Dear tanjinjack,
Thanks for your reply.
1. Do you know the average number of students in each class. I mean that the class or crowed or not?
2. Do you know the number of students accepted every semester in particular on September?
3. How can i find more info about Halls of residence in univ? I mean some pictures?

This post has been edited by Persian: Jan 31 2012, 01:39 PM

ok thx for the info

shall try my best applying soon

Guys my career choice is to be a Systems Analyst or Computer Systems Analyst.
What kind of degree should i go for??
BSc (Hons) Computer Science & Management Studies
BSc (Hons) Computing & Information Systems

And does University of Nottingham provides twinning to UK on second year?

I believe both can lead you to the job you want as long as you do sufficiently well and get the right job. It would be a surprise if someone came and told me only one of the mentioned courses could become analyst while the other doesn't.

Nottingham does provide twinning to UK, either 1+2 or 2+1 depending on your preference. It is subjected to your academic performance and availability the money you have.

Dear tanjinjack,
Maybe i asked questions which you don't have an exact answer for.
Could you guide me for choosing a type of room in on-campus dormitory?
Which type is most common among students? Single Ensuite Bathroom, Single Shared Ensuite Bathroom, Single Shared Bathroom in 5 Room or Double Decker Shared Ensuite Bathroom.
How about the air conditioner? Is it required certainly?
Is there a microwave, refrigerator etc in the Single Ensuite Bathroom type?
Thanks

This post has been edited by Persian: Feb 1 2012, 11:23 PM

I can't answer the most common rooms among students. It really does depend how much you're willing to spend for personal space. But to be honest, the room what most of my friends sought for would be Single Shared Bathroom with A/C. However, you won't necessarily get the room you applied for if you apply late.

From personal experience, the best ones are under PK (Kapas & Pangkor). I got the room I wanted (Single Shared Bathroom w AC in Pangkor) and it was almost perfect - the imperfection being the nasty toilet-mates, but I'm used to flushing their shit down. I had some reserves when I applied for share bathroom, but it turned out pretty well. No one really use the bathroom when I need it, just some buggers who is ever refusing to flush properly.

Having an air cond would be a plus, but you have pay for electricity bill that is (around RM25 a month for me as I just on it at night when I'm in my room)

There are fridges and microwave in the common hall, but bare in mind you'd be sharing that with hell lots of people. You can get your own mini fridge in your room...but they would charge you extra for the electricity bill. Personally, I have never used the common hall for cookings-usually eat out. If I need milk I will just get a small carton from 7-11

So..that's my story...I love my room and I'm pretty upset for the fact that I have to move out on June =(

P.s. Ensuite would be that your room would be potentially smaller because of the attachment. (may not be true though..idk)

This post has been edited by manthew: Feb 2 2012, 12:06 AM

Just pick the one you like. Ensuite means attached, shared means you are sharing with somebody. The Shared Ensuite is with another toiletmate but the single shared bathroom is with 5 others if I am not mistaken.

Air conditioning - that depends on how hot can you stand. For typical spoiled Malaysians who sleep through air-con all the time, it's a must. But there are some people who don't. Don't be fooled by the temperature alone here though, the high humidity could make you stuffy and uncomfortable.

Microwave and refrigerator are all shared among floormates.

If you want an exact answer, I'll say pick the one that fits your budget.

Dear Mathew and tanjinjack,
Thank you so much for your useful points about rooms.
Just some other questions:
1. How about the types of foods supplied in the cafeteria and cafe of admin building and their costs. Is there any food & beverage store within residence buildings?
2. How is the teaching atmosphere? Are there many active students in each class or like other students, it's normal? How about the quality of teaching and hardness of exams? How about the level of students' scores?

This post has been edited by Persian: Feb 2 2012, 08:05 PM

My foundation is ending this june, and i have to move out of the hostel to TTS. But i don't want to bring everything in my room back home(im staying in east malaysia). So what should i do? When do i have to move out of the hostel?

There's local cuisine - Chinese, Malay, Indian and there's also Arabic corner (which I don't frequent so I can't give more info).
I think there's African cuisine as well.

Teaching atmosphere differs vastly I think, depending on which course you are in and whether you met some active guys? Quality of teaching is not bad I would say. Exam is designed in a way that you should be able to pass shall you prepare but you'll need more effort to score.

I believe there's space rentals out there (provided by Pioneer or PK) where you can store your items over the summer for some fees.

