We as students would always want the best for our studies to be successful in the future. And one of the common questions school leavers always ask is ‘Which college is the best?’

I’m currently a college student and having gone through it before while deciding my studies, I would like to help others in the same situation too. I’ll look into the American Degree Program between 3 colleges. I know there are many colleges that offer this course as well but I’ve chosen Taylor’s, Sunway and Inti College, Malaysia. It is because these 3 colleges are one of the top well known private colleges in Malaysia.

It is not for me to tell you which one is the best college to go to. You have to decide for yourself which college meets most of your requirement / needs because you wouldn’t want to choose a college that you’ll end up disliking
I’ve tabulated some information of the course in the different colleges below to make it easier to compare.



I hope that this information is helpful for you in your decision making. Please do share your opinions or additional information with me so that I can be aware of other stuff about it and others can get a chance to know more as well.

This post has been edited by c@y: Jul 17 2010, 02:20 AM

well....my fren say inti quite good....i think u hav to consider the school u gona transfer to us right?

INTI AUP :
4 Years locally? the degree obtained is the same as the one obtained at US?

Sounds interesting

Yes, and u'll be saving money, but at the cost of lack of experience that u can only get there.

i think its only for a certain majors, not all.

This post has been edited by -Nos-: Jun 7 2010, 10:46 PM

As for INTI, its for Business, but one of my friends got for Acturial Science too. That Im not sure.

Yup. u have to consider which college in US u going to transfer to because it must have the course that u want.

I would suggest INTI as i'm currently studying in INTI now =X
Before i came to INTI, i'd carried out some researches via internet and most of the people told me that INTI has the best reputation in AUP amongst Sunway, Taylor and INTI.

Btw, not every majors can be done locally. I can only find few in the booklet of INTI's AUP.

Program : Northwood University 4+0

Offered at INTI College Subang Jaya only.

4+0 Bachelor of Business Administration ( Dual Major )
Marketing and Management

and another one is

Offered at INTI College Subang Jaya only

4+0 Bachelor of Business Administration ( Dual Major )
International Business and management


I don't think you can finish Actuarial Science locally. I'm going to major into Actuarial Science too. I've never heard about it. lol.

Well me personally coming from Taylor's and transfered and graduated from Texas A&M I'd say, Taylor's is a fine college.

In reality, where you go doesnt really matter, because eventually all of them will lead you to America, however if you do have a specific university that you would like to attend it's highly suggested you talk to all those college's counselors to find out if you can get into the university that you chose or wish to attend.

Also, major specialization at this early stage doesnt really matter, because you're basically taking general studies courses. However, it's advisable to get a general idea of what you want and not want to do before you transfer so you can get as many credits in Malaysia before you transfer (obviously you dont want to switch from engineering to business after you transfered because you'd probably stay in America an extra semester or so to catch up, though this is usually negotiable with the schools general services division).


Also, in my opinion as much as it is a good idea to complete your education as fast as possible, keep in mind that you're also there to learn a different culture. Don't be that guy who gets stuck in his dorm room 24/7 and never sees sunlight, enjoy yourself in college. American college experience is one of the most enjoyable things I've experienced in my life. The average age of people in my graduating class in Texas A&M was like 22-24, I graduated when I was 21, I felt too young. Then again, you'd want to keep in mind that sometimes Father-mother scholarship can't last forever.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info it's very useful! I'm planning to take this course.. However I'd like to ask? What is the minimum requirement to get into Inti college?

The minimum requirements for SPM is 5 credits. And the English Language Proficiency requirements for SPM must be A1-A2 if not students must sit for an english placement test before enrolment.

hi cay,
Would like to know is it true that taylors is more on assignment based compare to exams? I just finish my foundation and I would like to pursue my degree in the accounting stream but I dont really like exams based any suggestion you can provide?

I feel like taking AUP.

What should I prepare for AUP?

Er, if your specifically asking about ADP/AUP/ADTP(Same thing) then of course it'll be assignment based. That is the American way. If you're interested in exam based, it's better for you to stay with the British system.


Be prepared to study in a different environment, meet new people and HAVE FUN!

