hello people i need to decide to choose UM or UTP
i got scholarship for UTP doing chem engineering
BUT i dont wanna go its like helll far from town
and i think im not going to get a good life there
whereas UM its in the TOWN and if i can control and maintain my education i can enjoy as well
for me i think life is not all bout studies
i maybe will be getting good future later in utp
but 4 years in hell and go out , you already old
people said campus life where u enjoy most in ur life
later u work theres no more of this crap
so people whom had study in UM or utp
please give your 2cents
its very hard for me to make a decision
im a type of person who likes to play and do well in studies
im a musician i like sports and social
so maybe if i go UM i get all of this
but my future is not confirm
if i go utp
ima be a study robot
and i hate that

LOL.. what do u really like bro.. for me.. I'd opt for UTP.. it has high reputation.. and man.. now is the critical stage.. u wanna be succesfull and enjoy in life.. it starts now.. u got UTP scholarship rite?? the offer is better den JPA bro.. n job with petronas.. very HIGH salary.. lol.. i've known some ppl getting 5 figures for it.. haha.. but their work.. is tough.. oil rig.. going for meeting etc.. its not easy.. but good..

haha.. my verdict.. UTP.. woo.. my dream uni.. haha.. but i din get it.. sad..

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Added on May 9, 2009, 3:11 pmhey btw.. kl to perak.. not far mar.. aiyoh... now got train edi..

This post has been edited by Batusai: May 9 2009, 03:11 PM

yeah the course i dont like also..
chemical
i like pharmacy which goes to UM also
BUT $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ma utp scholarship damn nice
i heard 800 per month?!

it's rm500.

i heard 500 for foundation?
700-800 for undergraduates?

UTP is the university offering the best chemical engineering course in Malaysia, in UTP, you will expose well to the oil and gas field, which is the main highest salary career u want to be employed for all the chemical engineering graduate. UTP has the best facility and good chemical engineering lectures for you. Plus, UTP offers 8 months internship whereas IPTA only 2 months, oil and gas MNC quite favourable to UTP chemical engineering graduates. UTP is such a good university that it has a very good relationship to the petrochemical MNC , at so, their syllabus is aimed to produce a really “ENGINEER” student. (It is also due to UTP is founded by Petronas, the Malaysia petroleum giant)

But, nevertheless, UTP is situated at the not tat so developed area in Perak, so don’t expect too much entertainment at there. And I don’t think so you can experienced what we call the “University Life” in UTP when you compared UTP to the major IPTA such as UM,UKM,USM …etc. University life in IPTA is fulled with freedom and challenge, you must balance up you time and efforts in studying and organizing activities. In IPTA, the most important slogan we have is “PLAY HARD, STUDY SMART”, as university life is your last schooling life already. So we must cherish this opportunity to build up a good memory for our university memory. I am not saying that studying in UTP, you won’t get such experience. However, when you compared to IPTA, studying in UTP is relatively boring…

In conclusion,
IPTA ( UM, UKM… )
Pro : Learning Independent, Freedom, enjoy university life…

UTP
Pro : Best facility, good chemical engineering lecturer, 8 months internship=good career for you, oil and gas favorable university
Con : Boring lifestyle

It’s just my 2 cents. I am not a UTP student, but a UMS (Sabah University) chemical engineering undergraduate. Just want to share my opinions about this topics to you. Hope u will like it.

This post has been edited by poilam: May 9 2009, 04:19 PM

Do the course you like.
But if you are given a scholarship, you should accept it unless you really hate it.
I feel if one's first choice is Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering is okay for him/her as well unless the person wants the nature of being a pharmacist.
Well, both study about Chemistry.

My 2 cents.

yup.. aiseh.. gimme the UTP offer.. i wan it er.. huh...

like tan said.. do what u really like.. enjoy what u do.. its ur life.. ur future..

UTP good for study only.
entertainment? LOL. the U is situated in nowhere near tronoh, very hot and dry place. there is no shop within 5km of the U

but once you come out, you are damn valuable. salary very high, but you nid to sacrifice ur 'college/U life'

thats why lahh
is UM very bad a the education?
UM is good for sains also right?

U go UTP with scholarship, u finish study can marry ad coz there aren't much thing you can do there..

But if u go UM, even with scholarship, believe me it won't enough if you enjoying your life there.. UM is in the city and there so many thing that you can do there..

98% concentration on Study - go for UTP
more percentage on entertainment - go for UM

I myself got scholarship for UTP and MMU, but I go for MMU because I don't want to stay in Tronoh.

how long for me to complete chem en in utp?
anyone ex utp or studying in there?

wreckens15

hi. to me u sounded like u've made up ur mind d..
anyways, i suggest u consult ur teachers, parents?
as for me, i support ur choice.. UM..

UTP la bro.. although it is not near to the hip town like in kl but u r quite near to langkawi where it is the island of free tax.. u can do something there is u noe wat i mean.. u wanna enjoy 4 year of ur life or the rest of ur life? work 1st then play..

yeah i know work hard then play
but life only once and the play i get after U is not the same anymore u know wat i mean?
my high school sucked ed
my dream is to get a cool college life
but yeah anyone can give advantage studying in UM?
its the best u locally wadd

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Added on May 9, 2009, 5:28 pmif i study UM do coundation 1 year
what did i do after that?
come senior give more more ideass <3

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Added on May 9, 2009, 6:15 pmif i study UM do coundation 1 year
what did i do after that?
come senior give more more ideass <3

This post has been edited by wreckens15: May 9 2009, 06:15 PM

normally its 4 years, so chosen UTP huh?
both UTP and UM are good, but in terms of education I think UTP sounds better

eh if you're fresh from SPM, maybe its 5 years.. (foundation 1year + degree 4years)

This post has been edited by AMiRU: May 9 2009, 07:22 PM

nah i havent decide yet
i might be going for uM
if i go UM any chance i can go oversea with scholarship?

Better choose UM....

oh yea, I added you thread to my list....

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=24844052

hope you don't mind ts...

aiyo dont just come say choose this choose that
give some point lehh
this going to make the biggest change in my life le

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Added on May 9, 2009, 9:41 pm1 question
if i do matriculation in um
if i didnt score 3.5 an above
i cant do um for my degree?

This post has been edited by wreckens15: May 9 2009, 09:41 PM

oh god..

i'm so jelous with u..
UTP has always been my dream..
and also chemical engineering..??!
i can't take it anymore!
sooooo envious!


i really wanted 2 go 2 utp but unfortunately, don't get a chance..




so, go for it lor dear!
it's a once in a lifetime opportunity..!



i got um also btw..

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Added on May 10, 2009, 12:39 amoh god..

i'm so jelous with u..
UTP has always been my dream..
and also chemical engineering..??!
i can't take it anymore!
sooooo envious!


i really wanted 2 go 2 utp but unfortunately, don't get a chance..




so, go for it lor dear!
it's a once in a lifetime opportunity..!



i got um also btw..


This post has been edited by Amaryllis: May 10 2009, 12:39 AM

I din read all the posts but if chemical engineering is what u want, come to UTP.
Forget about UM.

Study facilties, lab facilities, I dun think UM can compare to UTP. Perhaps some local private uni can?

You do get break once a while, mid-sem break, study week break, sem break.
You can go home by then.
Grow up, future is more important.

for u grownups of course u say future is more important
u already enjoyed yuors and u tell us not to
for me i cant really take future in my account
i dont know maybe im normal i guess
does UPT is really boring?
wat activities it has there?

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Added on May 10, 2009, 1:33 ambtw i dont really care about the courses
a good job and not lelong 1 is okay for me
basically im looking for pharmacist

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Added on May 10, 2009, 12:33 pmhelpppp

This post has been edited by wreckens15: May 10 2009, 12:33 PM

if u looking for pharmacist and UM can give u that, go to UM.

As I said "if chemical engineering is what u want".
I'm in my final semester in UTP. I have friends in UM/UKM/USM/UTM etc.

Don't really care the courses but want a good job?
What u mean not lelong 1? lol. Sorry I couldn't understand your word here.

