Die Lagrangian Die
Just got back my mid-terms for Microeconomics - kinda miserable, to say the least. Out of a possible 60 marks, I lost 10 marks on some crappy mathematical question (yes the Lagrangian bollocks, which everybody learns in Maths for Econs except yours truly hasn't done Maths for Econs) and another 7 on MCQs. That's 17 marks down the drain, which is really quite gah. It doesn't help that all the nerdy kids coming into SMU are quite the academically talented/studious types, so I'm really quite fucked. Help.There's an article today in the BT about our team winning the Danone Trust competition. It's not a bad article - the writer's a friend of ours and he's quite a good writer, in fact. I'm not that concerned about getting my face into the papers, though. What was more amusing was a professor sending us an e-mail commenting that our comments were solid and impactful. On the one hand, I really respect this professor so it's fairly nice to be receiving compliments from this guy but on the other hand, it seems somewhat bizarre.
I also had a long chat with one of my other instructors today. What was supposed to be a quick session on Mergers & Acquisitions turned out to be quite a long chat on many other topics, which largely revolved about life in general and life in university. This guy has been out in the Investment Banking world for a while so when he talks, I listen (what else is an Investment Banker wannabe to do?). But seriously, it's always interesting to hear from older (and arguably more successful) people their perceptions on certain ideas. I think I'm somewhat more competitive than he is but I do like many of his philosophies to life - it largely revolves around the idea of living and let live while at the same time doing what's right. But I respect him most of all for having a keen interest in wanting to impart his knowledge, and for the dedication he puts in to ensure that this knowledge is passed down. In the world of academia, people often forget that the greatest achievement of knowledge is not having it, but in sharing it.
It's been a weird day for me, and I still got to go get that interview ready. Bah.
posted by Song @ 8:10 PM
1 Comments:
i think it's great that the profs are so "endearing". Sometimes, i think we can really approach them and even ask them about their daily lives. Like i was asking a prof today if he got his bike licence yet. haha =)
- mr anderson
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