I study in Inti Nilai , and I've to say that besides being in pretty much an isolated campus in the middle of the desert , everything's pretty good here. Inti has partnership with 285 universities in the US ,Taylor's less , but Taylors kinda sends students to "more prestigious universities"..but if i have to choose between taylor's and inti , i'd still go with Inti

and umm , Taylor's course structure is like 70% coursework and 30% final exam , while inti is 60-40

If you're planning to go overseas, you can take classes in all 3 colleges and experience them all. There is no rule saying you have to complete 2 year locally in the same college.

I guess there's nothing much to prepare for. You just need your results and go to register at the college . Plan the course you want to take first even though the first year will be those compulsory subjects.

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Added on June 20, 2010, 1:41 amIt is possible to transfer between colleges but it will be such trouble with all the paperwork to transfer and register in the colleges Actually it doesn't actually matter which college you are in as long as it suits you and after all you will be going overseas after 2 years isn't it.

This post has been edited by c@y: Jun 20 2010, 01:41 AM

I see.

For ADP, do you use SPM or STPM results to apply?

I did research on ADP but it can be confusing at times.

Transferring between local colleges for ADP, AUP etc programs is a easy process. You just need to fill in the application form and bring over your transcripts. Actually, you're not really transferring any credits over. You're just showing you've fulfilled the pre-requisites to tale higher level subjects. For example, you've done Biology I in Taylor and you want to do Biology II in Sunway. If you're just taking new subjects with no pre-requisites, there isn't really a need to "transfer" actually.

Well, yes if that one college suits you, then I suppose it doesn't matter much. I'm not suggesting anyone should transfer colleges many times, but I'm just raising the option of doing so. You might also want to experience a new college, meet new people etc.

Your image didn't load last night, so well I can see it now and you've done your homework. I'd like to point out somethings though.

First of all, you should consider HELP too. They have their own niche and also their own 4+0 program.

Regarding the intake options. It's not necessarily to do two years here. Transfer programs are not twinning programs. Twinning programs are made exclusively for their twinning partner. Therefore they follow as closely as possible the syllabus of their twinning partner. And when you go overseas, you'll just continue exactly where you left off.

Transfer programs to the US however are not made that way. They offer subjects based on a "generally accepted syllabus". You accumulate credits are you take and pass these subjects. Then you apply independently to any university of your choice. Once you get in, you send over your transcript (and sometimes syllabus) for evaluation. The university overseas will decide which subjects are equivalent to which subjects they offer and award you credits. There is no guarantee that you can transfer all your subjects because some subjects may not meet their standards or have no equivalent.

Having said that, it means you can transfer over anytime you like. Be it after 1 semester, or 2 or 4. There is no minimum. However, most universities overseas, which you are going to transfer TO, have a maximum number of credits that they will accept. Usually it's around 60 (which is roughly equivalent to two years of studies). Also do note that a university here may award you 3 credits for say Calculus I but the university in US may decide it's equal to 4 credits. So even if you have say 60 credits on your Taylor transcript and you transfer it all over, you may be awarded like 66 credits by the university in US. Then you will have to choose a subject or two to leave out. It could also work the other way round, that is they U in US awards you less.

Unless it's a 4+0 program, you shouldn't worry too much about the majors "offered" by these local colleges. Most of them offer more than enough general courses which can be used to fulfill your general requirements. The general requirements are almost the same for any major. You really start majoring only after 50 credits or so. You should first check the real major you wanna do and the exact requirements by the college in US. Then take the corrects subjects here, regardless whether they advertise they offer that major or not. It's not INTI that's awarding you the degree, it's the college in US.

Summer courses are subject to the same 60 or so credit limit. Once you've transferred the maximum amount of credits, you can't transfer anymore regardless what kind of course you do. This however is kinda nice when you want to transfer say after 1 year. Then you've nothing to do during summer and you come back to do some more general low level subjects which you've little interest in instead of wasting money doing it overseas.

Do note that the term "partner universities" are used very loosely by these private colleges. Always ask them specifically what kind of partnership they have. Alot are really useless affiliations. However they do sent their representatives over there to work out credits transfer and syllabus stuff to make it easier for you to transfer. Ask them SPECIFICALLY which universities they have such a kind of partnership with. The only college which has a complete partnership with a college in US is Sunway as far as I know. Sunway UC uses Western Michigan University's syllabus for their ADP. You can transfer all your credits over as long as you pass them (subject to the limit too ofc). I am not sure, but I believe those 4+0 offered my INTI and HELP also guarantee full credit transfer to that particular university awarding the 4+0 degree. Also Sunway doesn't guatantee you acceptance into WMU. You still need to maintain an acceptable grade. It only guarantees you that your credits can be all transfered.

