A few months ago, I shared my grades and a small little reflection https://www.reddit.com/r/nus/comments/npgxpu/my_results_for_the_sem

I told myself that I'm going to continue with the tradition of sharing my grades - good or bad. It's anonymous anyway. And my reason for doing so is so that others who are not doing so well academically know that they're not alone and can see a little hope. I also hope nobody sees this as a boastful post, because really, there's nothing to boast about my CAP.

My grades (3 core mods & 1 CS/SU mod):

A-, B+, B-, CS

Cumulative CAP: 3.4

I was really happy because this is actually my FIRST EVER A in my entire university life (though it's an A-). I've sort of given up the hope of getting an A but I finally got my first ever A 'variant' and I'm really proud of myself. It's funny that at this point, I'm still doubting myself. But I did put in a lot of effort for the projects and revision so I really should give myself credit for it, no matter how 'easy' the module was.

Some reflections:

- I made the decision of dropping a mod I knew I couldn't keep up with. It was not an easy decision because it meant that I'd have to take another extra module next semester. But knowing how challenging CS3230 is, I decided that was the right thing to do. A part of me also wanted to not drop it and just scrape by but I felt it was a waste and searched for another mod I'd actually be interested in as a replacement next sem

- I scored a B- for my most clueless module, CS3230. I honestly thought that I was going to fail and I kept doubting myself as usual. But turns out, I was just overthinking. I still did my best and focused on trying to complete the module and I'm so happy with getting a B-

- This sem, I surrounded myself with more friends. This was also probably why I felt less dead, AND IT REALLY HELPED. We discussed tutorials and cleared our doubts together. It also gave me a little confidence boost whenever our answers were the same, or when I managed to help my friends with the answers - the truth is, we are sometimes better than we think we are!

What's next?

My time in university is soon coming to an end, with one more semester left. I can't do much about my past grades and I'm not expecting a very drastic change in my CAP - it'll probably be around the 3.5 range if I'm lucky, but I've been focusing on enjoying the modules and I think it helped made the past few semesters more bearable. I say bearable because I'm not gonna to lie, I still struggled in the previous semester as I always do, but it definitely felt better.

I'm also still sourcing for an internship (with not much luck so far).

I hope your grades turned out to be a nice surprise for you. Otherwise, what matters is that you did your best and you're well rested for the next semester. Don't give up, and hit me up if you need a chat!

If you're struggling to decide whether to SU a B, damn, you're one smartie and I unfortunately can't relate, but remember to enjoy your holidays too!

Wishing you all the best in the coming semester!