Well guys, welcome to the this LYN thread specially dedicated to AIMST University. "New life. New beat. New Campus" is the theme for the grand opening of the campus by our much respected Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Badawi on the 17th of August 2008. AIMST University Campus is based in Sungai Petani, Kedah near the Bujang Valley. AIMST has certainly developed alot since the day i first step into the old campus situated in Aman Jaya 2 years ago. Currently we already have 3 batches of Medical Doctors working nationwide and many Biotechnologist who has graduated and working at big companies. Again, this thread is opened to provide information on the university to the unknown and also a place for students of AIMST to discuss about the university.


Check out the new website for more information about courses and fees etc.

www.aimst.edu.my


Enjoy.

This post has been edited by csrulez: Aug 26 2008, 11:38 PM

yeah its the cheapest medical uni in m'sia.. does anyone have friends studying dere? cos i wanna noe more about my new campus.. hehe.. best if can list out the pros and cons of AIMST lorh.. peace...

Its Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology.. hmm.. now de medical programme accreditted by LAN liao.. but in de progress of approval by MMC.. de new campus is really huge la.. but de old campus is just shop houses rite? any other opinions? feel free to poast it here.. especially if deres anyone who studies dere.. =D

serious?? u're ataying at sungai petani also?? wad are they taking now?? and wad do dey think of the college? is it good or bad? hehe.. sry to have ask you so many ques at one time.. but seriously need to noe dem b4 i go dere.. =.=

haha.. i'm actually frm Kuala Lumpur.. yeah.. cos my grandma stays dere.. so it will be more convenient if i study dere lorh.. so hows de medical course in russia? heard its a 6 year course rite? is it better if its compared to the AIMST? =D
actually.. both de programmes are accredited by LAN.. but untill now.. MMC hasnt approve deir medical courses yet cos de 1st batch of medical students havent graduate yet.. so i tink around august we will noe.. but for now.. i;m taking de risk.. but yeah.. most unlikely it will be rejected by MMC la.. bcos frm wad i heard.. de programme dere is quite good and morever.. yeah.. its a medicine programme IN malaysia.. hehe

anymore opinions on AIMST before i leave for my foundation dis sunday?? come come comee....

hahaha.. u will be there as wel???? are you taking foundation in science or wad? lol~

haha.. see ya there Guardian!!! actually russia not dat bad lah.. but deir degree dere is 6 years.. AIMST is 5 yers.. so dun take up much time lorh.. just called MMC and dey say dey will do the evaluation on May 2006.. but most probably it will be recognise.. moreover even if its not recognised after Foundation can opt for russia or Manipal also mah.. lol~

Oh my god.. really det scary? meaning cant really go out anytime you like? i remember i heard frm de guy det organise the medicine course in russia said det russian's are very friendly.. in fact.. dey can let you stay in deir hse withoyt any obligation if you need a home.. meaning dets not true?

wahahahah.. i'm staying at de new semeling campus.. and hey.. i;m at D2... April 2006 batch.. Foundation in science.. hahaha..

heylo guys! i'm back.. haha.. after so long.. finished my foundation in science in april.. btw i was from foundation in science April 06/07 batch.. just gotten my final results.. 4As for the 4 science subjects and a B+ for my english.. hahaa.. total marks was 237 and grades for 3 best science subject was AAA.. Min requirement for Foundation students to enter medicine is that he/she must have the total mark of 215 and his/her grades must be ABB.. i will be enrolling in 2008 Jan MBBS intake this September.. cos gonna undergo the 3 months pre-MBBS programme 1st.. so any of you guys here are planning to come over to AIMST? i might be able to help to answer a question or two since i've been studying there for a year already.. will be continueing my 5 years MBBS over there too.. hehe.. =D

offer letter for wad programme?

hahaa.. guys.. i'm actually one of the student dat will be entering the january 2008 MBBS intake.. will be enrolling into the pre-MBBS this Sept.. i was from the April batch foundation.. just gotten my results.. got an A+.. 2 As.. 1A- and a B+.. actually what do u mean by lecturers screwing up? not to say all.. but i feel some of our lecturers was gd.. hahaa..FYI only 5% of the foundation in April batch get 3.8 and above.. and out of that.. less than 5 ppl get CGPA 4.0.. hahaa.. i guess i've got the better info? and leone.. if u haven been accepted for the Jan 2008 intake.. the next intake will be in June 2008.. =)

Alright tezuka87.. let me answer ur questions.. haha.. i was an ex foundation student there and will be back for my MBBS degree soon on Sept 17 ( currenlty holidaying now XD) and i'm from KL too! Well, i guess u really need time to adapt urself in kedah if you're "migrating' to kedah.. haha.. nice to meet you anyway..

okay.. lets see..

