1st term assessments are drawing closer

Dear Students,

Your first assessment in 2011 is getting closer and closer. I hope that as the date draws nearer you are tidying up your part. Your part, incase you have forgotten, is to see to it that (1) all your assignments are completed, (2) your notes and textbooks are revised,  and most of all, (3) you LOOK THROUGH THE POSTS ON THIS BLOG AND ALSO CHECK THAT YOU HAVE NOT IGNORED WEBCT POSTS.

Students of OEF and EUC are expected to take the posts on the blog seriously as some or all of the posts may form part of the exam questions.

You have all made it this far. To 1st years, remember: the university is a different setting altogether; pretty different from high school. To 2nd years: if you got this far, do not forget how hard you worked. 2nd year is just not easy to achieve. You have one more leg to go.

If you snooze, you loose!

Good luck.

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