Midterm Exam Pain Biweek
Midterm Pain Biweek
God, are you kidding me? Isn’t my first-level discipline[^1] computer science? Why am I in the Automation College studying Signals and Systems? It’s so damn hard
Learning Rust that my own department doesn’t teach, Signals and Systems that the CS College doesn’t teach, Machine Learning that the Communications department doesn’t teach — the hilarious curriculum[^2] of a hybrid’s identity anxiety and crisis of belonging. At least I laughed myself angry
But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
What the hell am I doing here,
I don’t belong here.
I don’t belong here
💬 Comments
- Wuxing (2025-11-30 00:59): The ultimate polymath of engineering
- LoulanRE reply @Wuxing (2025-11-30 01:12): You’re right, so after confirming I probably won’t be the chief engineer of a major project, my attitude toward every course has been “wtf is this class even useful for”
- Wuxing (2025-11-30 01:00): Still got real skills though
- LoulanRE reply @Wuxing (2025-11-30 01:15): But dialectically and optimistically speaking, maybe this jack-of-all-trades generalist type could actually be quite fitting in the future — grasp the big picture and all aspects, let AI do the tedious and heavy lifting as the workhorse
- Wuxing reply @LoulanRE (2025-11-30 01:16): Yeah exactly bro, interdisciplinary talent is invincible
- Saya (2025-12-01 16:27): Seeing everyone else also studying Signals B makes me feel better
[^1]: First-level discipline (一级学科) — the top-level classification in China’s higher education discipline system. A student’s “first-level discipline” determines their official academic track, but cross-disciplinary curricula can place them in departments that don’t align with their primary classification.
[^2]: Curriculum/training program (培养方案) — the structured course plan prescribed by Chinese universities for each major, which can sometimes result in unusual combinations of required courses across departmental boundaries.