salary depends on the company, location or your qualification(diploma or degree). northern area around 1.8 to 2.2k for fresh grad while in kl should be around 2.2k to 2.6k. for university, USM is one of the best in our country. yes, after u graduated, u can work overseas. if u really want to go overseas, after completing your degree, go for professional exam, become a registered qs and then get your rics accreditation.

fyi, quantity surveying has nothing to do with maths.

haha, of course not. rics is an international board for professional surveyors, u need to pass exams to get that.

i just registered ..now wanted to change..i'm going to taruc to either register again if they don't allow me to change the course that i registered.

yes, if i'm not mistaken, u need several years of working experience then sit for exams and interview, but it's not going to be easy.

RISM is only for malaysian. RICS is international.

architecture will not be possible, however for civil, i'm not quite sure. civil is more on technical side, but qsing is more on costing and contract.

for building material quantity, we calculate using area(m2) or volume(m3). for costing, just use simple calculation that u learn during primary school, u dont use complex mathematical formula to get the cost. the important thing is, your knowledge in building construction, how the thing is done on site. for example, if u dont know how reinforcement bar is tied, or how tiles are laid, how u are going to measure the quantity? or how u are going to calculate the cost of tiling? for civil, i'm not sure, but i think it should be something like what u learn in secondary school physics. if u really want to do something related with math, i dont think quantity surveying or civil engineering is suitable for u since these two are more related to construction rather than math.

yes, the more u know, the better. so that u can select or propose the most cost efficient materials with the required quality or function. if u're not aware, quantity surveyor is also known as cost engineer. u might learn this in uni too depending on your course structure. but dont worry, u will learn more when u started to work.