NO. I sat for 2006 mid-year MUET .

I have no idea of what she received.

I thought there're quite alot of Band Sixth Students out there?
Maybe the girl scored the highest mark.

However, any advice to my University Application?

oh gosh..........................

apply uni in SG, my fren got 4As and got scholarship studying in Nanyang.

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Added on March 19, 2007, 7:07 amLet me enlighten u then. The gov says that we will practice Meritocracy, they cite that STPM is SAME level as Matriculation programme. Therefore, a 4As student from STPM is same level as a 4As student from Matriculation programme.

but the thing is, the 4As STPM student might not get the course he wanted, but the matriculation students is guarantee a place for his choice (remember the news that happen every year,about chinese students who score 4As? couldnt get the course they wanted?)

the quota? well, u get the answer.

*psst, the biggest riddle in our country's education, if Matrics and STPM is same level, why other country didn recognise our Matrics, while they highly recognise our STPM? funny is it?

This post has been edited by edwin3210: Mar 19 2007, 07:07 AM

the authorities supposedly have done away with the quota system, and admit students on merit.............

unfortunately, the quota system continues in the form of a dual stream pre-u pathway, the bumis through matriculasi, and the rest via stpm...........

the relative standards between the two is pretty obvious.........

when they started, the actually use both as the same, ie a stpm b = matric b, but later, after much protests, changed it to a stpm c =matric b and stpm e =matric c..............

but an a is still an a, and we all know there are a's and there are a's..........

because of the non-transparent internal marking, and the lack of external benchmarking with other internationalised matriculation systems, matriculasi results are not recognised anywhere else in the developed world..........unlike stpm, which is recognised in the commonwealth countries malaysian regularly goes to...................and the uec, also recognised internationally, except in malaysian ipta's.................

gov very clever one..now those lay ppl like auntie uncle dunno this secret. thats why less complain abt this isu.

my ex-gf, got 3.98 from matriculation and was offered UMS sabah for medic. and personally i think, UMS is not bad. don't regret if u rejected the offer u get. it's not where u study, it's how u study.

Yeah.. many matriculation student do not get their prefered placement as well. Hmm.. but I thought only a 4.0 (STPM/Matric) can go to medicine, in any university.. may be its the ruling this year, nothing less.

FYI a limited number of places is available for matriculation student to continue their studies elsewhere (not local U). I know 2 of them as they enter same uni as I am. And after working I got to know that it is the norm . Most of the places are with partners (unis who helped in developing the curriculum)

Sorry, I just need the advice on which Uni to put as the 1st choice, not debate on how unfair our education system is. I understand that Matrix will be considered over STPM even since I get into Form 6 2 years ago.(not meaning to discourage anyone of you)

Do you all think that I stand a chance to get UKM Medic if I put them as 1st choice.

if i were u, i wouldnt gv a second thought of applying other non-local U for medicine. it is a possibility u cant get a place for ur first choice, or worst, ur top 3 choices. i suggest, u just put it wat u want as ur first to eighth choice, then apply other private Uni as well (like a backup plan). hope u didn appear in chinese local newspaper in next few months, appealing with MCA for not getting ur desired place .

*wish good luck to all STPMers who going to enter Uni this year, i was same as u all 3 years ago , will grad when u all coming in.

my fren had 4As result and kk marks is 8.50...
and he's worrying he can't get a place in medics... but he should can right? he have high kk marks..
and his muet is band 5

it is a sign of the times, that a top straight As student have doubts about his/her ability..........i think the authorities have achieved what they wanted to do, ie lower people's expectations, so that they don't complain if they are not offered the choices they want..........

another student of this level with the right ethnicity/connections will already be somewhere overseas in a top university on a scholarship...........

yes.. i agree wif edwin. pls do not pass up any opportunities of scholarship studying at non local or foreign unis.

Basically, I've applied to a few scholarships and non-local Unis already.(NUS, Hong Kong U, Penang MC, IMU....)

However, as you all notice, scholarship for Medicine is very limited and Hong Kong U and NUS are just super competitive for non-locals (even for the locals there.)

Back to my question,
Do you all think that I stand a chance to get UKM Medic if I put them as 1st choice.

of course you stand a chance. after all..4As isnt that easy to get.

good luck..

okay, since everyone is beating round the bush, and you are still asking..........why bother with ukm, go for it, put um as first choice.........take a chance, you may get lucky...........go for it............um 1 choice...........

No more opinion from third party, please decide yourself as no one is able to give you an answer which you wanted badly. Last and for all, to play safe, put UMS and UMSarawak as your 1st and 2nd choice. If your want to challege the government 's red tape then go ahead with your early choices.

My final advice is draw your choices in front of the shrine

Whose said that matrix student SURELY can secure their place in Uni?? recheck the fact please, im an ex matrix student, even if you scored 4 flat, it doesn't meant the course you applied can be fulfilled, example like medic, many of my friends during matrix time scored 4 flat, but only a few of them secured themselves into medicine, others just end up in pharmacy n engineering .. it's not where you study but how you study and applied

If u'd ever considered NUS, then why not consider UM? Fac of Medicine UM and NUS are brothers u know
Anyway, if you're very sure that your requirement is above the need to enter any course you want, just put the 1st - 4th choice as the course and uni you wanted..
This is what my counselor told me, and it works for me
BTW, UKM is quite good too. I dont think you'll have any problems to enter UKM


and people, please lar, please stop arguing about matrics and STPM... TS already stated that he just need your opinion regarding his choice

owh yeah, in UM, you'll get a MBBS degree after 5 years, instead of typical MD degree

This post has been edited by hyperx: Mar 21 2007, 04:32 PM

TS,
first of all, congrats on ur excellent results.
if your ultimate aim is to study medic, u stand a higher chance if u put UNIMAS or UMS as first choice.
if u wan to study medic at UM or UKM, u r definitely up against stiff competitions.
perhaps u can try overseas institution, u might even score a scholarship.

Honestly, I dare not consider UM since it's so competitive. For NUS, at least they'll call you for interview and having a better admission process, which means if you've prepared yourself enough for the interview/test, your chances of getting admitted is even higher than that of UM.

Regarding the qualifications MBBS, MD, which one do you think sounds better? HAhahahahaha......Just kidding.

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Added on March 21, 2007, 5:12 pmThanks!
Unluckily, my ultimate goal is to study medic in West Malaysia, not really that interested in UNIMAS or UMS. (just my personnal reason and perception)

Overseas Scholarship? Well, even the most generous country, Singapore limits the scholarship for medical studies.

I've considered places like France, Holands, Belgium, and some other countries in Europe with cheaper tuition fees, but I have to learn other languages.

Xingal and hyrerx, your advice is very much appreciated.

This post has been edited by wgy589: Mar 21 2007, 05:12 PM