lol .. 1st !!! .. i just finish reading v2 and tot of creating v3 ...
lets setup a faq section, come help TS !!

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Added on August 25, 2010, 2:04 amHey TS, edit this into post#1 .. once u have then i will delete from here ..

FAQ Section
Q1.A1.

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Q2A2

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Q3. Bedding packs:
A3. Recommended to buy outside so u can choose ur preferred color,etc,etc. Decide urself.
Info on UK Beddings:


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Q4. Question on UK mobile phones or telcos?

Check them out at daigorgor's blog:
http://uksurvival.wordpress.com/2010/07/23...hone-in-the-uk/

once again thanks for the info, hope u dont mind me posting ur blog address. haha

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Tips Section
Tips 1:


Tips 2:
Thanks to daigorgor for his UK Survival Blog!!
http://uksurvival.wordpress.com/

Tips 3:
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Having a tough time looking for 'home' food? Refer below!
Malaysian Food?
Indian Food?


This post has been edited by alvinz: Aug 31 2010, 12:53 AM

Hope u will stay active here, so maybe when we r all over at UK .. we can organize a LYN m'sian gathering!! ..

i am going to Surrey, nice meeting u



This post has been edited by alvinz: Aug 30 2010, 06:01 PM

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This post has been edited by alvinz: Aug 30 2010, 06:02 PM

going to bed already, will check back here 'tomorrow' ..

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This post has been edited by alvinz: Aug 30 2010, 06:03 PM

nope, it is compulsory that the fund must be in the account for a consecutive 28days. else u will only face rejection.

@jeanyl, about the extra student allowance on the GRAD card, seriously only applicable to certain ticket class? .. oh man, my MAS ticket was bought during a promotion 'MHlow' offer .. hope its included! ..

There is no definate answer in this world, if u have read, visa application itself takes around 6 to 9 days and varies according to the application-load. ppl take the initiative to update the website once there r any changes, and u still have no confidence?
I guess u need to read more urself, rmb there are no spoonfeeding in the UK unlike our country here.

after attending the UK pre-departure breifing by the BC M'sia, i feel that alot students and parents totally rely on others for information rather than digging out and searching themselves, its bloody irritating, for your (i mean them) own sake! its higher education u r going after please do more research and only ask if u r totally uncertain.

hard to determine in this case, but for me i would 'play safe'. Submit the mentioned letter by ur aunt.

The brittish guy from the BHC says that getting a visa to UK is as easy as A B C as long as u got all the required documents. Even if u were deported from the UK many years ago, if u have the evidence and documents supporting u, u will also be granted a visa.
forgot to addon, plz be as honest as possible, it was mentioned that the BHC have the rights and can easily trace out any faults or any sorts of false statement and u will get rejected immediately. A simple case would be those who got their 1st application rejected, when they submit their 2nd application, they either left the part "Have you been rejected a visa before?" unanswered or choose No, their application will once again get rejected.

This post has been edited by alvinz: Aug 29 2010, 02:22 PM

u can try mabecs, their reviews seems to be good. some forumers have gone through their application successfully with Mabecs
http://www.mabecs.com/

How about meeting up and showing proof to each other of who is paying for my own bills then, smart grandpa!
No confidence then y ask here? as far as typical asian mentality goes, they have no confidence in others' words/actions other than they themselves.
Polite u say? i may and may not be the smartest fella on earth but who r u on earth to judge others and calling other names that u assumed urself? I was merely speaking as an neutral and u assume that i am 'attacking' u. Sorry about that, i meant not to offend, but then y with all the defensive statements? Please be polite to urself and not to make assumption too much. How i wish i could continue staying and being a kid but oh well, everyone grows and hopefully wont be like u making assumptions in others. How sad.

Well, i wish u all the best and hope someone else would reply to ur personal data collection. Good Day

Yeap its very chaotic and crowed with both parents and future students to be. I would suggest make an appointment and get there early before the appointed time. The guard or personnel there will gladly give u a queue number 10 to 15mins before ur appointed time. Just make very sure that u have all the required documents so that everything can go smoothly and quickly.

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Added on August 30, 2010, 6:14 pmbtw, i have just organized post #2 for the FAQ and Tips section. If anyone have information or anythings related to add, do post here or pm me/TS. Lets pump the 1st page with useful information

for those who contributed, THANKS alot!!!