Dear tanjinjack,
Thanks for your reply. I'm from Iran so i think the Arabic cuisine is more close to our taste. Do you know students from Iran there?
Meanwhile, My course is Electrical Engineering. How about the level teaching in this course? You said not bad. but it can be meant "not very good". But when we pay a tuition very higher than other local universities, We expect more or at least at same level to local universities, Don't you? (Although we will receive a UK certificate).

got store room for u to store one...last time iirc is 2 boxes max, but i stored 3 there...juz rmb to label ur name outside the box so can identify easier when u get back after summer, coz ur boxes will surely be displaced

Hey guys. Could anyone please provide me with some examples on the "Electives", "BEng/MEng Design Project", "MEng Design Practise", "MEng Research and Development Project" which the Chemical Engineering and the Chemical with Environmental Engineering students undertake? Because apart from a handful of modules in years 3 and 4, generally the programme modules for the two are strikingly similar and makes it really hard for me to decide which one to go for.

Speaking of which, is it common for Chemical Engineering students to switch to Chemical with Environmental Engineering (and vice-versa) in the second year of their academic studies?

How long does it take to drive from Setapak area to the campus?
Thanks in advanced!

About 40 minutes to reach Serdang, try to project that yourself to Setapak.

Unlike ttj, I'm a frequenter to the campus cafeteria. Here some review

Food price: Despite being in semenyih and middle of jungle, the food price is as expensive as the ones in KL hawkers.
Food Quality: Edible, but extremely unhealthy and dirty. I had food poisoning twice during last semester. (despite so, I still have to dine in there because I have no car,hence no access to the food outside). For taste wise, the food in both Arabian corner is good....but they are the most expensive stalls in SA.
Environment: as dirty as you could imaginably think. The SA (where the cafeteria located) smells like a dump sometimes because no one bother to clean it.

If I would to rate our SA (cafeteria).. I would give it a solid 1 out of 10. Highly not recommended if you (or your friends) could drive out.

Dear Mathew,
Thanks for your description about the cafeteria. Now i can imagine the situation of food in the university.
1. If someone passed the toefl test with enough score, I read in the university's website that there are classes and lecturer and adviser for improving English language Is that right? What's your idea about the level of language teaching in the main classes.
2. How is the quality of wireless internet on campus? How about the computer center and its equipments (in hardware and software)?
3. What about library and its books? Do you use ebook reader or paper books? how about other students?
Are the lecturers accessible online for advising?

1.) no idea, I was exempted from taking any English test because I got an A in SPM.
2.) wireless on campus is adequate. The broadband LAN in accommodation rooms is shit. Read the second post of this thread where someone included his experience on campus.
3.) for the book stocks, see the "campus experience" post in the beginning of this thread. I use both ebook reader and hardcopies, the latter which constitutes my main source of information. Even when I use ebook reader, I would have it downloaded or printed to read; I can't stand the Interface of ebook reader, really.

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In regards about the results. Can we check it on midnight or we have to wait til the morning (midnight for uk).

Check if your date will magically be changed! That happens last time but this time it doesn't seem so. I guess some of us might have gotten it as the result is being uploaded slowly. Although I know it might not be easy to get it today, but the nervousness is just suffocating!

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Added on February 8, 2012, 2:17 pmPersian, I am sorry as this may sound offensive. As much as it being vital for you to know every detail about the university you are about to set foot on, it feels to me that you will still be coming to Nottingham for your studies, because there have been a few main reasons out there make you think so. Minute details like this, are likely to shake your decision, but will probably have never moved you off. (Unless, I am being wrong here as you may be deciding based on these small details)
Probably, just come and experience - if university were to be expectable, there would be no fun!

Free English language classes are available for sign up for the beginning of every semester but is subjected to your own timetabling with theirs.
WiFi is sufficiently under coverage and speed has been alright for getting online via mobile. Can't comment on laptops on WiFi as I have not gone through that before. Was told the bandwidth of our university is 10Mbps.
Clean and unoccupied computers are sacred nowadays and probably extinct during peak assignment period. Logging time is furiously long as compared to previous years but you probably won't feel that because you didn't know how fast was last time! Software are well equipped, Windows 7 with lots of engineering softwares for engineering students. If you are lucky, you are likely to see a hardware refresh for those computers - it has been like that since 2009.
Library has limited books but online journals are abundant.
Lecturers are available via appointment.



This post has been edited by tanjinjack: Feb 8 2012, 02:17 PM

Hi! May I know, for engineering students, can we buy lab coats at the campus, or do we have to buy them outside on our own? Thanks in advance!