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University A levels in Methodist College KL, yay or nay?

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iSean
post Mar 31 2017, 12:19 AM

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QUOTE(Testt @ Mar 31 2017, 12:09 AM)
Mr.Michael left MCKL recently

Mr Troy, head of econs also left.
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Mr Michael Moey? The CEO's little brother o? That teaches Law.
Mr Michael of the Student Service Department was the one who left isn't it?

My Troy I know left.
My Azahar, Eng Lit. left because conflict with students

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Green stage
post Mar 31 2017, 12:24 AM

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QUOTE(iSean @ Mar 31 2017, 12:13 AM)
Nope, not at all, that's why I felt miserable in MCKL.
That's why my quality of life in MCKL for me was horrible.  shakehead.gif

Mr Michael's class, we need to do a boring presentation on MCKL 12 core values found in your student handbook, also when your project mates failed to do presentation and disband the group.  bangwall.gif 
Then the charity fund, where we need to skip classes to do earn funds to build a stupid Christmas tree then the charity program for those Myanmar children.  doh.gif
I see all are unnecessary work labour, because I was struggling with all my subjects, I have no time to deal with these "labour" stuff even with Semester 1.

If it was Mr Yoshua, I might consider to put my heart through in his programs.

I consider "happy" I got a pass for Character Formation.

For the 12 hour Service Learning, I didn't really bothered, and failed it because my friends and I came up with a wrong project of service learning... sweat.gif
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Feeling sad for you sweat.gif
Btw I didnt receive any cert for MPU , it looks like not important to attend it also haiz confused.gif
iSean
post Mar 31 2017, 12:33 AM

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QUOTE(Green stage @ Mar 31 2017, 12:24 AM)
Feeling sad for you sweat.gif
Btw I didnt receive any cert for MPU , it looks like not important to attend it also haiz confused.gif
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Series of unlucky event for M class lah. How I wish they did not mixed up my entry and applied me to S2 or S3. doh.gif
Go to MCKL Registrar's ask for Full Transcript and MPU Transcript.
You will know your results if you passed or failed or not.

Anyhow did you get the notification from MCKL to apply for RM 250 Kad Siswa? Today's the last day you know?
https://bppt.bankrakyat.com.my/

Register Unversity name under Methodist College Kuala Lumpur
If you got approved please head to MCKL Finance Department to make a RM 50 deposit to claim back your student ID.
And go to Bank Rakyat to take your Kad Debit Siswa.

http://kadsiswa.1pengguna.com/kads1m/

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post Mar 31 2017, 12:48 AM

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QUOTE(iSean @ Mar 31 2017, 12:33 AM)
Series of unlucky event for M class lah. How I wish they did not mixed up my entry and applied me to S2 or S3.  doh.gif
Go to MCKL Registrar's ask for Full Transcript and MPU Transcript.
You will know your results if you passed or failed or not.

Anyhow did you get the notification from MCKL to apply for RM 250 Kad Siswa? Today's the last day you know?
https://bppt.bankrakyat.com.my/

Register Unversity name under Methodist College Kuala Lumpur
If you got approved please head to MCKL Finance Department to make a RM 50 deposit to claim back your student ID.
And go to Bank Rakyat to take your Kad Debit Siswa.

http://kadsiswa.1pengguna.com/kads1m/
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I heard some unlucky thing also for M class haha, it would be better if in S2 and S3, but they face some problem also sweat.gif

I received an email abt the card from MCKL but I just ignore it haha. I thought the card is a debit card ? Like need to open an account in BankRakyat ?
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post Mar 31 2017, 12:50 AM

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QUOTE(Green stage @ Mar 31 2017, 12:48 AM)
I heard some unlucky thing also for M class haha, it would be better if in S2 and S3, but they face some problem also sweat.gif

I received an email abt the card from MCKL but I just ignore it haha. I thought the card is a debit card ? Like need to open an account in BankRakyat ?
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Very very unlucky things. doh.gif
Anyhow, is over now.

Yes it is a RM 250 debit card replacement for the RM 250 voucher. Where you can spend it on what ever you like I heard. laugh.gif
Yes you are opening a bank rakyat account as well

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maximR
post Mar 31 2017, 12:45 PM

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QUOTE(iSean @ Mar 30 2017, 11:11 PM)
Sorry, I thought you self studied your way through as a private candidate, where I guessed you extended your A2 to the next exam session.
Yes, TS is eligible for the 100% tuition waiver, but don't mean she could really maintained it through two semesters, if TS have a rough start in college her 100% will be instant *poof*, bye bye no more, where she have to pay.

If her foundation isn't strong in a subject, it will lead to a down fall for her other subjects.
She later will only get "decent" strings of Bs and Cs. Not A*s and As.
And also most students who are on 100% scholarship really need to fight it off in the end of Semester Exams.

