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Studying in the UK, Tips, plz
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azarimy
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 Jul 23 2008, 08:18 PM
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mister architect: the arrogant pr*ck
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QUOTE(onemilimeter @ Jul 23 2008, 11:29 AM) My family in Malaysia did a FedEx shipment to UK, which cost them around RM592. I received the parcel two weeks ago. Today, I received a letter from FedEx saying that I still owed them GBP56.20 (duty/taxes charges) as follows: [Value Build Up Details] Freight Charges - GBP197.25 (but in fact it's only RM592) VAT Value Adjustment - GBP6.69 Invoice Total - RM500 (exchange rate: 6.3803) Administration Fee - GBP6.80 Do you think I can ask FedEx to waive this payment because all the stuffs in the shipment are OLD or USED stuffs? Kindly advise. yes u can. u need a letter from the university that certifies u're a current student. u can get this from the student help desk. then u write a letter to the customs requesting to waive the tax/duty charges. state that all the items are used items belonging to u, and the reason u brought them into the UK is to assist in ur studies etc. detail out every bit of item in the parcel. mention that u just started studying, using the letter as a proof (the letter has a start date). they'll waive the fees. dont worry about it. |
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onemilimeter
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Jul 24 2008, 02:23 AM
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QUOTE(azarimy @ Jul 23 2008, 08:18 PM) yes u can. u need a letter from the university that certifies u're a current student. u can get this from the student help desk. then u write a letter to the customs requesting to waive the tax/duty charges. state that all the items are used items belonging to u, and the reason u brought them into the UK is to assist in ur studies etc. detail out every bit of item in the parcel. mention that u just started studying, using the letter as a proof (the letter has a start date).
they'll waive the fees. dont worry about it. Hi... You always give useful and constructive advices to help solving my problem. Appreciate a lot ! |
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azarimy
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Jul 24 2008, 03:50 AM
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mister architect: the arrogant pr*ck
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QUOTE(onemilimeter @ Jul 23 2008, 06:23 PM) Hi... You always give useful and constructive advices to help solving my problem. Appreciate a lot ! i could give useless advises also if u want  . |
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sense_less143
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Jul 24 2008, 04:49 PM
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Is 96 pounds for halls fees per week expensive?
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zmasterl
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Jul 24 2008, 05:46 PM
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depends on location. If london pretty good price d. Someone tell me how University of Bristol is like  |
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youngkies
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Jul 24 2008, 07:12 PM
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QUOTE(zmasterl @ Jul 24 2008, 05:46 PM) depends on location. If london pretty good price d. Someone tell me how University of Bristol is like i could. non campus based. scattered around an area of the city centre, on a hill. expensive city to live in. crap transport system. crap water to drink  good university generally. |
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kaka91
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Jul 24 2008, 07:30 PM
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does anyone know anything abt UCL?( university college london) i have to send in my UCAS applications now and i reallt dunno where to go. i really want to go to london actually, so help please. thx
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liew_jls
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Jul 24 2008, 08:02 PM
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QUOTE(sense_less143 @ Jul 24 2008, 09:49 AM) Is 96 pounds for halls fees per week expensive? it's expensive for me. But it's important to look on security level and facilities in the student hall... |
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azarimy
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Jul 24 2008, 09:19 PM
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mister architect: the arrogant pr*ck
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QUOTE(kaka91 @ Jul 24 2008, 11:30 AM) does anyone know anything abt UCL?( university college london) i have to send in my UCAS applications now and i reallt dunno where to go. i really want to go to london actually, so help please. thx why do u wanna go to london? london is a great place to visit or spend 3-4 weeks in. but there are too many tourists and european citizens than the brits themselves. u really dont get to feel the british hospitality in london. |
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ark890
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Jul 24 2008, 09:33 PM
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Too many Eastern Europeans and Indians in London today.
It's like a foreign city.People talk with their noses facing upwards.
