My sister wish to enrol for A-Level (Science) in Stamford College...

1st becoz it had full scholarship for her...

2nd, very convenient for us, becoz is near to our house...v can save alot of petrol

3rd, since is juz a A-Level, we assume most college had an average standard..

so, any seniors around who had bad comment about this college??

if yes, then mayb we shld not enrol jz for d sake of scholarship n convenient...

Why stamford? I guess if u can get a scholarship there u'd probably be able to get one from taylors/help? Based on performance I'd recommend taylors/help/sunway; especially if u can get a s/ship.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Mar 22 2007, 06:32 PM

coz stamford gv full scholarship to 8As student...

but taylor/sunway jz gv a little discount....

n i don't like help....hahah...i've been there b4...

Why don't you like HELP?

last time consider that place b4...but after i've been there, i don't like d environment...

then later, i went to taylor... n now i'm in monash

Yeah, the place is often congested and the shuttle service is nothing to shout about. However, the quality of teaching cannot be denied.

coz in term of quality, i believe every 'reputable' college hd their good n lousy lecturer....

so d main thing i look into is d environment n 'lab equipment'...

Since u got urself full scholarship den juz go ahead A-Level@ stamford loh
lol... A-Level is juz short period, no nid consider too much

I was in the same situation a few months ago when Stamford offered me a full scholarship.

However, I didn't accept the offer.

y didn u accept de offer ?? u think de a-level there not gud ah ??
i m having de same prob nw....
is de a-level in stamford recognised by LAN ??

It's not that it's not good. But since my parents aren't too sure about the background of the institution and the track record, they decided not to send me there.

hey, all a-levels r recognized...

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Added on March 23, 2007, 9:48 amyea...i know is jz short term...is not a degree or master stuff...

so as long as no 1 gv any negative feedback about it, unlike TARC...i'll jz ask my sis 2 go for it...

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Added on March 23, 2007, 9:49 amu seems to hd educated parents...

guess wat....4 yrs ago when i tell my parents i wan 2 go taylor...they said, y dun u go for a LCCI cert around kl...

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 23 2007, 09:50 AM

What next after A-level?

bachelor of science....probably.....

BSc where?

depends on cash flow....hopefully she won't ended up at UTAR...

but i think by d time she graduate frm A-level, i will be graduate frm my degree at monash...

so if i'm capable of supporting her n plus some loan frm ptptn, i'll try to enrol her for monash or taylor...(but taylor currently is still under twinning program)

what specialisation in BSc?

hahah....;not sure yet....

ever thought of why stamford is giving out scholarships so easily? because nobody goes there. ever thought of why nobody goes there? hehehe something MUST be wrong somewhere... xD

amanda85.ur sis is goin 2 join the march intake ??
how is the environment there ??
r there any hostels in the campus ??
wat subjects r ur sis goin 2 take ??
if i take alevel in stamford college,can i go 2 other uni 2 pursue my degree course ??

This post has been edited by shimy: Mar 23 2007, 10:49 PM

a-level is widely recognize no matter where u take it...coz u'll be paying RM1000++ for d external exam....it has nothing much to do wit ur college...

about d hostel prob..i'm not sure, coz i'm local...

my sis will b taking bio, chem, phy, n math...

as for d environment....is better than HELP

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Added on March 24, 2007, 9:44 ami know when v talk about pre-u.....sunway, taylor r more famous n better quality...
i myself is frm taylor...

but due to financial prob....v decided to save d cash for my sis degree instead....

initially v thought of enrolling her for TARC or foundation in UTAR....but after i went to their campus n get totally piss off....i decided to consider stamford instead....

yea, they gv out scholarship quite easily....but in term of fees, is more expensive than TARC, KBU n KDU

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 24 2007, 09:44 AM

TARC would be much better. Why were you pissed off with TARC?

if i enroll a-level in stamford college ?? wen wil i finish it ??
y TARC is better den satmford college..i dun think so cuz i heard ppl said if u go tarc,u cant even learn proper english over there..
btw..i heard there r lotz of indians in stamford college,izit true ??

probably the march intakes are intensive...so you should end the same time as the january intake students.

WTF. I was in TARC and I did A-level there. Level of English of students are not very good in general but level of English of students of SPUS (A-level is carried out) is slighty better. All in all, I'd say TARC. A-level is not an English test. But hell yeah, it's cheap. Sometimes, expensive stuff aren't the best.

Who cares about learning english.........You are there to learn the subjects, mostly taught by old men from that age.

