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 Can i apply for college without SPM cert ?, Please advise

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Hikari0307
post Nov 19 2010, 03:47 PM

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QUOTE(Yuri_Kun @ Nov 19 2010, 03:18 PM)
I am in Form 5 this year , and i was down with a sickness which prevents me from sitting for SPM . I am currently under treatment and the doctors advised me not to take SPM . How unfortunate . Can i know whether college will accept students without any SPM cert ?
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QUOTE(Yuri_Kun @ Nov 19 2010, 03:35 PM)
my sickness is not an ordinary disease....
i might need 2 years to be fully recovered.....
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No,
generally speaking, MQA requirement will prevent colleges/Universities (unless those that offers special certificates or stuff like open university that takes in people who have worked a few year) from accepting anybody without an SPM or it's equivalent (O-Levels etc.) from enrolling into pre-u/foundation/diploma etc. level courses.

You can apply to MOE to have special arrangements when you sit for SPM depending on your sickness (like extra time etc.) but you can not continue your studies without meeting the minimum requirements to enroll into colleges that requires SPM or it's equivalent.

I don't know what kind of sickness you have and I can't really judge without knowing what it is but you have to note that there are a lot of people with chronic disease who take SPM and got good results and go to College/Uni while recovering/while undergoing treatment so it's up to determination.

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post Nov 19 2010, 04:32 PM

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QUOTE(Yuri_Kun @ Nov 19 2010, 03:59 PM)
I am diagnosed with leukaemia ..... The treatment is quite a long process and complicating.
I am not encouraged to stress myself ...


Added on November 19, 2010, 4:01 pm
That is why i am seeking for advices ...
Thanks for your opinion too ..
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I have a cousin who had a brain tumor. The removal surgery did bad effects to her body, she even lost her memory for a while etc. after the surgery not gonna evaluate much, but she took SPM and got a couple of As and all credits. Since she's determined to study and even now still undergoing chemotherapy and all.

It's up to your determination ^^ Right you should not stress yourself and probably skipping SPM is the right choice for now. Just do whatever is in your capabilities. Study little by little, all you need are credits to enter college.

Just like age is not a factor to enter college, it is not a factor when taking SPM as well. Just take SPM next year or the year after that get good results then enter college then ^^ Be careful of the changes in SPM in the years to come ^^ good luck.

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post Nov 19 2010, 11:17 PM

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QUOTE(falcon16 @ Nov 19 2010, 10:43 PM)
but for now... very rare colleges take in students without SPM... almost none i would say... you could try with trial results though
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Entering colleges using trial results means that you are entering on a conditional basis before your real results are out. They will still want your real SPM results when it's available and if those doesn't meet requirements they can kick you out.
Most colleges won't take in students without SPM because the MQA dictates that the student they accept must have SPM or those that MQA deem equivalent like O-Levels,American High School Diploma etc.

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post Nov 21 2010, 04:27 AM

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QUOTE(ratloverice @ Nov 21 2010, 03:35 AM)
If you insist on skipping SPM, it is better for you to ask for a report from the hospital. Send it to the government. It should not be a problem for you to be exempted from SPM.
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Universities/colleges that require SPM or equivalent will not accept somebody without it no matter what. MOE may give special treatment to those with serious illness when taking SPM like special arrangements,extra time etc. but whatever it is if you want to go somewhere that requires SPM you must get through the exam or something deemed by MQA as equivalent. TS can take SPM as a private candidate as many times as possible in later years to meet the minimum requirements so there's no problem with skipping SPM this year just that he has to be careful with the changes that will come in the near future like change of BM and BI Komsas and Literature components, change of science and math back to BM from BI, Sejarah becoming a compulsory pass in 2013 like BM and whatever else that comes up.

 

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