1. it could be anything. we dont have anything in particular, just something outstanding. if u're good in drawing figures, draw it really well. if u like flowers, make sure u can draw it just by recalling.

2. like i said earlier, we prefer if u focus in something and be really good at it. no point if u try to balance out buildings, figures, vehicles stuffs, but really mediocre in all of them. it doesnt matter if u could only draw figures, but just make sure u're REALLY good at it.

we're looking for talents. the school will help u to fix ur weakness later on.

3. physics was never a requirement. that's why art/business streamers could apply architecture.

4. it wont help to get in, but will certainly when u're there.

That is university specific requirement. Remember, apart from all general requiremenys that have been discussed here, there are university specific requirements that u need to check. These can change every year. For example um requires physics credit, but utm dont. However, utm requires u not to be colour blind, but um dont.

2. not just architecture. the whole university is offering courses ONLY for bumiputera.

3. body of accreditation? not that i recall.

most likely. but there are chinese who're bumiputera, like those from sabah sarawak.

perhaps they're in a programme/system that i'm not aware of .

1) I dont know the exact number, but in general about 80%. If u dont put architecture as 1st choice (regardless of uni), ur likeliness to be offered one is considerably lower.

2) not published publicly, but average is about 3.3 to 3.5.

For the portfolio, all of the above, and more. In general, anything that sets u apart from everybody else.

do something different, ive seen a lot of juniors coming in with crappy drawings they do during their schooldays..

if all else fail try polytechnics route

do new ones then.

no. fraud is when u pay somebody to draw for u, or take others' works and pass it off as yours.

as long as YOU did it, it's YOURS and you can show it in the portfolio. it doesnt matter if you cant find previous works, because recent works count too. like my own pre-architecture portfolio, most of it was filled with crap. until i joined rakan muda (RIP) after SPM where i was tutored by a UiTM (back then ITM) lecturer only my skills developed. so if u were to gauge my progress, it was only noticeable AFTER SPM.

but progress is progress, and that counts too.

u see, the interviews also include a drawing test, where if u faked the portfolio, it's very easy for us to detect. we've been doing this far longer than u (the students) have .

All materials should be printed in A4 or A3. No softcopies bcoz it just takes too long.

care to share those computerised sketches?

here's an advice:

we've seen a lot of sketchup stuffs. the problem is, it's very hard to verify the authenticity of the sketchup models you've done, particularly since google promotes free sharing on the models.

so showing sketchup models might not carry much weight in the portfolio at the moment.

Original works like sketches, illustratons and stuffs. There will be a live drawing test, so we could see if the drawing u showed looks like the drawing u just drew.

But sketchup models? We cant verify them.

if u took the picture, u should be able to justify about the subject, the tool used and whatever effect implemented. so we will scrutinise everything. but like i said, there are things that are harder to verify its authenticity. that's why photography alone is not enough, the subject itself has to be something that relates to u. if u show a picture of the grand canyon, how to justify? and if u are in the picture, it means u're not the one taking the picture .

sure, u can do that. but professionals put one photo per A3.

UKM has completed their accreditation process and have received the initial accreditation for part 1. The official statement that theyve acquired the part 1 was only made last month. So given the "speed" of LAM website updates, it'll be awhile before u see any changes

the status of research university (or not) have little impact on professional courses like architecture. just so u know, if that governs ur decision .

but do note that beginning 2013, LAM will require a 6 months working experience after part 1. meaning there is very little chance that you or anyone in the world could do a continous part 1->part 2 studies without stopping. unless if u dont plan to get a part2, of course .