Yea, whats wrong with the A Levels from TARC? Is itr the course or the lecturers or the campus itself? Can you tell us why you were so pissed off?

And feynman, were you from TARC. Can you tell us why TARC is better?

is anbody knows how r the lecturers in stamford college ??
i dun wan 2 juz go dis college juz bcuz it's cheap but v de low quality of teaching ??
anybody can giv sum info abt dis ??

coz even their front desk ppl r terrible....i piss off by the admin staff...n i wouldn't imagine wat's inside...

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Added on March 26, 2007, 12:34 pmif u take march intake...then is 15 months....if u enrol for july, it will b 18 months...

most private r full of chinese n indians....is normal...malay, juz a few...

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Added on March 26, 2007, 12:35 pmyea, is not an english test....but english is d most important when it comes to communicating wit d society....when ppl hire u, they value u through ur languages....

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Added on March 26, 2007, 12:35 pmif u doesn't had d chance 2 practise enuf english...later ur english will turn out to b like 'PCK'

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Added on March 26, 2007, 12:36 pmi doesn't like it mainly becoz it was a chinese speaking community...

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 26 2007, 12:36 PM

Judging a book by its cover I see........Have you met and interacted with any lecturers at SPUS?

So did you have the chance to practise enough english? What makes you think that Stamford provides an environment to practise english?

One is there to gain the necessary As....nothing more, nothing less.

Yo, I stated I was from TARC, why don't ask me? Maybe Feynman very leng chai wo

Anyway, Feynman, you're from TARC A-level? If so, which class? I
m from SJ6

SJ5P for a few months.

Hmm...don't discriminate ya. For someone like me who do not know mandarin, I personally feel that it may be a blessing in disguise to mix with mandarin speaking people. I could at least learn how to speak it. Yes true, we may tend to speak like the way they speak English but think of it this way. We learn from them and they learn from us. Win-win situation ya. And I'm quite certain that my English will not deteriorate there. Just be flexible.

my sister is from SMJK Katholik...she came from a SRK school....then she learn how to speak good mandarin within 5 years in a mandarin speaking school....n now her english is terrible...so i think she definately can't enter TAR n continue wit this...

every college had their own good lecturer, i agree wit this...so how can v choose, 1st is definately d environment...then listen 2 wat d senior said...n i meet alot of senior tat told me tat they aren't satisfied wit TAr..

n btw...d reason i open this thread is 2 listen to comment regarding stamford...not TAR...

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Added on March 27, 2007, 9:23 amy do u think sunway, monash n taylor r bunch of expensive colleges....1st is becoz their building is far nicer than d rest n their admin staff is of good quality...they will never fail to answer any of ur question....unlike TAR...who goes..'Hmm...i think...."

i never did confirm tat stamford is a good place 2 practise english//......but TAR definately is not...even their admin staff speak mandarin....

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 27 2007, 09:23 AM

If seniors from Stamford say that it is bad there, would you send your sister there?

Seriously, I find your replies incoherent. You have set your mind on Stamford, regardless of anything. Why bother asking for comments in the first place?

No...if got senior tell me tat stamford is bad, i'll not send my sis over...

]is juz tat i had set my mind not to send my sis to TAR

i'm here looking fot stamford senior...n not debating about TAR, they already had enough thread for it..

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 27 2007, 10:01 AM

I'm so sorry to disrupt your thread. Ok, since you are asking about Stamford, maybe I just state a point here. From what I know, Stamford College started off umpteen years ago as a college to train private secretaries (PSC) as compared to TARC which started off as a college for tertiary education as well as for professional education. They have come a long way and now they even have an affiliated sister university. I don't believe there are any substantial complain on the level of teaching there, which is what's most important. Maybe your only grouse is the medium of verbal communication there right? But if you are so adamant, then I guess no amount of discussion will move you.

This post has been edited by ColorS: Mar 27 2007, 11:51 AM

So the main areas that you look into are how nice are the buildings and how good quality is the admin.........wtf...........you are surely unique.

oh yes, isn'it it obvious for them to answer everything that you ask them when all they want is for you to bring your business to them?

Your way of selecting colleges is simply fantastic...........

but don't u think those criteria do reflect d quality....most of d students in this forum speak high of taylor n sunway.....

whenever ppl said where to go for A-level....taylor is alwiz one of d best option

Wauuu, futher maths. What you mean 'a few months'? You changed college?

Yes yes, Taylors and Sunway are the most "talkabout" colleges. Anyone whose parents have loads of money can enrol there on a MAFA scholarship. Nice buildings and architecture? Super nice Admin staff? Well, the students there paid for it.

