For the last semester, finally got my results. Thank god !!!
Really satisfied with my results to be honest. I remembered getting a perfect score for Year 1 as well but as I moved to Year 2. My GPA slipped in the first semester and it again slipped in the 2nd semester. Fortunately I was able to go on exchange in Year 3 Sem 1. I was a little afraid that I will be slipping for my final semester because I was too relaxed during my exchange.
Thankfully, I got my momentum back and managed to reap in the As for my final semester. Talk about ending with a BANG!
So for the last time the review of the modules and tips for the juniors.
BF307 Derivative Securities: It was rumoured for a long time that this is the toughest module in Finance. Truth be told, the concepts are definitely more complicated. However, if you take time to slowly understand it, then it actually appears to be very logical.
For a breakdown, I got ...
Mid Terms (25%) : 42.5/50
Assignments (10%): 9%
Quiz (10%): 10/10
Class Participation (5%): 5%
For the final examination, it was pretty easy to be honest. If you are clear about the concepts, the questions are very easy to tackle. However, it is important to be consistent in this module. Practice Practice Practice! Don't be lazy and you will do well.
For my FYP (AB329), my team did a topic on the Macroeconomy and the Stock Market Liquidity. There were really tonnes of hard work involved. We started roughly 11 months ago. We had to pick up new skills like dealing with SAS to help us resolve the data given by our Professor. Having said that, we could not have come so far without the help of our Professor Chen. He really went the extra mile to assist us in our research and whenever we have any queries, he's always there for us. He responds to our email within 1 hour and he is always free when we want to schedule an appointment for a discussion. Every discussion was extremely fruitful and all our doubts are always clarified in each meeting.
Though this project, I really learnt that working in a team is very important especially for such a massive project with tonnes of data to churn. Therefore, it was especially meaningful that we scored an A for our FYP.
Yeah, and with that I have finally graduated.
To be perfectly honest, I didn't expect to do so well for University because I knew that there were a lot of competitors in NBS. Everyone is so smart and many came from top Junior Colleges like Raffles and Hwa Chong. It was definitely a little scary having to go up against them. However, I now know that I can compete with the best of the best. This experience definitely boosted my confidence but I will always remember that I have come a long way to achieve these results. Therefore, I have to constantly remind myself to stay grounded and not get ahead of myself :)
