Honestly, I thought this semester would go out with a bang. I was right, we’re going around banging tables and chairs and might even have to march into the Psych department banging their doors down, pleading in our most pathetic voices to the staff and lecturers alike for our modules. Y’know what, we might not even be able to get ANY modules, much less the modules we want!
The bane that is CORS!
I really dont see how this system can work to our advantage. I mean, yeah, it might have worked great in Year 1 and 2 but now that we’re Year 4s is it really so hard to placate the bunch of us who have worked our asses off for the past 3 years to get here? It’s not THAT hard to give us what we want now is it? The system is flawed for an honours cohort of about 80-100. Especially when the cap for each class is 50 on top of the very sore fact that they have limited modules available.
It’s only Round 1B and ALL the modules are fully allocated, hence not up for bidding. How can I be so sure? Cos I was here at the very same spot one semester ago. Haha. My friends have been buzzing my phone the entire day asking me why the modules they want are not available this round. (Wah, like I know everything lidat.) But I just happen to be experiencing the very same situation again.
It all started with the random (read: random distribution means equality for everyone) allocation of modules during the Module Preference Exercise. And now this. My last semester couldnt get ANY better.
Are we really at the mercy of the system? Do humans have no control over what these machines can do to us?! Is there no one to save us? Can there be no personal human intervention? Oh the injustice!
Well, here’s what the department has to say.
Our department is unable to interfere with the bidding process to admit students. If a module is fully subscribed, students should continue to monitor the bidding queues constantly and place bids should vacancies arise. Alternatively, students could bid for modules which are still under-subscribed.
In other words, they are saying.
“Neh nanny boo boo! TOO BAD. IT’S YOUR OWN PROBLEM. We cant do no sh*t about it, so dont come crying to our office giving us extra work other than sitting around drinking tea and having cake.”
Seriously. It dont work like that yo. And you thought there’d be a higher power. All you can really do is, sit at home and “monitor” the bidding queues. I only have one thing to say, “THERE ARE NO MODULES THAT ARE UNDER SUBSCRIBED!” Unless someone drops out of the class that is. Which leaves a grand total of ONE SPACE in the class. Therefore ensuing in a death match among the students to land that “coveted” spot.
Thank goodness no one really gets killed. One module of ours went for a remarkable total of 602 points! And that’s just for 50 spaces. Eh hello? I’d understand if the module Reproductive Health (available to the whole university) had such high bid points, but for something called Psychological Assessment within a group of honours students, it’s fucking out of this world.
Phooooey. Oh well. If I dont graduate and look for a semester this coming mid-year (even though I already planned an interview in the coming weeks), I blame the system. The system always takes the fall. Haha.
In the meantime, I will stuff my face with cookies and milk in a rewarding fashion. Cookies and milk never fail to cheer me up. But say good-bye to my sugar-free-diet. But it wouldnt hurt to pop just one cookie now would it?
I miss the beach.
Saya ingin kembali ke pantai. Di sana santai amat santai. Tak ada ketakutan dan kadang-kadang ada mata gula.
Shioknya! Hahaha.
Pictures from pantai Sentosa outing.
Card games are always fun.
Thanks Edda for the pictures!
Of course wonderfully photoshopped by me.
