Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Posted by maei at 12:32 PM

the dreadful a's

no, i do not mean the results. yes, i do mean the exams.

"the a's have been like a roller coaster ride for me", said angela. "just 20 hours ago, i stepped out of the exam hall and thought, 'hey, maybe there's hope for an a on my maths.' and 20 mins ago, i'm saying, 'please, oh please, let there be moderation for chemistry.'"

angela hopes that she is not alone.

further research has shown that hwa chong junior college, the pre-university institute in which angela is currently enrolled, has amazing achievements in the academic arena. they have produced results showing that approximately two thirds of the examined cohort achieve a minimum of 3 disinctions in the a level examinations each year.

"having 3 a's is the norm in school, i guess," said a depressed angela. "the teachers are contradicting themselves -- on one hand, the chemistry unit tells you that you are indeed above the national average, on the other, the physics unit tells you that any slip, and you're not going to do well. you want to believe the chem teachers, but your results in hwa chong just deny you the luxury."

"i guess the only thing you can do is to chiong chiong and chiong some more. you don't know how you're going to do until your results come out in march next year."

she has also mentioned a curious question: when the students of the past batches stepped out of the exam halls, did they feel like they were going to do well, or wer they just on a roller coaster ride too?

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