oh.. then he's just playing the fool. Didnt introduce properly. I thought...

Then which uni he from? UM or USM? UKM?

=.= i feel insulted. Honestly, I feel like that. Too lazy to explain, anyone willing?

I'll reveal it in the blog I'm going to start if he decides to sponsor LOL

Ya so u got first class honour, scond class upper and stuff like that. But you dont need such high pointers to enter masters course. I have coursemates who get less than 3 pointer and they are doing their masters. After they grad they can go for phd if they are willing. So the point is you dont need high pointers to further your studies.

Doing a phd doesnt mean u have to enter prestigious uni. Even local university phd degree is consider a phd degree. So its not as difficult to enter a postgrad course like u guys said.

They are doing they masters/phd in USM. Not everyone got below 3 pointer but some do. Its a new department and they take in like around 10 students and all of them depending on masters or phd got the same amount of allowance. Not sure how much but is good enough and should be comparable to those students who get first class or second uppers in other univesities inb malaysia. SO yeah u dont really need high pointers to get good amount of allowance and enter postgrad course

Allowances are basically set throughout malaysia. EVen u get 4.0 flat pointers i doubt you will get extra allowance for that reason. And finding a supervisor to accept u is not difficult because there are so many universities around. Only difficult thing is maybe you wanna get a popular professor which many ppl are interested in.

Sorry highwind85, GRA-ships is what ya? I feel like noob...lol

hi guys, i m new 2 dis topic. Would like to ask opinions fr u guys, i m a degree holder who got 1st class degree, n recently i got offer letter 2 pursue my phd study in molecular biology field in local uni. Shld i go for it as i noe is time consuming 2 do a phd study ??

i m a fresh graduate fr bio course. i hv no working experience at all. Actually i plan 2 work 1st but is reli hard 2 get bio related job in tis market. I get fade up  and tired with job hunting.I hv no interest in doing research , i dont hv much exposure towards  research field, n i dunno my research interest area. but i heard that being a phd has bright future especially for bio student. Can say tat i m an academic based ppl, i got cgpa 3.9/4 for my degree study, n my friends advise me not 2 waste d chance of straight away jump fr degree  into phd .

Hi cvk, well my case is similar with urs, yeah i jump from degree to phd..
Well the question to do or not to do, we can only advise u, but u d one that have d answer deep inside of u. There are many reasons to do or not to do phd, well i dont know ur reason, but i can help by listing mine.

1. I do not really into "working" culture, in at 9am and go back at 5pm (im d lazy type, usually i wake up very late ) Plus i did my internship last time, and not really keen about work stuff...well its hard to say why, but let say..im not really into it.

2. Interest is d important factor, if u really interested in the topic u will be doing, then u will have joy and so much fun doing what u want. if u go to working life, doing waht company wants but not what u want, u might feel stressed out or de-motivated.

3. Money!!! For everyone money is important, no matter how hard we deny it. Well of coz if u choose working, with ur good result, i can say u will earn around 3-4k range of payment. Well with phd, u might earn an allowance around 2.5k (for Biasiswa agong), 2.3k (NSF/Mosti scholar) and around 2k for university pay. well it depends on ur situation, do u need 3-4k to live? to pay for ur car and house? For me, i receive around 2k for my phd..but it is sufficient for me.. yes my frens all driving bigger and better car than me, they might have bigger house and im still stay with my parents. Well..it is sufficient for me at the moment, im lucky to have house to stay and enuff money for my car and food. so yeah, since i dont need alot of money, i opt to pursue for phd first =) plus, phd holder can earn around 5-6k after they graduate. So yeah, i wouldn't mind living a simple and minimal life for now. because i can see brighter future ahead.
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btw thanks to highwind and sergeant pepper for backing the phd life, its hard to "talk" or negotiate with ppl that pulling PhD down by saying it is easy and stuff like that, and it is not pleasant to hear it from someone that not doing the research itself. (its like footballer listen to all the crap from the spectators and fan..haha there is a reason why the footballer is who he is and in the field playing and why the spectators/fan still remain at other side of the field )

Isn't the lecturer that takes you in might help you apply for scholarships?
Or in AUS this doesn't happen?

Cause from what I heard, in Japan, the lecturers will usually help their Masters or PhD students in getting scholarships.
And the chances will be higher, too.

Not sure how it's like in ANU, but for Monash here, the decision pretty much lies with the Head of School.

i might not even see the result of the process after i die...

The status of acedemic in malaysia is still on the bottom.. Research companies dont invest in malaysia. Even doing research in academic labs need 2 or 3 weeks for a simple reagent to arrive.

ya, phd reli need lots commitment n i jus afraid tat i dont hv d capabilities n confident  2 do so. I got offer research based phd in UKM. My specialisation will b in molecular biology field.

My final year project is bout beta thalassaemia. I m using d molecular biology tool 2 study dis disease. Actually i dont hv preferences toward courses tat i studied during my degree time. I just study, study , n study oni becausei noe for bio student,  gud academic result is needed 2 hv bright future.

KL campus. i forgot d name of d lecturer edi.

most probably m'sia have lots of ceramic material, so its cheaper than we use diamond.

Plus, who the hell use diamond cutter to cut a piece of metal. totally not worth it!!!

Huhu all the PhD holder here >.<
I just finish my E&E degree and plan to apply Masters in Aus.
Still a noob T_T

i c.. thats like conclusion right?

so u dont actually write

Problem statement: "The characteri....."

Well, problem statement is part of proposal or thesis written. Example in my study

"The characterisation of plant chitinase gene activity and function by heterelogous expression and transformation would facilitate the understanding of chitinases roles in plant defense mechanism and development"

so the sentence above basically tell whoever read my proposal, what is the motivation of the study, hence the excuse to waste research grant.

I didnt even hear of problem statement before. Do you write in in journals? Theses? I never write any thing like dat b4.

Problem statement: My research is to..

No such thing i have come across