All right, thank you, sir!
I think I'll most likely go for utm's diploma course then if I get accepted. It's top on my priority schools for now

Hi Sir,

I've have finished my Part I in UTAR and have been worked locally for 1 year.

I'm planning study my part 2 in RMIT or UTAS, I also wish to work there for few years after graduated before come back to Malaysia.

As what i heard from friends RMIT in Aus is like AA in UK which concentrate more on design and theoretical based,
It has more academic & employer reputation so that i can get a job easier in Aus after graduate but the cost is relatively higher than UTAS.

UTAS is another choice becuz recommended by senior collegues and the tuition fees and living cost in tasmania is lower, the main consideration is can i secure a job there after my study as the school is not ranked.

Can you advise me which university to go for part 2 between RMIT and UTAS? and What are the differences btw these school in terms of the way of teaching. The tution fees for these school is 32k vs 26k per year should i go to a better reputation school?


This post has been edited by KityKity: Apr 18 2016, 10:26 PM

Hi sir,

I am graduating soon from my part 1 accredited architectural programme, would like to ask sir if i wanted to further my studies at Japan, which their programme is all not accredited by LAM, will it be hard when it comes to the time to sit for LAM part 2 exam after i finishing master programme at Japan?

personally i dont see much difference between competitiveness of those two schools in getting job placements. u should not worry about it. the most important thing people need to know about architecture is at the end of the day it's YOU that determines your chances of landing a job.

employers now look for skills, abilities and attitude - it doesn't matter where you came from.

there's a checklist of things u need to cover before u sit for part 2. as long as u have these covered, u should fare well in the exams.

En Azarimy, is there any opportunity to be involve in practicing in construction project since you are working as academician in UTM? what is the ratio between these two workload for your position now?

i dont get involved in construction projects because it takes too much of my time (and i would have to travel more). i stick to design projects most of the time. but i do it as freelance part time outside of my office hours.

loading is irregular. but most of the time when i do have such jobs, it'll be about 10% or so.

just reaalized I havent wrote my CV yet oh my god.
Can anyone elaborate what a CV should have?

edit whoops wrong post

This post has been edited by cloudy-person: Apr 22 2016, 11:00 PM

azarimy When applying for degree, a 'portfolio' is needed. What exactly is that and what do they need? i.e. Just external design/ measurements/ interior layout/ pen or pencil?
Since you are in this academic field, im hoping you can pour some insight on this.

I sincerely appreciate any help you can give

This post has been edited by Legozz: Apr 23 2016, 11:00 AM

i'm currently writing a guide. will share with you in a day or two.

I've written a guide on FB. See if the link below works. Do LIKE the page while you're there .

What is a Portfolio?

Hello, I am going to start my degree in Architecture very soon.

One thing I was wondering is that will I have time to spare for my social life ie. my boyfriend? Will the hectic workload affect my relationship? How much time will I have for him?

Other than that, how much free time do I have outside university (without the work) on average per day? Will I have at least 3 hours of time to spare in a day to spend time with my pet?

This post has been edited by pizzayumyum: Apr 25 2016, 01:09 PM

do u cook? let me give u an example.

when u cook, can u stop halfway and spend time with friends or boyfriend or pet or families? can u make time to watch ur favourite tv shows, or wash some laundry?

most likely ur answer is no. u have to ensure u start and finish ur cooking in one go. or else some of the ingredients might go stale the longer u wait. food might not be as fresh and tasty. heck, people might go and eat something else because they've been waiting for u for too long.

so how do u make time?

u design ur life to accommodate them. they too have to make some adjustments to accommodate u. u invite them for dinner. get them involved in the cooking process. cook together, eat together. move ur pet to the kitchen so u can spend time with it. move ur TV to the kitchen, and get a washing machine to do ur laundry while u cook.

it is only when u fail to adjust (and friends and families who are equally unwilling to adjust) would u encounter the problems u mentioned above.

HI there. I'm in my 1st year in postgraduate (master) architecture studies in Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

Architecture do consume MOST of your time especially middle of the semester on ward. In term of your relationship, your boyfriend MUST FULLY understand that during the time of the weeks before submission, you MAY NOT have time to have a date out. Hell you might not even have time for your every own family.

