Dont think can change lah. If liddat, all students wud wanna change! Then will generate earthquake!

aiyooo
Uitm murah maa
1 year = RM 8k somthing
student pay = RM400

Erm...I got Kolej Rahman Putra as well!

Dunno how's the place like.

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Added on June 20, 2007, 5:01 pmOK. I did some research about Kolej Rahman Putra.

Here it is:

Kolej Rahman Putra



Sounds good!

KRP is also the first kolej in UTM.



I can't find any room pictures or map in the website...

This post has been edited by LeoDaVinci: Jun 20 2007, 05:01 PM

KRP is the nearest hostel to FAB. which block r u in? the girls block G01-G05 are the nearest. within 8 mins walking distance to the faculty.

unfortunately u cant change hostels. u may do so during 2nd year or later. but 1st yr hostels are alredi set for you.

Bridgestone, you do not wan to stay at KTC unless u hav ur own transport. distance from KTC to faculty almost 1km. n if im not mistaken... KTC is an all girls college.

i don't think it is a girl's college becasue my friend is a boy who got mechanical-matrial engineering there .

if it is a girl college... fu yoh already...

KTC is the one further away from FAB, across the football\rugby field, and not within typical walking distance to FAB, especially if it rains or too hot. UTM free circulatory bus would be ur best transport, until u can get ur own transport lah. but KTC have more parking space than KRP, thats for sure.

KRP is very close to most faculties and transport nodes. so they are quite strict on the no-vehicle policy, which primarily given to senior students only.

and both KRP and KTC occupied by both male and female students.

(still roaming around in turin heheheheh)

Is studying architecture in the US a good option?

if u have the time to read the long discussions, i have tabled out that studying architecture in the US is as good as most other international universities, however, u might have some problem coming back to msia after ur studies. this is bcoz US architecture education is considerably different from the rest of the world, especially from commonwealth countries.

american architectural degrees are not recognized by msian board of architects. simply put, u cant practice as a professional architect in msia. there are several ways around this issue, one of it is to actually accumulate atleast 5 years working in the field (probably in the US), and later coming back to msia and apply for a full license using the 5 year practice experience.

I see. Yea I've been googling lately and I find the whole thing mindboggling really. Thank goodness for the writeup you did on the first page! Thanks!

Btw in what does the architecture education in the US differ from the rest of the world? I know their law is different too and all.

The background to my considering architecture is that, well, I was planning to study engineering the US (got my SAT scores and all) but realized recently that I think I want to do something with at least some arty aspect to it, being an avid photographer (with an interest in the history and aesthetic of designs of buildings to boot)

gonna register to uia tomorrow...

gonna be an architecture student in 24 hours!
ahaks!!

I'll see you there XD

oh..really,aki??

what's ur real name,huh?
huhuh...

quite a lot of my skulmates (mrsm) got uia.

I'm thinking really deeply into this. My parents say they could send me for the Taylors-Melbourne pathway but it would be a hell of a burden for them. 400k in total, after calculations.

My understanding is this :

3 years Diploma in taylors college pj

1 year Degree in Environmental Science (equivalent to part I)

2 years Masters in Architecture (equivalent to part II)


My question is, will i be able to work part time while studying in Melb? To sort of lighten my parents burden or if possible nullify the living expenses? Is taking the degree/masters in melbourne uni going to be real time consuming and exhausting? Or would i be able to squeeze some time for part time jobs? I wouldn't mind being a draughtsperson or whatever, just wanna earn some money and if possible get some working experience in the process.

I'm hoping the course isn't very taxing, so i can work a little. If anyone could answer my question, it'd be very much appreciated.

PS : if i wanted to go to RMIT, what would be the pathway? Btw, my qualification is A Levels graduate for now. Waiting for results in august.

Me? I'm Fazzy =D!!

Are you a girl or a boy?

going for uitm architecture this 30 June

last studies at uia pj architecture grad matric but not going gombak

anyway, hows studies at uitm?like subject?need to concentrate on what? should differ from uia

No one can tell me? o.O

Finance is really a problem here. Also i wanna ask, can i take this route?

3 years diploma in taylors

then i hop to RMIT or University of Queensland (both are not taylors partner universities)

hoping the cost of living is lower in queensland. or if in RMIT, hoping to save costs on tuition fees.

hope you guys get good studio masters

work hard if want architecture(although got some *ahem2 people)

just english go for exemptions

i got exempted

so it'll be one year only

first of all, i'm back from florence. it was awesome, and i'd recommend every single architecture student to travel and spend atleast 2 days there.





the biggest difference is exactly that: the by-laws and building regulations are quite different between US and the rest of the world. they've devised their own way of doing things, probably for the sake of being different in the late 1880s, and eventually evolved into something quite different from the original british regulation.

this means, what u learn may look the same, but some of it are fundamentally different. i cant really explain it without going into details, but to use a metaphor: learning architecture in US is like learning science in BM in school, and later apply science in english in practice.



i wouldnt recommend working (even part time) until u've secured urself in the busy lifestyle of an architecture student. ofcourse, u can still work part time, but it all depends on how many hours ur student visa allows u to work, and what status. typically, 20 hours per week would be enough for students to sustain themselves in the UK (not covering fees ofcourse), but i have no idea what it's like working part time in australia.

this is something u'd have to check with people already studying in australia. but if they ask what's ur schedule like, tell them: we're as busy as typical medical or law student. then wait for their reply.

the best way for RMIT is from A-levels straight to RMIT. i wouldnt recommend anything else. but if u're going for a budget, try msian part 1 degrees, which later u could continue in RMIT's masters part 2.

this MIGHT be a problem. a non-partner university might not even consider a diploma from a private school such as taylor's, especially since taylor's have yet to accreditate themselves to PAM part 1. like i said before, going via IPTAs is the best and cheapest way without sacrificing recognition and qualification.



finally, congratulations again to all those who've made their first step into becoming an architect!

architecture students r quite busy and i dun think u'll b able to juggle btw working part time, rest and studies.

a lot of my frens that went to Melbourne to study r really well off as a start n dun really hav to work to sustain themselves. although ur parents mean well to send u to Australia to study, but unless you can sustain urself wif ur parents money, its not going to a bed of roses in ur studies if u gotta work part time as well.

or maybe perhaps u can just work during the semester break so you can save up money for the next coming semester...got some of my friends doing that at aussie, plucking fruits....