When the university finally confirmed my enrolment for all 5 papers I thought this was going to be a nice and easy semester with a lot of free time to explore New Zealand. I was so wrong.
I have now reduced my workload to 4 papers and I still feel that I won’t be exploring anything other than what’s written in the bunch of thick (and expensive) books I’ve bought for this semester. Here I have to study all papers simultaneously and then have 4 exams within two weeks. That’s 100 % workload for an ambitious student (3 papers = 100 % for a less ambitious student). People pay for every paper they do, so there is no rush really and most do 3-4 papers per semester. And I thought I’d do 5, easily.
The difficulty of the papers here should be taken seriously. Some are really easy, while others feel overwhelmingly hard if not impossible. Students with good grades on their Bachelor degree can proceed and do an honours degree (one extra year). I wouldn’t say my grades are good in certain subjects; in fact they are really crappy. Yet I’m doing two papers for honours’ students and I find them arduous (just to use a nice word). I see them as big challenge because that makes me feel less stupid.
I would never have time to study 200 % and work part time as I did in Sweden. It’s not easier there, but the assessment is concentrated to exams and group projects. Here assessment is spread out as marmite on toast. It tastes salty, just like sweat and tears. I’ve had none of that yet, but I’m sure it will come sooner or later.
Now I’m going to find out what consumers really want in microeconomic theory.
Cheers!
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