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Freshman's impressions of Bizad
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live near NUS, and so I walk to school.
When I walked home from school on the first
day of orientation, I distinctively remember feeling utterly
frazzled. And as I was walking, I had to lug along with me
two humongous goodie bags of brochures and freebies from the
matriculation fair, I then realized what I had done. I had
left my contact at far too many co-curricular activities (CCA)
booths at the fair.
I foresee my email inbox getting overloaded
with all that tea session invitations. But of course, I then
realized that this was after all an unnecessary concern as
I accessed my NUS email and IVLE account later on. As compared
to the perpetual flood of daily emails from the career service
offices and the deans’ office, the numbers of emails
detailing tea session invitations were considered nothing!
If you think about it, this perfectly exemplifies
the ample opportunities available in the Business School for
students to seize, as well as demonstrates the proactive spirit
in the administrative staff, which is something that I am
honestly thankful for.
As I am initiated into the Bizad community,
I begin to uncover more facets of this close-knitted community,
such as the contagious enthusiasm of the Bizaders, so evident
in this year’s freshmen orientation events like Sentosa
games day and Rag & Flag day as we cheered our hearts
out and always gave the best that we can in whatever we do.
And who could ever forget the seniors, after all the effort
they had put into Orientation to welcome my batch of freshmen.
I want to bring up a small personal example
through which I would like express my heartfelt thanks to
some of the Year 2 seniors. This semester’s modular
bidding was highly eventful in my case. The increased intake
in this year’s batch of freshmen had resulted in highly
competitive bidding in the compulsory Business modules.
To compound matters, I was unfortunately unable
to log into the CORS system in the unprotected bidding round
1C, and could not obtain any modules. Yet it was perhaps a
blessing in disguise, because I got to witness the warmth
of the seniors in lending their hands, without which, I would
have probably ended up with only one module this semester.
Thank you to those who helped out.
Likewise, I bring special mention to my orientation
group, Maayaam, who swept away a good load of Swensens and
Settlers vouchers as a result of teamwork and zest, and with
whom I bring home shared memories of our sleepovers and mad
cheers. “What say I say you say, what say I say you
say!”
Now that orientation is over, I am once again
reminded of the reason why I had chosen to study Business
for the challenge, which is almost tantamount to our university
life. As a freshman, university life seems daunting initially
because there are so many options offered and a myriad of
paths to take. Yet the challenge lies in finding your niche,
seizing the day and making the best out of the opportunities
offered while learning to be a person.
It sure is one walk to take, and we’ve
only just begun. All the best to all freshies!
Tee Wan Lin, 19, from Raffles Junior College,
is currently in the BBA(Hons) & Concurrent MSc(Mgt) program,
and the University Scholars Program.
She may opt for a double degree in law
and business, plans to join NUS Dance Blast and is currently
in the Social Entrepreneurship Forum ‘07 committee &
Rotaract Club of Singapore City.
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