Analysis of Prelims 2007

Recall my Block Test 2 results:



Here is an overview of my Prelim results:



Hmm... I've made improvement in terms of relative ranking for Mathematics, Chinese Literature and Geography, albeit my raw score for Chinese Lit and Geog are the SAME for both examinations.

A drastic drop in terms of my ranking (as well as the grade obtained) for General Paper and Chemistry. What a disappointment, considering how much effort I had devoted into Chemistry.

Mathematics was not exactly well-done too, given the fact that I had also devoted much time to practising solving problems. Of course, like what Songhua had said, Maths has always been my worst subject, considering that I have improved by two grades since Block Test 2 (and improved by 70 positions), I ought to feel happy.

I did well for Geography again; in fact I topped my class this time round (finally!) and I topped my cohort for H1 Geography! Haha.. (well, there are only 17 students taking H1 Geography afterall...)

Perhaps I really should be happy, but different people just have different expectations. You see Jia Wei feeling grouchy for not obtaining his 'A'-grade in Mathematics; you see Cheong Choon Boon crying over his failed attempt to make it into the "Hwa Chong's top 50 Chemistry student" list; you see some students struggling to PASS their Prelims and are VERY CONTENTED with just an 'E' grade.

For me, I am not so audacious as to dream of getting straight 'A's, but I certainly want my relative ranking to be significantly higher than the rest of the cohort for each subject.

Maybe it's just innate for us to have unlimited wants. I am not satisfied with my performance. The disappointment I get from my poor performance in Chemistry, General Paper (I still feel that my essay ought to be awarded a better grade, and that the GP grade is not at all an accurate reflection of my linguistic abilities) and Mathematics outweighs any exhilaration, mirth and rejoice that I ought to get from topping my Geography class and being one of the top students in Chinese Literature.

I know grumbling on my blog does nothing to help attain what I want. I will certainly, like Boxer in 'Animal Farm', work harder and strive for excellence.

Lastly, my overall performance in J2: