Solely limiting ourselves to Malaysia, is there anything better?

Alternative, (but doesn't mean better/worse).

1. Monash
2. CAT&ACCA tuition

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 4 2010, 10:11 PM

Haha...

Need to be careful with my statements nowadays.

I guess my finger clicks "post" faster than my thoughts arriving and processed, lol.

I think if you buy a 2nd hand kancil, and then sell it off again once you've graduated,

You can then benefit from (i) cheaper/same rental but larger space (ii) much more comfort (iii) ease in mobility

At the end of your study period, when you sell off the kancil, the benefits that you've obtained over 3 years will still strongly outweigh the devaluation.

Single rooms are just basic rooms, I don't know how to define good or not, lol. It's just like a basic no frills motel room.

But make sure you buy a stand fan or a portable air cooler. Sometimes it gets pretty warm in there.

Specific entry requirements would be clear cut in the cases of entering with common qualifications, e.g. SPM A-levels and other similar qualifications. Uncommon ones would be as what you've mentioned, e.g. foundation from other college.

Now the financial difficulty part could be debatable, not sure about that.

Now, about 5 or 6 years back I heard Monash did the same thing too, slack on the entry requirements, thus admitting more students.

But you should view it as follows: Even if you get in, coping within would be another thing. Even if you cope, and just meet borderline passes, no one really cares. It's your own career at stake anyway, when you show your transcript to future employers.

It's only when they fluctuate the internal quality process that's when I start to get worried about the reputation.

How do you define quality of education?

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 9 2010, 11:51 AM

Now in PwC? That's what your tag says..

I thought you're engineering grad?

You thought wrong.

Year 2 makes up 30%, and Year 3 makes up 70%.
Collectively, both make up the classification of the final degree you're awarded.
Year 1 doesn't count into your final degree classification at all. It's only useful as a track record if shown to employers.

And Year 1 in Nottingham can be taken as a grounding stage, assimilating you from high school into tertiary education, while picking up the basic skills needed for Year 2 and 3. You can even say it's an introductory course to prepare you for your year 2 and 3.

As for the lecture being conducted, some students will have no problem, and some will have lots of problems with the teaching style. Some lecturers might not even know how to lecture. BUT, this ain't high school. The bulk of your learning doesn't come from lectures, in fact, it's the LEAST of the entire learning process. You're SUPPOSED to conduct A LOT of self research and lots of reading, discussions with mates, and direct consultation with the lecturers to suck their knowledge from their brains.

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 9 2010, 01:46 PM

Ooh, what does a Comp Sc grad do in PwC? IT department?

I even heard one student got M'sian scholarship to Oxbridge. Then upon reaching, the funds weren't sent there. You know what colour la.

Oxbridge see great merit, opportunity, and probably some pity, thus provide full scholarship. Won the heart and soul over.

Malaysia loses one great talent. And wasted 10+ years of public money for the kid's schooling. Let UK pay a few cents to win her over.

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 9 2010, 03:12 PM

Not sure what program.

That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Once I even heard, a researcher was accepted into a PhD programme at an Ivey league, something science related.

Similar case, just different department.

In the end, the fella got a full scholarship from elsewhere too. Didn't want to ever come back Malaysia already.

But, after some intervention, got another scholarship from Malaysia too. Now because of this, he says still can come back Malaysia.

See how Malaysia loses / almost loses some great talent?

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 9 2010, 03:09 PM

Well let's not start a RWI .. haha, just leave it to them. We've got more great stuff to achieve ahead of us.

What does FTL, and PEN stand for? SEA I know lah.

But I still can't figure out what the PEN stands for. lol


Well I guess it's to do with the site's main layout.

What course are you in by the way? Are you in TWSC?

Please also compare other rankings such as FT, Economist, THESQS, US News, T.C.U.G., BusinessWeek, Guardian, and other well known ones.

Can't just rely on one ranking now can we

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 15 2010, 03:56 PM

Well, we can also use the UK benchmarks, for example,

If it's ranked 20th in the country, how can it be possibly ranked so high up in the ARWU?

Some things are best left to common sense.. Unless you wanna go research all the methodologies used and come up with your own calculation model.

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 15 2010, 03:59 PM

PM ArianneG

She is taking a double major programme in Applied Psychology and Management Studies.

So far no one in this thread is in the pure science based psychology programme, which is quite different from the one above.

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 17 2010, 05:22 PM

Yeap, I think there's only a few.

Define better. In terms of what?


See below reply to zstan.

By the way, "in case" you choose to study overseas, which partner university would it be? And what are the requirements and cost?

I believe there're two opportunities:
1) Student Exchange for 1 semester (half academic year) / 2 semester (1 academic year). : Same Malaysian fees
2) Transfer to UK campus. : UK fees

What you're entitled to will depend on the programme and also your results. For more details, have to check with the respective school (some programmes don't currently accommodate student exchange, but as far as I know, Plant Biotech does)

If your results are good, you have the opportunity to do the student exchange/transfer as what I've mentioned above.

But aren't you comparing UCSI to Notts? Why suddenly bring in Monash?


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So basically you made your decision solely based on the opportunity to study overseas?

I believe you have not checked with Notts regarding the transfer and exchange programme.
If available, it would be the exact same thing! And you still complete your degree in 3 years!

I think you should really do your in depth research first before jumping to conclusions.

This post has been edited by entryman: Jan 8 2011, 08:30 PM

For the 1st part, why?

For the 2nd part, Notts Biosciences department has 3 programmes: Nutrition, Plant Biotech, and Biotech.

For the 3rd part, why?

This post has been edited by entryman: Aug 22 2010, 01:09 AM

Oooh.. well I'm not sure about Notts science programmes too. And I don't think anyone in here is doing the biotech programme?

Anyway, as for the staff, I'm sure they're comparable too? People