AY2014-2015 Semester 1 Modules (Updated)

After careful consideration, I have changed my module selection slightly and will be taking the following modules next semester instead:

EC3304 Econometrics II

EC3332 Money and Banking I

EC4102 Macroeconomic Analysis III

MA2311 Techniques in Advanced Calculus

ST1131 Introduction to Statistics

ST2137 Computer Aided Data Analysis

And yes, so I decided to overload this semester instead of the next. But indeed, I find myself quite foolish not to have included EC3332 when I did the MPE (though the points in my P-acct should be more than enough for the remaining 4 modules that I need to bid). And this is the first semester that I actually hesitated so much about which modules to take. Usually, I just MPE what I need and I don't remember any one time that I didn't get any of the modules that I MPE-ed. So this is probably an exception though I foresee more of such coming since it seems that most level-4000 electives aren't very easy to get.

Anyway, there are a few reasons why I chose to take these modules:

(1) Well, apparently ST1131 should be taken in the first semester under Prof Gan Fah Fatt. And in terms of the bell curve, a cohort size made up from two lecture slots as compared to one in Semester 2 is going to make a bit of a difference I guess. Nevertheless, I wish to clear my core modules asap and thus I'm taking EC3304, MA2311, ST1131 and ST2137 all at one go.

(2) Then why didn't I stick to EC4341 and overload? I think given my results and standard, it's a little too adventurous for me to overload to 26 MCs. But more importantly, EC4341 is pretty heavy in terms of both content and workload. Initially, I was pretty bent on taking EC4341 this semester despite it being the module causing all my timetable problems due to some reasons which I'm not too keen on explaining. So EC4102 was the module I would rather give up to overload. However, after careful consideration, I personally think that EC4341 will be more demanding than EC4102 and the fact that I didn't get allocated EC4341 just reaffirmed this decision. 

(3) I wish to take EC4332 Money and Banking II under Prof Martin Bodenstein in Semester 2 so it's a good idea to clear EC3332 this semester.

(4) I've planned my timetable such that I'll be taking only 4 core modules in Semesters 6 and 7 with the fifth module either as SS/GEM (yes, I haven't cleared these modules). So it shouldn't be as bad with 2/3 level-4000 EC modules plus 2/3 ST electives.

Although I'm not confident I'll definitely do fairly well with the above selection, I think this is probably the most optimized arrangement to spread out my workload for the remaining four semesters even though there'll be two exams each day in a span of three days which means I'll finish 4 exams in three days with only one Sunday in between as a break (I experienced worse before: 4 exams in two consecutive days) but well, preparation for finals should really be ready by then.