This post has been edited by alvinz: Aug 30 2010, 06:14 PM

Do take note that Airasia lands on Stansted airport, if i am not wrong most meet and greet programs are only on either Heathrow or Gatwick or both. But if u r travelling to the university urself, depending on where it might be a good thing since public transportation at Stansted are good.
Trying applying for ISIC, International Student Identity Card, some flight carriers provide extra baggage allowance to students with ISIC.
website @ http://www.isic.org/home.aspx

another cheap alternative is Thai Airways, around RM1.6k with transit at Bangkok for 3 to 12hrs. Not sure about current rates.
If baggage is a problem, u can try emirates. more info on it by Balaclava at post #28 and #31.

yeap, show the officer at the check-in counter. but not all flight carriers provide extra baggage allowance

starting from last week, there will be alot applicants esp undergrads ... so better be there early or prepare to wait

cant blame vfs, the time i submit my application took only around 15mins ... but for my friend, he went with appointment few weeks ago and he waited for over 1hr ... the reason he said parents with their child at the counter were talking non-stop with the officer (i wasnt present so i suspect they r asking a bunch of questions), now i understand why vfs officers looks like 'dead fishes' ... btw the guards look 'pro' .. haha

Paging for Balaclava!! .. or whoever is using emirates! .. i wanna know too ..

well said, i suggest u sticky this to the 1st page! ...

totally different for my application, i submitted my FD certificate and others in original + photocopies .... they took my photocopies and gave me back all the originals one, even the bank letter ... but mistakes do happen, thats y u r required to fill up the given document checklist before submitting ur application ..

Fully agreed , its better to be safe then sorry ...


@c-note, ICL is located in London itself. Cost of living there is much much higher compared to other county. if i am not wrong the GBP10k from the uni website includes everything of ur maintenance (eg, play,accommodation,eat,study,etc)

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Added on September 1, 2010, 3:05 amif my memory serves me right, minimum wage for an adult is 5.4pounds ... lazy to check now, but u can try ask mr. google ...

This post has been edited by alvinz: Sep 1 2010, 03:05 AM

nope, u have to go there to check it urself .. get all ur fingers and toes crossed .. haha but if u r confident in ur documents, there shouldnt be any problem .. collection time is 10am till 3pm ...

congratz ... maybe TS can update post#1 regarding the true copy thingie ..

btw, those already at UK, must organize a big lyn meetup! .. lol

i dont think its out of topic, as wat u all r discussing are also info for those who going to study in UK plus those who r already there ... as for me, u all had geared me up for alot of occasion, better to be prepared than last min ..

wats the basic internet speed over there? surely way faster then here .. lol
curious to know about the price also ...

Way alot of difference, gotta see in which aspect u r viewing from. The most notable differences r the currency they use.
anyway, its hard to say, different ppl have different preferences on either country.

nope, i dont think u can compare by using kl and kuching. as both the mentioned city are big and competitive in their strenght ... how can it be comparing kl and kuching?! though i havent been to kuching i dare say kuching doesnt have a building which are over 40floors ..
In my findings last year, i have concluded that both cost of living in a australia and england is almost the same. of course it defers if compared a countryside to a city.
IMO and some findings, i find that is almost the same in melbourne and london, of course i do not have solid facts to support. but i got my findings from my uncle who is working in london & a friend in UCL, while ALOT of my same age friends are in australia esp melbourne (out of 10:4 ratio of ppl i know). I dunno y but my hometown here, folks are very fond of australia and everyone of them are taking those super long courses so they can get a PR there.
Both london and melbourne are big cities, so cost of living wouldnt differ much ... some might say melbourne higher as maybe due to tourism, and there will be some who will say london as it is a big business city .. i would say there is no determined answer unless one have gone and lived in both wonderful cities b4
that is one of the reason y i chose England over Australia ... feel like being different from my friends and go further away from them, esp when they come back and keep speaking their australian slang to me ...

edit: sry for typos .. lol

This post has been edited by alvinz: Sep 14 2010, 09:31 PM

as for exchange rate, its very subjective ... pounds might be higher than australian dollars but actual cost of living might balance it out ... maybe eating a sandwich in london might cost 2gbp while in melbourne it cost aus$5 ...

btw, my cousin told me that if low on cash and wans to eat out .. head to ur nearest pub, u might be able to find fish&chips + beer for only 2/3gbp ... thats in nottingham though, not sure about other places ...

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Added on September 14, 2010, 10:58 pmso u mean u r a scholarship student , and applied to the normal general student form? ... most probably, yes u r doomed according to the conditions .. do u know wats the difference in both forms? if not much, u might have a chance ... u said u applied today? as in submitted online application or went to VFS to submit ur documents?

This post has been edited by alvinz: Sep 14 2010, 10:58 PM