Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The CSB Experience 4: Midterms Halo
Once again once more, it's that time of the trimester again when people stay up late finishing term papers, finishing projects that never seem to get done, and eyebags are the in-thing among Manila's youth elite.
Yes people, it is that thing we call midterms and the week in which it resides that students oftentimes come to acknowledge as the "midterms hellweek".
For a school which more or less have 14 weeks allotted to a single trimester, finishing earlier than those who follow the more traditional semestral system does not necessarily mean we don't have our fair share of problems that all college students share. What's unique to CSB and probably those who also follow the trimestral school system is the fact that time is always of the essence.
Midterms in CSB comes around on the 7th week of the trimester and students are given notice of what they will expect when that time comes. In the case of MMA students, it's easier said than done. Most of our classes require us to pass projects instead of written exams during the midterms and the finals, with some giving us a notice of what we should produced as early as the 3rd or 4th week while others give a heads up as late as the 5th or 6th week.
As mentioned before, "time" is definitely of the essence for many of us. More so that "time" is the branded enemy of MMAers. Imagine the weight of completing several projects at the same time, up to the point of actually doing them simultaneously.
Students don't have the luxury of "time" where they could finish those tasks all in one sweep if given a long length of grace period to do them. It's hard to beat a deadline if we have a few dozen other "deadlines" to worry about as well.
Despite the hatred, I know that the purpose of such is to determine our performance over the course of the term and that a significant percentage of our final grade comes fro whatever grade we get on it. The short amount of time given to accomplish projects also serves as our "training ground" to be hands on and be good on managing time. These are valid reasons why midterms even do exist but the cost that it brings are far greater: pressure, breakdowns, stress, insomnia. A lot of bad things actually do happen during this time.
The only means to survive this phase is to remember that finals is no different yet very much a make-or-break for all of us. Knowing that we could manage this difficulty makes our life in college even more exciting.
After nearly four years in college, I know what I'm saying. Midterms can be a downer, but it can be our greatest helper as well.
Yes people, it is that thing we call midterms and the week in which it resides that students oftentimes come to acknowledge as the "midterms hellweek".
For a school which more or less have 14 weeks allotted to a single trimester, finishing earlier than those who follow the more traditional semestral system does not necessarily mean we don't have our fair share of problems that all college students share. What's unique to CSB and probably those who also follow the trimestral school system is the fact that time is always of the essence.
Midterms in CSB comes around on the 7th week of the trimester and students are given notice of what they will expect when that time comes. In the case of MMA students, it's easier said than done. Most of our classes require us to pass projects instead of written exams during the midterms and the finals, with some giving us a notice of what we should produced as early as the 3rd or 4th week while others give a heads up as late as the 5th or 6th week.
As mentioned before, "time" is definitely of the essence for many of us. More so that "time" is the branded enemy of MMAers. Imagine the weight of completing several projects at the same time, up to the point of actually doing them simultaneously.
Students don't have the luxury of "time" where they could finish those tasks all in one sweep if given a long length of grace period to do them. It's hard to beat a deadline if we have a few dozen other "deadlines" to worry about as well.
Despite the hatred, I know that the purpose of such is to determine our performance over the course of the term and that a significant percentage of our final grade comes fro whatever grade we get on it. The short amount of time given to accomplish projects also serves as our "training ground" to be hands on and be good on managing time. These are valid reasons why midterms even do exist but the cost that it brings are far greater: pressure, breakdowns, stress, insomnia. A lot of bad things actually do happen during this time.
The only means to survive this phase is to remember that finals is no different yet very much a make-or-break for all of us. Knowing that we could manage this difficulty makes our life in college even more exciting.
After nearly four years in college, I know what I'm saying. Midterms can be a downer, but it can be our greatest helper as well.
Monday, July 5, 2010
The CSB Experience 4: Look Around AKIC
Kanina I was looking for Carol at AKIC to sign my papers for OJT. Her last text was to look for her at Chef's Station-AKIC. I was there, feeling OP in a sea of people donning suits, ties, leather shoes and high heels.
I sensed something was wrong so I checked her last message again. Then I had the urge to change seats, and when I do, I actually turned around see who I was looking for. Heheh, how silly I am not to have noticed it before. :D
It only means one thing: Miss ko na mag-AKIC.
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