Accomodation is safe.. dun wry.. there are securities standing by at the entrance of the campus 24/7.. Well, currently there are no more double storey link hostels as they hav just moved into the main campus in Semeling.. its sumthing like a 5 storey apartment now.. with 3 bedrooms in each house.. Hmm.. i used to stayed in de 4 person room and it was really an unforgetable experience.. to me i feel having more ppl in the house makes my live more colourful la.. hahaa.. well, they provide a study table, bed and a cabinet for each hosteller, laundry services provided.. if i'm not mistaken.. 5kg per week FOC.. Microwave will be provided in the pantry.. kettle yes, you have to bring your own.. Erm.. cooking will not be a prob.. just that you cant use a stove.. maybe ricecookers? or slowcookers?

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Basically for the foods.. erm.. i have to say.. terrible.. haha! mayb i'm still not getting used to it yet after a year of staying there.. breakfast lunch and dinner will be provided at the cafeteria.. and normally they have 2 sections.. the chinese food and the indian food section.. and during night time.. around 8pm to 1am.. mamak stalls will be opened in the cafe for students if they're craving for suppers..

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Hmm.. the ratio will be like 70% indians (MIC Uni) , 27% Chinese, 2% Malays and 1% international students.. the local student comes from all over malaysia including sabah and s'wak.. frm wad i see.. most of your seniors in BDS are from sabah and sarawak la.. and majority are gals.. haha..

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Normally there are book fairs once in a while if you wanna get extra reading material.. and most of the students actually relies on the powerpoint notes given out during lectures.. erm.. from wad i experienced.. you shud be a able to get an A- if you've studied all de notes provided.. to get an A+.. well.. go to the library for extra info.. the new library is HUGE.. 3 storeys.. and nice architectural design.. however majorities of the books are catered for the medical students.. maybe part of it for the dental students.. and.. hmm.. buying books from seniors? i guess its not possible for now.. cos the seniors are at their 3rd and 2nd year only.. so i guess they still need the books.. =)

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Okay.. for MBBS ( medical).. they have currently taken in about 13 batches.. i'm the 13th.. hahaa... 1st batch will be graduating really soon by end of this year.. dey will be posted to hospitals nationwide for their housemen training..

Well, for BDS ( Dental).. Currenlt there are only 3 batches.. you're the 3rd.. meaning that the 1st batch have just gotten into their 3rd year.. so for them to graduate.. i guess there's 3 more years to go..

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PTPTN.. not guranteed you will be getting the full amount.. but you will get it for sure.. have to try applying every year tho..

Ermm.. no scholarship for health related courses.. there are only book prizes and dean list for those top students..

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I hope those info above will help you abit.. if you need more info bout the uni you can actually add me up at msn : csrulez2004@hotmail.com.

Anyway its nice to hear that you are coming AIMST for you degree.. cos most KL-ians prefer other places instead of Kedah.. All de best to you and hope to get to know you man!

Cheers. =)

No probs.. Well, i'm supposed to promote AIMST cause not many people actually heard of that uni before..

Yeah, i will say that it's a perfect place for studying cause there're not much entertainment out there.. we normally travel to Penang which is like an hour journey from SP once in a while for movies and nice food..

hahaaa.. alright! i have a few frens doing BDS too.. hope to meet you there! but how do i actually recognize u? haha..

i will say that it might be one of the best dental school in m'sia cause they're actuallyw working on a Dental Hospital and it seems that we have the most dental chairs among the dental faculties in M'sia..

Ok! all de best to you future dentist! =)

Yeah, I'm one of the AIMST's ambassador. Haha! Just kidding man.. I noe its a lame joke.. =.=

okay, lets get serious.

Well, i've heard rumours as well. I won't say that AIMST is bad but if i would to rate it, it's only a moderate university. probably because AIMST is still a very new university. Only established for 5 years only if i'm not mistaken. You know.. Universities are like babies too, they need time to grow and to get matured. However, I had this feeling that it will be as popular as IMU in the next few years to come. Thanks! we will promote AIMST to the KL-ians together then! X]


Good questions. Movies huh?

