not internship. proper work experience.

Just my personal view, this 6 months working exp required for continuous to part-II as a new rules setted in LAM would cause many problem to both students and private architecture firm, because do you think the archi firm would like to to hire a temporary staff and work for them just in 6months...? and then let them go?  For fresh degree graduate, It maybe need 1~2.5 months (maybe some more) for familiarizing the working environment such as layers in cadd, explore new software, company system, etc. In another word, It maybe only have 3.5 months left for fresh graduate are truly services with their 1st archi firm. And Im sure that, many of the real construction project are required more than 6 months to complete it. Then, question will come, who gonna to take over your job?? why don't the firm hire a permanent fresh graduate instead?

all IPTAs have made Islamic studies compulsory, except for arabic studies (which is compulsory in UIAM).

other than that, no, i dont have any info on USIM's.

are u sure? USIM would be so new in architecture, i reckon u'd be better off in any IPTS for that matter.

2.83? a bit low. even bumi needs 3.00 to stand a chance, i'm afraid. but then again, u might have a powerful portfolio. who knows?

If my drawings are computer generated, I have to prove it. So, can I show the process on a paper? (It shows the screenshots of the process: sketch>line art>coloured version) I thought of bringing the pen drive/ CD-ROM with the save file inside, but that would be inconvenience to the interviewers. "

yes, all posters are considered as graphic design.

for photographs, ownership is usually determined by the subject matter. all architects are trained in the basics of photography. if it doesnt belong to u, it'll be evident clearly during Q&A.

always get external monitors. u wont believe how much u will rely on them once u start using multi-screen desktop.

to answer ur 1st question, architecture students will settle down one place or another and call it their workstations. it could be the studio, their own room, their parents' living room, that corner in the coffee shop etc. wherever they may decide to settle, that would be the place they'll spend the rest of the project.

i personally find my students no longer need to bring laptops to the studio. most of the time they'll print it out for  crits as we are quite particular on scale and proportion, a process called eye-balling the design. so they can work from wherever they're comfortable with and bring laptops only if necessary.

but ask anyone, and they'll tell u once u go multiscreen, u'll NEVER go back. even the largest monitor cant compare to having two (or more) screens at ur disposal.

at the moment, resolution of 1600x900 is sufficient enough. i'm using that for my current project on revit. no problem whatsoever. u dont need to go higher.

I'm using a dual 24'' on 1980 X 1080 resolution. And yes, you can never go back. The multitasking ability is so good to give up. Of course adequate processing power is needed. Especially when you are doing Photoshop/3D Max/Revit/Sketch Up in dual screen. Though I think dual 24" is my limit. Anything bigger is just tiring for the eyes.
I still do sketches in work, in fact I do more sketches rather than computer works. It is much faster to convey the idea. My seniors usually will do manuals first. Computer skills are needed but if you don't have the feeling of the manual, the CAD drawings or 3D or whatever won't be that good.

From manual you can learn the value of lines, accuracy, angles, details and more. If you learn too much about CAD and yet no manual skills, there's no point. I've met a lot of interns that are not performing well in work. After looking at their works, that is the conclusion that I can make so far.

Sometimes you will need to amend the drawings perhaps on site or in front of the client. Do you want to ask them to wait for the CAD?