Geez, why do you choose where to study based on the buildings and their staff?

Amanda85, Amanda Amanda..... Phew... I do agree with you that every colleges sure have their good and not so good lecturers and it's luck that they will teach the class you're into. So, you said what you can choose is environment...Don't get mad, I'm just telling the truth....TARC's environment is not bad as you think. You've might not been there but it's certainly way way way way way bigger than Taylors, Sunway, even USCI. Talking about Taylors, there buildings aren't really big and clean. I would personally suggest to go have a look in TAR. Facilitites wise, there's nothing to worry about TAR, definitely. Only things I'm pissed off with TARC is their hostel's canteen. That sucks!

The Admin staff, well when you are studying, put in this way, when I was studying at TARc, I think I only dealt with the admin staff 3 times the most ( to pay fees). That's it, so what if they really suck?

wow, you guys might ahve created an impression that I'm a TARC staff or some sort of MCA kinda guy. NO NO NO, I'll tell again, I'm a formerly a TARCIAN.

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Added on March 27, 2007, 3:27 pmOH ya, a case in point... when I was still looking around for colleges for my a-level, I came across Sunway. The person who attended to me was speaking in a very very very thick British accent. Her face? Serupa Chiniaaaaa. I guess that gimmick sure impress some. What a shame.

This post has been edited by the_registered: Mar 27 2007, 03:27 PM

ok...i'm an outsider...i'm not TAR grad....i only know a handful of them...

but is juz that if d admin give bad impression, wat would d public think of their lecturer qualities...

so, i need to assume that eventhough their admin staff sucks...their lecturer is suppose to b good...eventhough it was recruited by d same human resource department...

btw, i'm not here to debate about TAR...other thread had said load about it edi...it juz going round n round...

ok ...to finalize everything...do u guys agree that a-level standard in stamford n TARC will be almost d same?? if yes, then v'll choose stamford...becoz is NEARER to my house..case close

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 27 2007, 03:32 PM

OK, I would like to give my intepretation of the conclusion....which is, it doesn't matter what college you go to, what lecturers are teaching you, what environment you are in. Having a proffessor of very high standards to teach some a** who doesn't give a damn about his studies will not help. So, amanda, it's basically up to your sister. She wants good results, she knows what to do.

But if TARC is way further to your house than Stanford and your sis is not planning to stay in TARC's hostel, I'd say go for Stanford. I have plenty of friends who can't concentrate on their studies at home after the excruciating travels. Otherwise, go for TAR, I don't see anything bad about it.

my sis is a total loss person....she had no idea wat course to take, wat subject to choose...which college to go... if i juz ignore her, she'll either continue wit her part time job or juz follow wherever her best pal goes...

btw....wat's d thing wit ur signature...i'm register! i'm registered!
wat's tat?

Well that sig is one of it's own here. Let's just say, I'm special

OK, I see the situation with your sis.
<<<How I wish my elder sis would give a damn on me >>>

Your sister seems yo be not ready yet. Maybe you could give her some time. I mean, if she still carries that attitude to her a-level course, it's going to end up bad, which might result in repeats and resits. Note that a-level ain't that hard, but you gotta work hard for it. No more SPM days where you study 2 weeks before your papers.

This post has been edited by the_registered: Mar 27 2007, 04:50 PM

she had been given almost 5 months to think about it...n yet she still 'blur'...so giving more time doesn't get her anywhere...

as compare to me...i straight away enrol for Pre-U @ taylor on january, even b4 my result came out...

haha...embarassed to said that i'm actually a typical dominant big sister...i actually planned from which secondary sch n wat tuition that she need to go for...n now i even start planning a future for my little brother, who tends to fail all his subject, except chinese language...

if happen that she failed for a-level...i'll ask her to stop thinking about studying science...n juz go get a diploma in business or account

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 27 2007, 05:08 PM

I know you thinking for the betterment of your little sister but you shouldn't be entirely decisive over your sister's future. She's got to study what she's interested.

It seems to me that you're close to your sis. Maybe you know what's her interest Then, it's a better start for you to decide.