MCKL Semester Exams are not easy, literally, where the college, pick questions from Cambridge-Singapore A-Level's H2, A-Level Singapore Prelims Trials papers, OCR, AQA boards, with luck only some Cambridge Questions came out. Some of them which requires more intense thinking, time for dissection of questions and answering them.

The only headache moment is that you see lecturers here came out with their own question, where the questions set are wrong, giving students misleading information to answer them.
This bad quality questions does affect the student's results and ultimately their CGPA.
It did happened for Trials for me.

Yes I do agree with you, my recent bad experience, doesn't translate to current and future students of MCKL.
In short, MCKL could be a great place for some, and a nightmare for others.
It is based on students expectations and their way of handling the issue.
But for my experience here, it is not worth the price I pay for, based on my own opinion.

Hence, I wish TS could consider properly in picking a college and try to listen out other students reviews in regards on any college.
Please seek help on the confession pages for A-Level Colleges.

And do factor in "Quality of Life" and "Cost of Living" in your studies. If your study life is "really dry" all study and no play.
You will end of totally miserable and find yourself in a deep corner of depression and frustration in A-levels.

Because it is not fun waking up 5AM in the morning ending up in a cramp train as a public transport, and reaching home after college at 6 PM.
Where you are fatigue and tired, and don't seek any motivation to move on.
Do try proper friends in college as well, that does "healthy activities" because I was kind of a lone ranger.
Because my classmates was mostly girls, I don't have common topics with girls besides studies. And the guys coursemates here are limited, and they in my class are most likely hopeless party alcoholic goers who living the honeymoon life, and eventually screwed up their A-Levels badly.
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Don't you think you're making a mountain out of a molehill here? This is supposed to be TS's thread, not a "my painful experience thread". sweat.gif You're generating what seems to be mostly very personal, and specific anecdotes... More like how you cope with these things instead of the things themselves.

Since you have a lot to say about your A Level experience at MCKL, and you feel that your experience would benefit others, why not open a new thread? There can be more discussion and feedback that way.

Based on TS's SPM results, I'm sure she'll do well.

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post Mar 31 2017, 01:00 PM

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QUOTE(maximR @ Mar 31 2017, 12:45 PM)
Don't you think you're making a mountain out of a molehill here? This is supposed to be TS's thread, not a "my painful experience thread".  sweat.gif  You're generating what seems to be mostly very personal, and specific anecdotes... More like how you cope with these things instead of the things themselves.

Since you have a lot to say about your A Level experience at MCKL, and you feel that your experience would benefit others, why not open a new thread? There can be more discussion and feedback that way.

Based on TS's SPM results, I'm sure she'll do well.
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Yeah. Sorry about that.
I'm still writing that actually.
Will eventually post it out sometime in April.
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Life is about give and take. I believe sometimes you will get good lecturers and sometimes you get bad lecturers.

This is the same at university. Mind you, most professors at university teaches and do research at the same time. You will meet professors that came up with great research papers but lack good teaching skills. Not only that, some professors even place a greater priority in their research paper rather than teaching.

At the end of the day, I still firmly believe lecturers/professors play only a small part in your success. You have got to be resourceful and work diligently.

@iSean Are you currently studying at any university?
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post Mar 31 2017, 04:50 PM

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My friend studied there many years back. All he said was that the education quality is really bad. If he had the option to choose again, he'd go for other colleges.
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post Apr 1 2017, 11:45 PM

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QUOTE(Green stage @ Mar 30 2017, 11:28 PM)
Hi, I completed my A level last year November in MCKL. I enrolled MCKL with 100% tuition fee waiver and took the same subjects as you also. On that time I decided to study there because with my SPM result only MCKL and sunway jb provide 100% tuition fee waiver to me.

In my opinion, although their facilities are not as good as sunway taylor, MCKL still provide a good environment to study because I make some friends who not only can study together but also have fun with them. And luckily, my lecturers also quite good but still have someone do not attention in class. Indeed, there are some lecturers not good in teaching but it does not affect much if you study by yrself.

All the thing you have to do to get A* is just complete all past years and learn all the thing inside.(I think it is easy a lot comparing to get 4.0 in STPM la haha.)So, firstly you have to find friends who can study and discuss question with you and I think it is easy to find this kind of pp in further maths class.(bcos all the pp who take fm are kisiao haha). For the notes,actually I study taylor physics notes haha.But for other subjects I just study the notes given by lecturers. Btw, I dont think it is necessary to go for tuition in A level as only one of my friends goes for chemistry tuition. (maybe I dont hv lots of friends la)

MCKL provides a english speaking environment, but some students can speak mandarin also( but their english better la),so my english didnt improve bcos i keep speaking mandarin with them cry.gif  cry.gif  Btw I don think TARC provides 100% tuition wavier although their fees are cheaper.