The tuition fess overseas does not depend at all on the college your started off with. It's really up to you to choose. Also 18000 USD for two years sounds really low to me. Sometimes they factor in scholarship and grants into the fee projection. Always do your own calculations based on the fees posted on the website of the university you're transferring TO and not FROM.

You can do your own accelerated pace at any of these colleges. It's just a matter of taking more subjects per semester. 1 year means actually taking 15 credits per semester. So you normally do two semesters in US a years. However, you can of course do more then 15 as long as you can afford it, you can fit it into your time table and you can managed academically. Most people do 2 long and 1 short semester here because we do no observe the spring and summer breaks they have in US. Our timetable is slightly off from the traditional US university timetable so that it fits out holidays and also fits the transfer windows more appropriately.

You can transfer to Australia from any of those universities. Of course it's not going to be as easy as it sound. Just because INTI doesn't advertise it, doesn't mean it can't be done. I know people who have done it. Also don't ever get your hopes to high on programs that talk about leadership la, employment la and whatever. There are such opportunities available anywhere but no one will hold your hand and guide you through it. You've got to be resourceful and proactive to actually make use of those opportunities.

Actually if you study in ADP in any institute, there is actually no fixed course structure that states it must be 2+2. Some students transfer for their second year spring intake , some transfer during the fall intake.

The only thing i dislike about this whole system is that the grading system can be rather biased at times.

SPM results is enough to apply but if you have your STPM results, no harm bringing it along to apply.

Ahhh.

Reading the requirements on their site sure made my head lol.

yup they put it differently and they have many requirements for the different levels like SPM, STPM, O-levels and others. It can get a bit confusing sometimes. But as long as you have enough credits from the SPM you can get in so there should be no problem.

Good to know.

Thanks for clarifying.

Just to add on , if you're applying using STPM results , you can request for some subject exemption. =)

Sadly, I didn't take STPM, I took Matriculation and that would be tough.

I guess.

BROTHER YOUR INFORMATION IS VERY USEFUL......I WANT TO KNOW THAT "WILL I NEED A BANK STATEMENT WHEN I'LL APPLY FOR UNIVERSITIES IN AMERICA AFTER COMPLETING TWO YEARS LOCALLY'' IF SO THAN KINDLY TELL ME THAT HOW MUCH BANK STATEMENT WILL BE NEEDED????? I SHALL BE VERY THANKFUL TO YOU...........................MOHSIN KAMRAN FROM PAKISTAN

Hey mohsin.kamran,

I'm currently in my last semester in Inti International University and will be transferring to the University of Pittsburgh in January, so you can trust me on this info. I've applied to 7 universites, I've searched through more than a hundred, and all of them DO REQUIRE YOU TO PROVIDE A PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. I can not tell you how much is needed on that bank statement, it all depends on what university you will be applying to. But what I did is that I provided all 7 universities with a general bank statement in that I provide them assurance that I will be able to pay USD40,000 per academic year. That will be enough. I hope this helps.

hey guys i need help...... i wanted study psychology for ADP but i don't know which collage to go mind helping me out

bump for a good thread. reading through it....

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Added on February 22, 2011, 4:16 pmSPM. 5 credits + English must be A

This post has been edited by thenemesis: Feb 22 2011, 04:16 PM

U mena the lecturers could simply grade u through assignments?

To get into an US Uni including making visa and etc.. There is onli 2 requirements.

1. Good resuls

2. Affordable

Its quite reasonable actually. U wouldn't be going to US if u cant afford it or you can't keep up with it right? Hope tat helps.

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Added on February 22, 2011, 4:27 pmI would suggest Inti/Taylors. These 2 are the most popular choices. Depends on wat u want. I myself is in dilemma.

