NO your koku marks is insignificant here! What I meant is do you participate in some IMPORTANT activities that can give you a boost in your resume (Like Maths Olympiad, Physics Olympiad, etc) You can easily obtain koku marks through school activites but these will rarely help in enrolling into overseas uni. Only Local Uni looks at this though.

oh, lol.....

haizzzzz, not really, when i in form 4,5 i hot participate in competition that got 14 marks(state level) one....but, that's all ....

btw, if let's say my EJU results is good, but my participation in koko is weak, then they will not look even at my EJU test is it???

Most private unis just look at your EJU results. In prestigious National Unis like University of Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kyushu etc, they have to consider your extra activities as their placement for international students is extremely limited. Imagine you have to compete with students from other countries as well (especially CHINA!)

BTW, STPM first term exam is around the corner, why don't you focus on that first?

This post has been edited by scgoh123: Nov 11 2015, 02:51 PM

wah piang eh!! just when you mentioned about competition with international students i scared until sweating liao lol

btw i don't aim top universities, just so-so Japan university okay already, but as long as my parents & i can pay then okay laa, that's why i willing to take year gap to collect money lol

idk why i have this mindset of study abroad even though i know that my $$$ & knowledge is nowhere near compared 2 my friend who study in here, haizzzzz at least I'm willing to try ........

stpm 1st sem you give me pass i can be happiest student in world liao lol, wish me luck for my shitty life by the way

adiós, amigo

There's competition EVERYWHERE. This is reality.
Even if you want a placement in local Unis you still have to compete with matriks and asasi students, and they have more priorities than you in critical courses, sad to say

If you wanted to aim for so-so universities in Japan, might as well study locally because their qualities are almost the same. Unless you want to experience a different study environment and culture.

At least we are on the same boat now.

What if i want to study degree in game programming or computer science in Japan, how can i get scholarship, what's the requirements, is it enough to cover your daily expenses?

The only way to get scholarship for MALAYSIAN studying in Japan is MEXT Scholarship. To obtain it is not easy
You need to pass EJU exam and have at least 12 years of education, which you should have it after finishing your pre-U/foundation.

Applying to Japan Universities is quite troublesome, since you need to translate a lot of your official documents to English. You can ask an educational agent to do it for you, or enroll into Pre-U studies in Institut Bahasa Teikyo, where they will guide you for EJU exam.

Monthly expenses in Japan depends on districts where you in. You will be paying more in Tokyo, of course.
If not mistaken the monthly expenses is about 110,000-200,000 JPY.

Can i add you on line or WhatsApp? I would like to know more

You can private message (PM) me here, I am currently active in this forum and I will reply to you ASAP.
Sorry I don't simply share my phone number to other ppl.

I would suggest you look at the homepage of local universities that you want to apply. Most have English website now. Some do offer scholarship or even a discount in school fees though its not as good as MEX. Some also offer scholarship once you have enrolled in the university. About 15 years ago, I managed to get a 50% discount from my school fees.

Hey there guys, just wanted to share some information regarding rent/prices here since i've been living in Osaka since April of this year!

On average, I use about 100,000 yen per month for rent, food, electricity, etc. (My rent is 30,000 since I live in a dorm, but it would probably be around 50,000 if I lived in a 1LD Apartment). If you're really careful with your money though, you can save around 20,000 to 30,000 yen and pay 80,000 yen for that month. Expect the price to be around 150,000 in Tokyo though, since it is the capital city.

wow,your rent is very expensive mine was only 20k/month inclusive of all bill of course,it's in Ishikawa,JAIST

Actually, i'm pretty sure that 30,000 is on the lower end regarding prices if we're talking about Osaka haha!