Theres a GSC cineplex situated in Central Square, SP town, which is like a 20 mins journey from our main campus in Semeling. But just to let you know in advance, you wouldn't be too happy with its condition. Well, if i compared it to One Utama's GSC, I would say that it is 10 times worst. Haha.

HOWEVER, there's an option for movies if you're willing to spend some money and time. Gurney Plaza Penang, also GSC, but so much more better than our SP's GSC. Haha. FYI we do travel to Penang in gang once or twice a month, really can't stand the life in SP sometimes. Haha.


It's not lame la. Alright, i'll hunt you out then. Haha.


Yeah, i think so. but i guess it won't be opened so soon cause i heard that the dental students are temporarily sharing the medical complex with the medical students now. yup! guinea pigs, haha.. you guys will be seeing cadavers during your 1st and 2nd year for anatomy classes too. hope you're not easily freaked out by dead bodies. X]

Okay. Laptop, RECOMMENDED to get one because theres quite a number of assignments and projects to follow up during your studies. At the same time you can get extra powerpoint notes from you lecturers during the exam season.

I will say that the computer lab in the old campus really bad. Slow broadbands, alltime fullhouse, lack of printers... Not sure about the new one tho, i've seen them setting up some high performance computers in the new campus. and yeah! they say they will be working on a WIFI too. so, lets just pray for it. =)

Alright! thanks girl! hahaa.. Dr. Tezuka BDS (Mal)

Ps. Normally they will place "Malaysia" instead of the name of the university in the bracket next to your degree.


And my real name is Ng Chong Sian, Shaun.
Nice to meet you.

Guys, I'm back! Was really busy during the wholeee last week. Din expect this post to be so active when i first opened it. Not bad at all man. At least there's still people talking about AIMST. Haha.

Well, just told a few of my friends about AIMST a few days ago when they asked me where do i study, majority of them doesn't even know that AIMST existed man! Even some doctors too, cause when my mom mentioned about it to the doctors, they suggested IMU instead. It's always IMU IMU and IMU. Sigh. FYI my mom's a nurse working at UMMC. Was wondering when our first batches of MBBS student will graduate, to prove that AIMST can produce good doctors too. =)

Hey jayelleenelial! Hmm.. i was from April 06/07 Foundation Batch.. Haven seen me around? Maybe cos i'm not that popular in aimst.. hahaa..

YEAH! especially that student affairs division.. i havent got my deposit back yet. Sigh. and one more thing.. AIMST likes to make empty promises. kinda tired of it already sometimes.

Oh btw are there any improvement in AIMST since i left in mid-april? heard that de new campus is slowly improving already.. is it true?
Haha. =)

And yeah.. I'm actually having a dilemma here right now. Not really sure if AIMST is better, or Manipal? I've heard many friends of mine have been accepted into Melaka Manipal with AIMST foundation result. And from wat i heard, it seems that Manipal is better due to its recognition. A few ques tho, Will AIMST's MBBS programme be recognised by MMC? and If really it's recognised by MMC, does it mean that it is recognised by the WHO as well?

No point studying for 5 years there and in the end what i got is an unrecognised degree.. sigh..

Really need some advice from you here, senior. =.=

Thanks lots if you can help! =)

Hmm.. so basically does it mean that Manipal is better? because they said that medical council from many countries are slowly recognising the Manipal's MBBS programme already.. And btw, the terms "WHO Recognised" i mentioned is from Wikipedia. Sry.

One more thing, if i took the MBBS programme from AIMST, which is only recognised by MMC(Lets say), will i be qualify to take my post-graduate studies like MRCP/FRCP from UK? However, I've heard from doctors that MRCS/FRCS is not recognised in M'sia if one wants to be a surgeon. Is it true?

So if i were to take the degree dat doesn't "existed" in WHO directory but recognised by MMC, does it mean that i have to queue up for the MMed postgraduate programme in M'sia instead?

Thanks for answering. =)

This post has been edited by csrulez: Jul 2 2007, 07:06 PM

Hey guys! AIMST MBBS Degree has been recognised by the MMC! Its a 3 years recognition whereby we have the same recognition status as UM. No regrets joining this uni! Great uni i'd say! =)