I'm afraid that she might blame you if things don't go her way. I know many A-level underperformers from TARC who got forced to study a-level by their parents. I really feel for them. End of the day, they wasted 1.5 years in TARC just to please their parents. Errr, not really because they fail all subjects.

but a-level is juz a pre-u programme...in d option is still wide...

no matter wat she wish to pursue....a-level is still useful....i ofcoz, will try not to choose wat degree that she need to take...

my parents r an uneducated couple....they know nothing about tertiary studies...if i dun plan out for my sis, she will ended up even lost to nowhere...probably will juz take up stpm in her secondary sch, unwilling to come out to d society....n after she graduate from stpm, d prob still arise...

so i hope tat after she finish her 1/5 yr of a-level...she can become more mature n think for herself...

Actually what's wrong with STPM? STPM do have some advantages over a-level you know?

yeah i know...but my sis is kinda childish i would said...

n i hope tat she get out of her 'old spoon feeding school' ASAP....imagine tat v had actually spent 5 yrs in d same place...same environment, same teacher, same schoolmate...n even had to tolerate all those nonsence rules..

i think is time to go out n had a change...n learn to b more mature....

"Nonsense rules"? Those rules were created for a reason and are important as it keeps the students in place and maintain order.

"Old Spoon feeding school"? And you think colleges are not spoon feeding?

This post has been edited by Nostalgia: Mar 27 2007, 06:51 PM

u r not in catholic high...if ur here, u would know tat 90% of d student know tat d rules here r stupid... unlike SMDJ which i would said is far more flexible...

every sch had their own unique rules....CHS is 1 of them...it is not any ordinary SMK....

i would said d college i attend is not spoon feeding...i wonder which u attend to...

90% of the rules are stupid? Can you name 1 of them? I'm curious to see how stupid the rules at CHS are.

What's your definition of "spoon feeding"? I may have mis-interpret your meaning. Please enlighten me.

i think every1 know wat silly rules they had....as simple as chit chatting wit frens are also consider a crime n will face a possiblity of detention....

i know d rules r there for a reason...but v're adults...n no longer children...

i dun think i need to explain wat it means by spoon feeding....secondary sch student seems to b 2 dependent on their sch teacher or tuition teacher for sources....

Hmm, I see your point.

Anyway, not all secondary school students are of that nature.

n v need to assemble under d hot sun after our 'break' time....

i wonder will there b any student who tell me 'oh, i can't wait to get back n line-up under d hot sun'...

frankly speaking...i miss my SMDJ....until now i still blame my dad for transfering me to d SMJK katholik...

chinese sch are so money orientated...eventhough they r consider government sch...d parent n teacher association force all student to donate RM30...twice a year.....

u MUST DONATE! ...u get wat i mean?

Nah, it's not only CHS which uses such tactics to collect money. My ex-secondary school did the same when the provided each student with a "collection card" for them to go around their neighborhood/relatives to ask for donations. The crazy thing was they set a minimum of RM20 to be collected and if the amount is not met, they will not accept it. I couldn't care less and just forked out the whole minimum amount myself. Heh.

This post has been edited by Nostalgia: Mar 27 2007, 07:23 PM

haha....then was it being done yearly??

but way back frm d days when i was a secondary student...i can't wait to get graduate frm d sch....however, until now i still can't escape d fact, that i juz stayed 300m frm d sch...

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Mar 27 2007, 07:24 PM

Yeah, it was a yearly affair and their promise was to upgrade school facilities (i.e toilets, rest areas, desks, chairs, etc) but it was never fulfilled! I wonder where the money went!

I'm also staying approximately 1km from my old secondary school and I must say I had some fond memories during my time there.

This post has been edited by Nostalgia: Mar 27 2007, 07:30 PM

i had some worst memorise there....i'm not an obedient student n alwiz get caught by prefects n had tons of detention b4......so i won't miss my time there....

n all d student there speaks mandarin....which is not my language,...i wouldn't even know if there's any1 talk bad about me right in front of my face...

however, after spending 5 yrs there....mandarin suddenly become my 1st language,....

n in fact, from my transition of SMK to SMJK...i felt tat chinese school student r practically more childish....when in my form 1 @ SMDJ...ppl start talking about crush n etc...

SMJK students r playing wit paper made balls n kicking here n there...n playing catching...

The adminstration and the teachers are completely different sets of subjects. There is a clear demarcation line that separates them.

If one is paying more to go to Stamford, the better choice would be TARC.

Yeah, IMHO too, anytime TARC not because it's cheaper because I don't even know the fees for Stanford. So how much is it?

amanda 85,has ur sis went study in stamford adi ??
so how r the lecturers there ??

How's stamford? better then TARC?

hi, did u send ur sister to stamford to study a lvl there? can i know how is the teaching quality there? is it good？

Wishing to gain some feedback from u if ur sister studied at there be4..thanks in advance