Hello there everyone, im new. Im may 2009 intake CAL student, currently waiting for my full a levels result to be released in January 2012. I had applied for both PIDC and MMMC for BDS twinning program for 2012 September intake by ytd, 27/12/2011 by mail. I heard the seats are very very limited and very competitive. I hope im not too late. Any seniors from manipal or pidc out there can tell when will i normally receive a call or offer letter from them for confirmations? I don't want to miss any intakes. =OO

Depends on how "not good" it is.. But if you had met the minimum requirement for most college which is 3Cs for any 3 of these science subjects (BIO, CHEM, PHY, MATHS), then there shouldn't be any problem to apply for dentistry. However, some schools have higher requirements. For mahsa and segi, I couldn't provide much details, I think segi's dental course is pretty new? u to have check with others. Sry, i couldn't help much. =x I applied dental course as well, but my choice is PIDC and manipal.

Its mainly because of fee structures. (I came from a mediocre family..I couldn't afford expensive universities..)

PIDC - 247k (included all the basic fees for 5 years and first 2 years accommodations in india but not 3 years later in penang. Just that the Living expenses, dental materials are excluded.)

AIMST - 250k ( excluded basic fees, accommodations, living expenses, dental materials)

Manipal - 260k ( excluded basic fees, accommodations, living expenses, dental materials)

SeGi - 306k (Full years local in SEGI, Included basic fees, excluded accommodations, living expenses, dental materials and IELTS Test fee) SEGI requires language test with band score 6.5 and above.

IMU - 475k (Full years local in IMU, excluded Basic fees, accommodations, living expenses, dental materials and IELTS Test fee) IMU requires a language test with band score 7.0 and above. *the annual tuition fee subject to change in every year* (u expect to pay more in every year..so, by the time u graduated, the tuition fee will be more than 475k.)

The fee structures stated above is updated to the latest for 2012 intakes. I didn't include mahsa becuz i cant get the information regarding that uni, im sorry. so as u can see, PIDC cheapest, so that's why. This is just my humble opinion though. To me, no matter which college you graduated from, it doesn't change the fact that your going to be a dentist when you graduated. So, what for to op for schools which is so expensive when u can get the same degree from a cheaper school? This depends on you, certain ppl thinks qualities of education comes with higher price. But Im the kind of independent student who will survive through harsh situations with poor facilities..as long as i can graduate to become a dentist.

For more info regarding how good and helpful are the lecturers in each uni, i can't tell becuz i have never studied in any uni above. All i can say is each school has their pros and cons. Cheap schools have poor facilities, but doesn't mean poor quality in education. And Expensive schools not necessarily have better quality in education, but good facilities are definite. Good luck.

Yes, if your SPM results didn't meet satisfactory requirement, technically u're not eligible to apply for dental course. I got a batch mate who did well in his a levels, but in his SPM his biology got a C though. Initially he was aiming to be doctor, so when he got his a level result he was so happy. But recently i heard from him the colleges refuse to accept him for the SPM result. But in the end after some long negotiation, the college did give him a conditional offer. Good luck.

they told him that he has to get some good grades during the exams, if not he's getting "kicked" off the course. scary isn't it?

This post has been edited by ImCurious: Mar 15 2012, 05:49 PM