HELP are famous for psychology too

This post has been edited by thenemesis: Feb 22 2011, 04:27 PM

Inti Nilai AUP is RM37k+

not simply , but when they're mean , they can just give some bad comments along with bad marks. lol. thats because ADP is all internal and coursework is well, marked and graded by the lecturers themselves.

yo...anyone has the latest details on INTI ADP? such as the fees?
coz las few week i gt the detaiils from 2 places, both stated the fees r quite different.

anybody cn help me out ?
thx

why don't you just call them?

INTI AUP program in both Nilai and Subang Jaya sciences are 37k and humanities 36k... and well i heard they actually have all the universities from so called prestigious ones to average ones including the ivy league and ivy league standard universities in the US....

yea. in taylors 70% assignments etc 30% final exam

nilai is more expensive than subang.

btw. u better call them to get the fee structure. if u insist u can pm me. i got.

onli cornell from wat i know

This post has been edited by thenemesis: Feb 24 2011, 09:52 PM

http://www.webometrics.info/rank_by_country.asp?country=my

is it true tat taylors is the better choice?

I've said this before when somebody quoted webometrics.
You're seriously looking at a ranking which is mainly on web presence ^^"

Arghhh.. trying my best to get the best choice. so i put in ranking as a factor as while.. advice please..

the most similar thing you can find to a ranking is the MQA ratings.
Other than that the only thing you can do is look at perception,how relevant it is to you and how convenient it is, look at their list of partners or places students have transfered to in the past, they usually have on website, visit personally to each of them if you are able to.
Other than that only the 5 research IPTAs which appeared in QS world rankings and IIUM that's in QS's Asia ranking and MMU apeared once in 2009's asia ranking.

is it business in ADP gt 4+0 at INTI subang? need some confirmation

Yes. Northwood program. Look it up.

I'm currently already enrolled in an American Transfer Programme and am worried about not being able to transfer all my credits to the U.S. because there have been cases where credits from my uni were rejected. Would transferring to somewhere like INTI increase my chances of acceptance?

Hey! I want to study psychology in ADP but i can't decide which uni though. INTI or HELP??
Please share your opinion

Same here!! Have you decided which uni are you going?

Hi everyone, I just want to know that some people said Taylor's can't gurantee a complete credit transfer to US universities, is it true?

If compare Taylor's and Sunway, what's the major difference of both? I really have difficulty in choosing TT

It really depends on the university you are applying for. So if you're really set on going to X University, do research on what subjects they accept as transfer and choose your classes at ADP accordingly.

Most people do not apply to unis until 2 or 3 semesters have passed, so they take general subjects as there's a higher chance that more unis will accept credit transfers for them.

Does it mean that I need to do research and get the required subjects from all the universities I want?
And which programme do most students do? The 1+3 or 2+2?

nonono. he means find out from the uni which u can transfer and which you can't
Usually those who can afford goes for 3+1 whereas others would opt for 2+2

got such thing as gurantee?it depends on your marks

I'm hoping to enrol in adp but i have no plans to go overseas cause of money issues.. My plan was to either go to taylors/sunway for two years then transfer to either inti or help for the remaining two years... The reason why im gonna do adp is hecause idk what i want to major in so i cant do a diploma course..any advice regarding which college i shld do my two years in? Or any other courses that is better than adp for someone that is clueless about what to do 7-7

Normally, if a student is unsure of what to study, the best option is to go for AUSMAT or Foundation or A-Levels. ADP is not transferable to other unis in Malaysia.

Hey, can somebody point out the pros and cons of each ADP program in all the institutions (Sunway,Taylor's,Inti,Segi,MCKL,Nilai and others please?)

right

Hey brother or sister, ADP is such a hot thing these last few years. I've got so many friends taking AUP in INTI Subang which seems quite cool. But MCKL is closer to home for me lah (KL boy). So far, my experience with ADP or ADTP (so many ways to call it...confusing, no?) in MCKL is OK ah.


For one thing, it is affordable lah, in fact I find it cheap since I managed to get 50% scholarship. But I must maintain my GPA loh (2.7). Oh the food is quite cheap weh

My lecturers are cool but they give quite a lot of homework LOL

I mean everyone has a different opinion lah but here right, the head of ADP told me that I am free to do almost any of the subjects cause like...I still haven't decide my major yet. But I know I don't want to do arts. So, just chilling for the first year with all the maths stuff and some physics.


My seniors are nice to me LOL everyone is quite kind ah. You can be comfortable here and get good grades.