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liew_jls
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Jul 24 2008, 11:14 PM
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QUOTE(ark890 @ Jul 24 2008, 02:33 PM) Too many Eastern Europeans and Indians in London today. It's like a foreign city.People talk with their noses facing upwards. lol.. not only that, the environment in london is terrible.. especially the air, it's so dirty.. everytime i take the tube, i need to clean everything, specially my nose... you just use a tissue paper wipe you face, you will see it's so dirty... |
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youngkies
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Jul 25 2008, 09:45 AM
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QUOTE(azarimy @ Jul 24 2008, 09:19 PM) why do u wanna go to london? london is a great place to visit or spend 3-4 weeks in. but there are too many tourists and european citizens than the brits themselves. u really dont get to feel the british hospitality in london. yes. central london is filled with tourists and working people, where the working class people do not usually live in london.  QUOTE(liew_jls @ Jul 24 2008, 11:14 PM) lol.. not only that, the environment in london is terrible.. especially the air, it's so dirty.. everytime i take the tube, i need to clean everything, specially my nose... you just use a tissue paper wipe you face, you will see it's so dirty... true true. |
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WillHung
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Jul 25 2008, 10:52 AM
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QUOTE(sense_less143 @ Jul 24 2008, 04:49 PM) Is 96 pounds for halls fees per week expensive? Is it en-suite? If yes, then its a normal rate. But if not, that's quite expensive. I don't know what the current student hall rates are but I'm speaking fom the point of view of a person who left university 2 years ago. |
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ilovecookies92
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Jul 25 2008, 05:01 PM
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Since there's a topic "Studying in the UK", so it's not necessary for me to post a new topic.
I would like to ask, besides Sheffield, which other cities have a lot of Malaysian students?
Another question. Can an undergraduate/postgraduate student have a credit transfer to any UK universities from any local universities (private or gov) for 2nd or 3rd year?
This post has been edited by ilovecookies92: Jul 25 2008, 05:02 PM
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azarimy
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Jul 25 2008, 05:16 PM
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mister architect: the arrogant pr*ck
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QUOTE(ilovecookies92 @ Jul 25 2008, 09:01 AM) Since there's a topic "Studying in the UK", so it's not necessary for me to post a new topic. I would like to ask, besides Sheffield, which other cities have a lot of Malaysian students? Another question. Can an undergraduate/postgraduate student have a credit transfer to any UK universities from any local universities (private or gov) for 2nd or 3rd year? besides sheffield, malaysians are concentrated in manchester, liverpool, dublin and glasgow. there are lots in london as well, but since london is huge, u will hardly stumble upon malaysians there. even if u do, most are just visiting . |
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bitterbutter
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Jul 25 2008, 06:41 PM
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QUOTE(sense_less143 @ Jul 14 2008, 10:51 PM)
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youngkies
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Jul 25 2008, 06:52 PM
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QUOTE(ilovecookies92 @ Jul 25 2008, 05:01 PM) Since there's a topic "Studying in the UK", so it's not necessary for me to post a new topic. I would like to ask, besides Sheffield, which other cities have a lot of Malaysian students? Another question. Can an undergraduate/postgraduate student have a credit transfer to any UK universities from any local universities (private or gov) for 2nd or 3rd year? Cardiff and Birmingham as well but is decreasing. In Cardiff, if you met a malay from malaysia, majority study either medic or engineer, if chinese usually study law or pharmacy. that was the distributions years back. Birmingham used to be a place with most sabahan 4 years ago. Not now anymore. azarimy missed Nottingham Uni. |
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azarimy
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Jul 25 2008, 07:27 PM
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mister architect: the arrogant pr*ck
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damn. u're right. i missed nottingham. should be one of the biggest concentration of malaysian undergraduates.
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WillHung
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Jul 26 2008, 03:39 AM
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QUOTE(azarimy @ Jul 25 2008, 05:16 PM) besides sheffield, malaysians are concentrated in manchester, liverpool, dublin and glasgow. there are lots in london as well, but since london is huge, u will hardly stumble upon malaysians there. even if u do, most are just visiting . If you walk down Oxford St in London, you are GUARANTEED to bump into Malaysian Malay makciks and pakciks. |
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azarimy
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Jul 26 2008, 04:29 AM
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mister architect: the arrogant pr*ck
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QUOTE(WillHung @ Jul 25 2008, 07:39 PM) If you walk down Oxford St in London, you are GUARANTEED to bump into Malaysian Malay makciks and pakciks. if u wanna see more of them, try bayswater and regent street . but like i said, most of them are just visiting/tourists. whenever my wife and i go down to london, we try to avoid these places. we'll go like... "alamak! melayu! larriiiiiii......" |
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