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 Is STPM for me?, Choosing Pre-U courses

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TSzzczhh
post Apr 4 2016, 01:12 AM, updated 10y ago

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Hey everyone , I need a little help here because it's already April and I'm still ''lost''.

So , I always thought I'd be going for Form 6 after I finished SPM since it's free, open doors to local uni and recognized worldwide , but recently I've heard that STPM is extremely hard even for straight A students (hardest pre-u course?No life? and a waste of time? ) and even if you get good results, there's no guarantee you'll get the uni / course you want + hard to get scholarship / study abroad if results not good sad.gif

FYI , my school offers 4 different combinations/classes for form 6 which are

1. Accounting, Economics, Chinese, Pengajian Am (Art)
2. Maths (T), Biology, Chemistry, Pengajian Am (Science)
3. Maths (T), Physics, Chemistry, Pengajian Am (Science)
4. Maths (T), Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Pengajian Am ( Science)

My SPM results is not really good, I think my basic for science and maths is kinda bad, in fact, I missed like 50% Form 4 schooldays and all the exams due to some family problems.. here's my results :

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Okay so here's my question,
1) Should I go for form 6? Do yall think I'm able to cope with it? And if not , what are the choices I have?
2) If I go for it , which combination should I choose ? Should I jump to Art class? (no idea bout future career)
3) Do you think I will need tuition if I go for it? (I never really had any tuition in my life before .. except a few months before SPM for Physics , explained my A lol thumbup.gif )

TSzzczhh
post Apr 5 2016, 01:26 AM

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QUOTE(douglas_loon @ Apr 4 2016, 09:26 AM)
First of all, what is your career path that you wish to pursue in the near future or you are still unsure at the moment? In my opinion, STPM really moulded me and it's all about working smart not hard, though.
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Well , I've always wanted to be lawyer or something but somehow things changed and I'm not really sure anymore.
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post Apr 5 2016, 01:33 AM

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QUOTE(wallawalla @ Apr 4 2016, 09:29 AM)
Arts student here, i took all the subject u stated above except B.C cause I had Maths M.
I did not go to any tuition for STPM and got 2.5 ( not good but better than the one who goes for tuition). I had no accounting background and manage to pull a B in total. It depends on you and also u need to see which teacher is teaching u
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How was Math M? Did you get into any IPTAs?
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post Apr 5 2016, 01:36 AM

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QUOTE(stickmanchong17 @ Apr 4 2016, 05:53 PM)
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1) If you are not sure about what you wan 2b in future, go for Form 6, as it's d most economical & safest choice. It's d cheapest pre-u course around & provides many options towards pursuing a degree, either locally or abroad, private or public.  nod.gif

2) If u intend to study STPM Science, you'll be able to select a course from a wide range of choices. STPM Science students can choose either Science or Arts courses in universities. For example, STPM Sc. students can apply for Sc. courses like B. Eng or Arts courses like Bachelor of Management. STPM Sc. students are oso given preference during d university admission selection process. Many university courses are Sc. related courses, so Sc. students stand a better chance of entering public universities. However, STPM Science subjects are vry challenging & if you dont have a strong foundation in Maths & Sc, you'll have to work extremely hard to get decent results in yr STPM.

On the other hand, if you hate doing maths and calculating using those scientific formulas, Arts stream is for you. STPM Arts stream is mostly about reading your textbooks and memorising its contents. 80% of exam questions come from textbooks. STPM exam questions for Sc. stream like Chemistry, Physics, Maths T cant be answered just by reading textbooks. You'll nid 2 understand d concepts and calculations inside textbooks before you can answer d exam questions correctly.

3) Attend tuition classes if your teacher teaches you answering techniques or if yr teacher marks STPM papers. You'll be able to tackle d exam questions effectively & avoid making common mistakes STPM candidates make.
Go for Science if you:
-Just want to enter university, like many of my friends who dont know what they want. (lots of choices if u r frm STPM Science when u apply to public universities via UPU)
-Love Math & Sc., as it involves lots of calculations & formulas.
-Want to challenge yourself, because STPM Science can be very taxing.
Go for Arts if you:
-Dont want to be involved in Science related fields, like medicine, engineering, etc.
-Think you can scored a better CGPA by studying Arts.
-Want more free time to relax or have less stress.
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I don't like Math , I always try to avoid it lol confused.gif But I'm not sure if I'm going to like Accounting and Econs stuff since I have no background.

 

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