the socio paper

i've been printing (note: not reading) the 2nd half readings of my Soci of Family module the past week. even though i've decided to S/U it, might as well make the grade secure enough to do so, i thought.  10/15% (overslept for one) for tutorial participation and a A for the 25% midterm doesn't justify a confirmed pass. and of course, i'd love to derive abit of satisfaction from doing more than required to pass. 

eve of SC paper:  haven't touched on the readings i printed yet. and my knowledge of the 1st half readings are as of during the midterms. ahh i'm so gg to suffer from focusing on my Physics mods! so i gave myself 2 choices for the next 24 hrs. 

1. focus on the 1st half - notes and readings. of course it'd be risky cos most of the exam material would likely be on the 2nd half. rmbr peilee once told me she managed to A a soci mod just by focusing on less than half of the material too. haha. 

2. just focus on the damn notes, get a good overview of the module in general and how all the chapters/ideas link up together, then memorise all main and sub pts. then utilising my common sense and general knowledge and command of english to smoke through the paper. 

i chose the latter.

so i went for the paper ardently hoping that the one compulsory qn and 2 out of 4 of the optional qns (4choose2) would NOT even refer to or ask me to analyse the ideas in ANY specific reading. cos i haven't even read most of them as u know.  

"Please turn over ur Qn paper and check that u have 2 printed pages" announced the lecturer. i complied reluctantly, albeit with a sense of anticipation. yessah! it was as i hoped. but the other 2 optional qns, as expected, could not even be attempted by the current me. who cares, though. haha. can do the ones that count can already. 

1st 2 qns were a breeze, doing outlines for ard 10 mins then finishing the essays in another 50. way before schedule. hmm 3rd qn - 2 instances where anticipatory socialisation are mentioned in the lectures; name them and describe the facets of family sociology they entail (or smth like that). 

i only rmbred 1. but oh wells, my 2nd one seemed quite a legitimate answer. and i've done quite well for the amount of effort i put in le. so i raised my hand just b4 the limit and left early. dun think i'd be able to improve on my answers even if i had dwelled in the exam hall for the next 15 mins anyways. one more paper down! 3 more to go.