When it comes to design courses, it will take up most of your time

If you are be able to have 6 hour sleep then you are consider lucky to have it.

Free time is depends how you manage your time.

Time management is all about in architecture field. you need to priorities your time for your assignment.

A little summary of your 3 years degree course.

1st Year: 50% coursework & 50% exam
2nd Year: 70% coursework & 30% exam
3rd Year: 100% Coursework

FYI: coursework as in studio work.

any further question can just hit me

This post has been edited by goner: May 8 2016, 10:34 PM

Hi mr azari. I wanted to ask you something about the interview.
Today morning, I went USM to attend the interview of Architecture course.
The drawing test's question is beach side dream house.
Stated : draw with archtecture textures and technologies.
I drew. Yes with architecture textures, but theres only one technologies, which is a door of 'garage', but allow the boat park inside instead.
During the interview. There were three interviewers. 2 female and 1 male. I started to introduce myself (cause I wanna let them know my passion toward architecture and my background. ) for a little while. The male interviewer tell me that i have to be fast, i have 10 mins only. ( maybe im nag ? )
Is my first impression bad? Im polite. For real.
Next, One of the female interviewer which is the head of design bla bla (she told us when we're having the drawing test) asked me to explain my drawing in BM! Im sorry, but i did it badly, in malay.
I mentioned about the gothic style and modern style i used. but it seems like shes dislike with my slanted building. and said my drawing has only one technologies involved.
Then they want me to show them my portfolio.
I'd show them, but the head of design didnt even look at it. (She was listening me explaining the drawing with my poor malay. Maybe she thinks that my explanation is so bad ?)
Then I made a hugggggeeeee mistake. When they asked me why do i choose penang, there are so many other state. I thought they ask why do i choose to live in penang. as they didnt mention why choose USM. Then I answered ' because its my hometown. '
I realized that I misunderstood their question after the interview and while Im driving home
But at the end I did tell them that I really doesnt speak with words but action, as I really put effort on the drawings of the portfolio after STPM.
But I'm too nervous and forgotten to tell them that I work very hard in past few months in my drawing skills as I'm not art stream student.
I think thats it.
I cant get over it where the head of design didnt even bother to look at my portfolio though.
I'm not discouraged, I'm just, dont understand.
Can you tell me that where I did wrong ? As I really dont wanna mess up UTM interview. UTM is even more important than USM to me.
Thanks a lot for the time sir. Real big thanks.

This post has been edited by zackngbs: May 10 2016, 08:30 PM

first of all, congratulations for getting through ur 1st interview. it's very common to get nervous. u'll be better prepared when u face other interviews in the coming weeks.

i. language - usually BM is not critical. usually they will check ur conversational english to see if u can explain urself properly in a simple dialogue. BM is less critical, but still required for use in malaysian practice.

ii. role of interviewers - because there is very limited time for them to evaluate every single student, they usually assign roles to the interviewers. one will check ur language proficiency. another will check ur portfolio. one may concentrate on ur certificates and credentials and so on. so for one or more of them not checking up on something is very common.

iii. UTM interview is much more liberal. but it can be really diverse and unpredictable. u could end up talking about what u had for breakfast or what happened last night in game of thrones.

Hmm
That calm me a lot, and helped me a lot !
Thank you Mr. Azari !

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This post has been edited by cnvery: May 11 2016, 02:54 AM

Hi Mr. Azari, saw this on UTM website, inserted my IC No. and clicked proceed, but it said that 'there is no application record in the system'. Is that meaning my application has been filtered and eliminated via UPU? Or the system is just not open yet?


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pretty sure that system is working fine. please call the faculty to check if they have ur name in the register.

07-5557406 speak to Pn. Harlina.

Just called Pn. Harline, she said that the system is only up for student(not sure if she was referring to UTM student or high school) only. In my case, as an individual applicant, I has to wait longer for them to process. She advised me to wait for e-mail or sms.

This post has been edited by bluetiang: May 12 2016, 02:15 PM