hey guys, I went to the education fair in Midvalley today.. after having my ambitions to study dentistry crushed with a C+ for my SPM chemistry.. but I still can't think of any course that would interest me as much as dentistry.. even after looking around

.. spoke to a guy from President College today.. the counselor told me to retake my SPM... just the chemistry paper, and the result will replace my C+ with something else, probably giving me a B and above... then only I can go for Dentistry OR medicine (but not interested in medicine) is that true? Can only retake one paper?

So what should I do? Is there any other options to enter dentistry other than retaking my SPM? is C+ really not accepted in any IPTS in Malaysia? Need to decide this before 31st of March.. so please reply! Thanks!

i think yes..yes you can retake 1 paper.

yes u have other choice beside taken chemistry. if your father rich, throw in some money and you may enroll in some private medical collage such as IMU for dentistry.

I think most foundations will require credits in related subjects (which is a C) whereas A-levels require any 5 credits (which you already have).

It really depends on the college you are about to enroll into.

You can retake only one paper.

But I have a question: shouldn't A-Level or STPM result more important than your current SPM result? If you obtain an A for it, wouldn't the C+ be ignored? Besides, getting a C+ is eligible for pursuing A-Level/STPM (it's above C, after all).

My friend retook Chemistry paper before she went to India to pursue BDS. I think it depends on the college and the university you are going after all. You went to the fair today, did you just talk to President College only? What about the other colleges said?

This post has been edited by mintyais: Mar 24 2012, 10:48 PM

Pls don't tarnish the name of IMU.

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Added on March 24, 2012, 10:52 pmThe basic requirement is 5Bs at SPM including sciences, thereafter at least 3Bs at foundation or pre-u.

This post has been edited by cckkpr: Mar 24 2012, 10:52 PM

yup pay and get it... no need to retake and wasting precious time! there is plenty of medical collage around that offer dentistry

You can check with the colleges that offer dentistry n foundation courses n ask them if you sign up for foundation in science AND at the same time resit the paper n pass both later, will you be considered for selection. Bear in mind that even if you qualify for selection, you may not get a place due to stiff competition.

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Added on March 24, 2012, 11:00 pmPls provide the names of those colleges n backed it up with facts.

This post has been edited by cckkpr: Mar 24 2012, 11:00 PM

wow i don't know can retake 1 paper only .

where i can find the detail ? interested repairing my spm slip

me too...
gonna repair my chemistry...

That means we can just choose to only sit for one subject...? In that case I can just choose to sit for bio next year(since it might be required)...

Check this form http://www.moe.gov.my/lp/files/borang/spm/...IRIAN%20SPM.pdf

Register with your town pejabat pendidikan before 31st March 2012. Better don't do last minute cos you've to prepare envelopes, send money post, etc etc

lol im not thinking of retaking it now

maybe sooner or later . or after i work

the requirement of having at least b4 in the 5 science/maths subjects at spm is a ruling by the mmc for critical courses......

they needed to do so, to prevent very mediocre students from entering these courses....because selection in ipts/3rd world foreign unis is based on money, not qualification.....

nobody knows what's the implication if one without that minimum graduates somewhere and wants to register to work in msia....there are thousands in this situation before the guideline was issued last year.....

So it is possible to retake only one subject, right? Going to PPD tomorrow to ask...

the new grade will replace my previous grade, right?

Yes can retake one subject but why not take A-levels or Sam because they all take Credits in. Then you study hard for Pre-U as they are more valuable than SPM results.

go take PRE-U course like SAM, A level, STPM

thats better rather than retaking spm

I thought they already changed the requirements now? So you only need to score for your pre-u course..
http://mmc.gov.my/v1/docs/2012%201%20Minim...20programme.pdf

MMC min requirements

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Added on April 19, 2012, 5:33 pmWhy the listed dental school in malaysia is so little?
http://mdc.moh.gov.my/uploads/Section%2012%281%29.pdf

This post has been edited by wangpatan: Apr 19 2012, 05:33 PM


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