I hate midterms. Midterms are stressful, take up time, and cause a uncanny dissatisfaction in life once completed. Yes, I hate midterms.
I'm one of those students who does adequately on midterms and murders finals. Maybe it's because I set aside studying for midterms because I know that I have the rest of the semester to buffer for that A, or maybe it's because I'm not used to the structuring and format of each professor's exam. Or, maybe it's the pressure to make it or break it during finals that helps me do so well when it's do-or-die.
Either way, midterms aren't fun. Having two in one day isn't fun either. Out of four classes, I have three midterms, as my 4th-year level Chinese Economy class bases its grading on essays and presentations.
But the two midterms today were for Marketing Management and Financial Management. And boy, they did kick my butt.
It made me re-realize that I'm attending Korea's most prestigious and coveted school, and that the difficulty of most courses would be much harder than UH Manoa. Nonetheless, I do have confidence in my performance in Marketing, but Finance was a little tricky. We'll see what happens.
According to fellow Freeman Scholar Kayla Nip, Yonsei University had a designated midterm week, just for the sake of taking exams. SNU? Nope, two today, and one right after my planned Jeju trip.
After recapping on what I need to do in school for the rest of the semester, I realized that 4 presentations, 2 final exams, 3 case studies, and 2 essays are all due within a three week time period. That will be fun...but for now, I'll wait until this Thursday, as I'll be able to get a breather from this city and relax my Seoul in Jeju Island.
I'm one of those students who does adequately on midterms and murders finals. Maybe it's because I set aside studying for midterms because I know that I have the rest of the semester to buffer for that A, or maybe it's because I'm not used to the structuring and format of each professor's exam. Or, maybe it's the pressure to make it or break it during finals that helps me do so well when it's do-or-die.
Either way, midterms aren't fun. Having two in one day isn't fun either. Out of four classes, I have three midterms, as my 4th-year level Chinese Economy class bases its grading on essays and presentations.
But the two midterms today were for Marketing Management and Financial Management. And boy, they did kick my butt.
It made me re-realize that I'm attending Korea's most prestigious and coveted school, and that the difficulty of most courses would be much harder than UH Manoa. Nonetheless, I do have confidence in my performance in Marketing, but Finance was a little tricky. We'll see what happens.
According to fellow Freeman Scholar Kayla Nip, Yonsei University had a designated midterm week, just for the sake of taking exams. SNU? Nope, two today, and one right after my planned Jeju trip.
After recapping on what I need to do in school for the rest of the semester, I realized that 4 presentations, 2 final exams, 3 case studies, and 2 essays are all due within a three week time period. That will be fun...but for now, I'll wait until this Thursday, as I'll be able to get a breather from this city and relax my Seoul in Jeju Island.
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