufficient of sec 3 and then i'll put in effort in nxt yr itself. i cant be aiming just to pass sec 3 again if i retain, i'll probably be aiming for things like A1s and A2s. hopefully. i will still have the determination and discipline when the time comes.
hopefully after my Olevel results come out, ill be satisified enough to say that this retain was a "blessing in disguise".
about wasting one year, i don't realli see how you waste one year. i enter NS 1 yr later, i enter the working world 1 year later..., shouldn't that be better? i mean, as in, in your whole life you ought to be working, doin something you don't like. theres no such thing as a life without work. so why not spend one more year studying..? it's surely more relaxing than the adult world.
Spare a thought for your parents who is working so hard for your school fees.Somethings can't be avoid,its just a matter of time.Originally posted by Scape_Goat_Token:about wasting one year, i don't realli see how you waste one year. i enter NS 1 yr later, i enter the working world 1 year later..., shouldn't that be better? i mean, as in, in your whole life you ought to be working, doin something you don't like. theres no such thing as a life without work. so why not spend one more year studying..? it's surely more relaxing than the adult world.
hi boi,Originally posted by Scape_Goat_Token:hi guys. im suffering from quite a serious problem, and i need feedback on what i should do.
story goes like this:
since the start of this yr (im sec 3 btw), i have been sleeping in class, slacking, not doin homework, and even skipping tests. im not sure whether i haf the "hackcare" attitude or simply because i think i still can make it even if i study last minute. maybe i was simply complacent. i slept at around 2-3 plus almost everyday ( i think i enjoyed too much the previous holiday...) and goin to school feeling sooo sleepy that i would just collasp in class.
midyear, i done it totally horribly. all f9s, including my english. actually my standard of english isn't that bad. probably a high C student. (due to my messy handwritting i had problems getting high marks in compo, somehow), and i just had to write out of point in that exam. i wasnt depressed or more like i did not even feel anything. i was simply hack-care at that time.
after some long talks, arguments, i finally awaken from all these mess. i decided that i did not want to retain. the condition to promote was a pass in 2 subjects and english. i had to get like 60 percent for my english to pass, and as my english has always been at the 50-60 range, i was feeling quite scared when i recieved the paper at the end of year. finally, after all CA calculations etc...i managed to pass the overall, at 51 percent. WHEW..
just when that happened, i failed chemistry, physics, geog and combined humanities horribly. all around the 30+ range. almost all the papers were quite difficult and all of them had their fair share of failures. i was one of them, and one of the f9 failures. the MSG (average) for some subjects was even a fail. i did put in effort to study, i wonder if it wasn't enough, or is it because im stupid. im quite sure i know all the facts quite well. i have a super smart friend who does nothing but read textbook and scores in exam. i tried doin the same but got stunned during the exam when i couldn't do the twisted questions. i did not try doin TYS partly because i wasn't discipline enough, i was still on my com, playing games, playing badminton but i took effort to prepare like few days before the exam.., thats what all my friends do...
but they passed and i failed.
i heard from teachers and my parents that an average student studies like 3-4 hours per day. i was like OMG, i do not study on a daily basis and only read the book the day before the exam. for this exam, i took the effort to prepare few days earlier and i took special effort to listen in class. but i only got a few marks improvement from last time...
okie right now i passed my Amaths, Chinese and English. my chinese, i did not get high enough to pull my overall grade to a pass. but im quite sure my amaths did (at 59%...haix. lousy compared to my other friends). the only paper which i have not got bac is emaths n im quite sure i will pass the paper. but however. im starting to feel as if i should retain..
im sure retaining at sec 3 sounds stupid, but sometimes i need this extra year to prepare myselfs for the o levels. getting 30+ for so mani subjects has crushed my confidence. unless i put in lots and lots of effort during this EOY holiday, i will probably not make it in my O levels. so why not just retain and take my time. but im holding back because i will not be together with my friends. and i will have to mix around with a new group of people.
so in conclusion, to sum up things, i have a few questions to ask.
1) how do you improve handwritting? i tried writing neatly, but due to the lack of time, especially papers like social studies, geography and english..., i had to scribble my answers and try to write as fast as i can. as there are multiple essays to do and usually answers are required to be like 5-7 full pages in total, (foolscap paper). how do you write neat, but at the same time fast, any methods to train handwritting?
2) how to stop being careless? fortunately, this amaths paper was easy, but i lost like 20+ marks due to careless mistakes. i guess. i get penalized for opening a bracket wrongly in a simple binomial theroem sum and the whole thing (usually 3-5 marks), gets a big fat egg......
3) what should i do now? should i actualli consider to retain? or promote and mug lots and lots during this long holiday..?
Very encouraging.Originally posted by CP25:hi boi,
Ive been thru all e above wat u r currently facing.. n I was worse off than u cos I flunked all 10-12 subjects of my 2nd yr(1st Sememster) in polytechnic n it was a pretty tough course (law + management) . N i was e only student who had such horrible grades, n i blamed myself for being too lazy n childish n playful at dat time, n caused all F in e subjects dat yr.
Subsequently, i was called to see e principal n thanks to e help of my woderful careperson - a very understanding lecturer who was an ex CID inspector dealin wif delinquents..(haha) n he counselled me, helped me wif my probs n pleaded on my behalf to e principal to allow me to stay on e course n even allowed me to choose whether
A) To proceed on to 2nd Semester n take all e failed subjects in Sem 1 PLUS all e 12 new subjects for Sem 2 of that year. Total subjects were about 25 as fas as I could recall. (Mission Impossible, rite? i thought to myself...)
So eventually, I told my Poly principal ( a very nice principal as well, Im glad my ex-poly had) that I wanted a break to solve my probs and also to consider seriously whether I wanted to carry on this course ( I had little interest for this course as I was involuntary placed into it..e details i shall not go on)
So, I went for a year break .. and i would say this is not considered a retain of 1 year as my kind poly actually endorsed on my graduation cert and transcript as "Diploma In XXXX - 3-year full time course". Oh...btw, I rested for nearly a yr, joined my juniors in year 2... and bingo! I passed effortlessly and proceeded to year 3 n e rest is history...
Total Period In Poly was from July 1997 - Aug 2001 (my convocation/graduation i shd say)
N even though I delayed 1 yr in graduating, I found a job in reputable law firm paying me $1.6K even before I graduated in Aug officially! N i had honestly revealed to my then employers that I had repeated year 2 of my course, and they, I suppose, appreciated my honesty and chose to emply me over my other peers who also went for the interview..keke
So e morale of this true-life story that happened to me to you is:
Just Follow Ur Heart N listen to what ur inner voice wants u do with this sticky situation. My feeling is that u r very distracted by some probs or issues in ur life N u cannot concentrate on ur studies. NO point taking even more subjects n stress out urself to e extreme.
Ur Mind, Body & Soul is e best assets u hav...dun overwork them or else they will make u suffer too !
BE KIND TO URSELF ... U HAV ONLY URSELF N JUST LET LIFE EVENT UNFOLD NATURALLY BY ITSELF..DUN GET PRESSURED BY EXTERNAL FACTORS OR PEERS..U R UR BEST FREN N U GET TO DECIDE E PACE U WAN TO GO AHEAD WITH LIFE...
"Your Life Will Only Work If U Take Full Responsibilty 4 Ur Choices" - Andrew Matthews