Don't you think a good degree, good university may give u a higher percentage of better job in the future?
Nothing is 100% but I'm talking about higher percentage, which may yield to higher chance?

Still again, as you are looking for pharmacist and UM gives you that, go there.

It seem what on your mind, is the allowance given by Petronas monthly....instead of your future?

This post has been edited by allenultra: May 10 2009, 06:31 PM

i i be you...i will chose utp...coz get scholarship
and utp is a great university...

maybe you are not poor like me....

i just think for my future..not for enjoy or wasting time...

b.t.w...it up to you

nope. it same for both foundy n ug
>>rm500 monthly but still got other allowances la
n no worries to pay for fees for ur course n also hostel.

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Added on May 23, 2009, 11:37 amhaha. no shop within 5km of the u?? r u serious?? if im not mistaken the nearest 1 is only 1km++ from utp.
ipoh is only about 30-45minutes from utp n plus,if u got car or any other transport, sure u have the life lorh..

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Added on May 23, 2009, 11:43 amstrongly agreed with u...
so,ts have u make up ur mind? which 1 did u choose?

This post has been edited by violette: May 23 2009, 11:43 AM

ex UTP here..

and yeah, living in tronoh might sound boring, but there'll always something you can do. If you're the type who would like to venture new places, Perak has it all. Rivers, air terjun, Pangkor, Lumut, Kuala Kangsar, Bukit Merah, Cameron Highland, I never knew this until I was there. Typical activity during weekend = midnight movies. But it was fun, it wasnt solely on watching the movies, it's the time that you spent with your friends after, in Oldtwon White Coffee (hey it originates from Ipoh y'all), or in Tronoh mamak (or mapley as we call it), the best maggi goreng in the world (I can't find the same one in KL). Also the students and management held many events, and I love the International Cultural Night (in UTP we have many international students, more than 20 countries and it was fun learning other cultures). Pretty hard to sum it all in words, but it's not that bad. I survived UTP (and miss it badly right now).

hehe... outside utp, the taman maju already 'maju' la...

got tesco builing up like next 2-3 month ... trip to lumut or teluk batik or ipoh only take 30-40 minutes drive...

me currently study in utp... during final exam still go out for champions league finals.. go mamak like on 2-3 am in the morning... utp u can go in and out anytime..(student la)

got some my friends even go clubbing... that 1 not a study type la...(waste of taxpayer money.. damn!)...

no life in utp? wrong i guess... study is study... but still nid life ma... even those dota players reaalyy happy here... got our own battlenet server.. can dota like 24 hours... (utp got intranet lan connections).. even lots of lan game like cs and l4d also can play lan... (for gamers freak la)..
for sportsman? futsal can till 12 midnight only la... after that go to sport planet. 30 minutes drive.... dont have car? got service for car renting... bring a bike also enough... even last year got lots of bike convoy organize by the students, go cameron highland.... mostly friend and friend and then open la....

what entertainment actually u want? on student basis i guess, gaming, lepak place, shopping... else?

Many of my frens grad from UTP currently... still finding job(jobless)
No worries, cz for me study anywhere oso same. When u come to work, need to re - learn oso.
For me, I from UM. Of cz at UM, u can enjoy alot of Campus life + meet alot of friends from different state.
If you can meet alot ppl from different state, this ppl will help you in the future.

if you got the skillz.,... doesnt matter where you go.. lol
coz comparing these 2 unis is not like comparing oxbridge vs some backwater uni

if ur not interested in chemical eng.. at all.. u better dont go to UTP..

ur jus wasting ur life.. know what u really like.. u like pharmacy.. and u got UM.. UM is reputable..

now its jus the matter of the course u want.. tats it..

uhhh... srsly if you afraid jobless juz go the pharmacist pathway..
even in times of economic downturn like now, govt and private sectors alike will be in need of pharmacists...

life sure get one la..ive been there..who say no life.far from town doesnt mean no life..

hey if u creative enough a piece of leave can be fun.

btw enjoy during working more fun.coz many money and many women.esp if u in ong industries

i wan to get access in utp..anyone can help me??study in thr is always my dream!!who can provice me the way to enrool as a student in there??plssss

how are u doing in ur studies now TS?