And for the MPU thing ,I quite enjoyed it la, and nobody can study all the time also.

May I know will you stay in accommodation? Because the accommodation fees are quite expensive lah. The cheapest room is RM500 per month. And I spend abt RM600-700 a month there.

ps :I advice you to think twice to take further maths bcos it is very hard to catch up if you dont understand at the beginning (cannot study last minutes) and seriously very hard to get A* for it .(For my batch, we need to get 192/200 to get A*, and only 3 students out of 50 something get it.)I think it is very kesian lah for some good students who didnt get full A* bcos of further maths. rclxub.gif

So, I think it is ok for you to study in MCKL if you want to save money as you can get 100% tuition fee waiver means your foundation quite strong and quite easy to catch up. Feel free to ask me if you have any problem smile.gif
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Ermm how do you get taylor notes btw? Thanks for yr comment.. it helps to build up my confident about mckl.. while for further maths i want to have a try.. cause i quite kisiao for maths hahaha

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post Apr 3 2017, 12:38 AM

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QUOTE(danny88888 @ Mar 31 2017, 01:46 PM)
Life is about give and take. I believe sometimes you will get good lecturers and sometimes you get bad lecturers.

This is the same at university. Mind you, most professors at university teaches and do research at the same time. You will meet professors that came up with great research papers but lack good teaching skills. Not only that, some professors even place a greater priority in their research paper rather than teaching.

At the end of the day, I still firmly believe lecturers/professors play only a small part in your success. You have got to be resourceful and work diligently.

@iSean Are you currently studying at any university?
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Nope, waiting for May intake soon smile.gif
Anyhow, they might seem to play a small "insignificant" role in teaching.
But it will lead to a deep cascade effects to students in their understanding and study time.
A good lecturer really can smooth out those moments of helplessness in your own studies.

Anyhow, for A-levels in most private colleges you need to attend at 8am lectures to 4pm lectures.
In Klang Valley region you need to expect traffic jams, which might need to wake up at 5.30am, end at 4pm.
With CCAs some of them compulsory for your CGPA will even drag you to 5pm.
At best you only get back home at 6pm.

Reach home need to self discipline to motivate you through the mountain of homework, and past year questions.
If not you will have no motivation to push you through eventually your life is so dry up with no fuel to boost on any further.
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post Apr 3 2017, 12:41 AM

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QUOTE(SPM leaver 2k16 @ Apr 1 2017, 11:45 PM)
Ermm how do you get taylor notes btw? Thanks for yr comment.. it helps to build up my confident about mckl.. while for further maths i want to have a try.. cause i quite kisiao for maths hahaha
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Simple, normally during end of May/June exams or Oct/Nov exams, seniors leave college, they will sell off their study materials as fast as possible.
Anyhow for Taylor's, their lecturers put their books on sale nearby the photocopy shop in their region, so they might can earn a profit from outsider students purchasing materials there.

Do PM me for a list of books you might need and use as good reference yeah smile.gif
Some of the books can be found in the College library, but depends on your borrowing limits.
I also can provide you a list of website you need to know.

In regards to Further Mathematics, I think you need to settle Pure Mathematics 2 and 3 first, Mechanics 1 and 2, Statistics 1 and 2, before you move on.
Some FM students complaint that FM is easier than Mathematics itself for Vectors and Complex number.

Anyhow, STPM reference books are the best reference for Science and Maths subjects.

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post Apr 3 2017, 07:30 AM

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QUOTE(SPM leaver 2k16 @ Apr 1 2017, 11:45 PM)
Ermm how do you get taylor notes btw? Thanks for yr comment.. it helps to build up my confident about mckl.. while for further maths i want to have a try.. cause i quite kisiao for maths hahaha
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bcos on that time my friend's friend study there,so i just tumpang her to buy lah
If you want to get the notes i think maybe some exstudent are selling it on mckl second hand book page, or you just straight ask taylor student help you to buy
Then wish you all the best 😀maybe you are one of the genius get A* biggrin.gif

btw if your chinese is good enough, you can try to take Chinese as 5th subject in exam, it is quite easy to score A/A* for chinese educated student smile.gif

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QUOTE(SPM leaver 2k16 @ Apr 1 2017, 11:45 PM)
Ermm how do you get taylor notes btw? Thanks for yr comment.. it helps to build up my confident about mckl.. while for further maths i want to have a try.. cause i quite kisiao for maths hahaha
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Regarding further maths, you can try but please drop it for A2 if you really can't score. As we know A-Levels scoring system is 'Bell curve' which measure your relative strength with all the people who sit for the exam. Further Maths is relatively hard to score because people who took further maths are really really good.
I 'refused' to drop further maths on my A2 and I FAILED HARD (got a C) even tho I scored A* on Mathematics. It was a very painful lesson for me.

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