Considering how small is my batch (77ppl lol), i think IMU decided that its not "feasible" to book an expensive venue for it.

the calibre of any med school is pretty obvious from the admission policy.......and taking people with ter 80 into a 'premed' year shows how desperate they are for students.......that is what turns me off from pmc.......and the fact that the degree is NOT recognised by smc and gmc..........

you are wise to repeat sam, instead of doing the 'pre-med'.........

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Added on February 18, 2009, 11:27 amas for cost, the previous uni melbourne undergraduate entry mbbs cost rm 1mil in fees, and yet there are hordes of international students wanting to get in........

uni adelaide fees is rm650k alone, and there are 600 international students fighting for the 16 places available.........they have no shortage of students, and they can choose from the best.......

so why does msian ipts med schools have to accept such poor quality students?........

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 18 2009, 11:27 AM

just wanna ask a thing as i'm joining the aug intake, y is imu giving chance to interview students with bbc when i guess, they hv very very little chance to get in? or there are actually students with bbc getting in?

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Added on February 18, 2009, 4:23 pmand wat are cut off grade?


This post has been edited by syklspurs: Feb 18 2009, 04:23 PM

Because almost all high quality students are vying for places overseas. Hence the remaining ones..

Obviously to pocket the RM300 application fee? Correct me if I'm wrong.

you are joining in aug, and you don't know what is a cut off grade?

well duh..i'm asking here rite?

so what was your pre-u result, and what was you offer........?

goin for twining or full corse there??

i think eca isnt' that important when applying to pms right?

i saw the requirements for each twinning universities and most of them really only care for english proficiency and academic results if i'm not mistaken.

they are accepting you into their home programme, and probably, you will stay and treat people there.......so their overriding concern will be, are you qualified and bright enough to be on par with their home students.........and is your english good enough to weather the course, and communicate with patients there......

at least that would be my concerns, if i were the person whom is tasked with selecting students by my university.......i will look for people with ielts 8.0 and above.....who entered with AAA or ter>96........and average B and above through the eos's.......

but i suspect every pms also have to accept one or two borderline students......maybe out of 4 places, they can choose 3 and the 4th be assigned to them by imu........otherwise those at the bottom of the pecking order will find no pms want to accept them.......

eca will play a minor part, but if there is a student with ielts 8.5, ter99, in the dean's list throughout, is president of the student body, a national player in tennis, and puts my uni as 1st choice........i will grab him/her......

true.
but i didn't know our pre-u results are still relevant. i thought they only look at how u perform in the 3 eos that we have during our 5 sems.

trust me, they will look at all aspects........i will definitely look at the pre-u results, as they, and we all know, the selection criteria is NOT the tightest in the world......there is really only 2 eos to look at.......the last one is too late as matching will have already been completed before the exam itself.......

hi,
i m interested in bachelor of pharmacy..
basically how many students will be study for tat in every year?
i m planning to apply in the few days later..
how is the course of bachelor of pharmacy over there?
is it recognized by the LAN and government..
how is it if compare to UCSI's?
may i know is there any way i can search for rooms as i m come from sabah n may not go over the uni to search..

crime cases are getting more and more rampant in IMU
a gal got robbed (my fren) and a guy got robbed his car, with a gun pointing at him
wth what've happened here
wishing every1 safe here

This post has been edited by chika138: Mar 25 2009, 11:00 PM

wah.. sound like very dangerous.. with gun..
really hate those useless people, really useless, cant earn money, go rob pula..

that's what happens when law and order fails........when law enforcement agencies rather shoot chemical laden water at ceremah than chase after rempits and robbers........

Not really. There are 3 groups of people studying in IPTS:
1. Good students with limited budget
2. Good students on scholarship
3. Mediocre students who got in with money

To study medicine overseas (developed countries), one must prepare at least half a mil for tuition fee alone. Not everyone is ready to invest so much in an undergrad degree, especially those who intend to work in Msia only.

BTW, the really good students will be in IPTA (non-bumis only).

Also, pls bare in mind that most Unis in developed countries have been established for hundreds of years (Cambridge 800plus!!!), while most IPTS are barely 10 years old.

This post has been edited by hypermax: Mar 26 2009, 09:19 AM

the history of oxford and cambridge is a very interesting one.......

it started in the 12th century, where learning is part of the clergy (church).......this was given a boost when students in france (then the center of learning) were recalled by the english king in 1167, and they mostly settled in oxford...........

some 50 years later, there was a conflict between the students and the town people, and they chased the students away, and the students then traveled east and settled in an old town called Granta bryg (Granta Bridge)........and founded a new university in 1209........changes in the lettering eventually become cambridge (cam bridge!).........

if anyone ever visits uk, it is worth making a detour to these university towns and savour the rich history of academia and academic excellence.......

Yeah, I know. That's why I said almost.
If the students weren't chased away, there would be no Cambridge today.

it gets more interesting......

the 'pilgrim' from england who settled in the new colony of massachusetts bay at plymouth, in the new land of the americas in 1620, decided to set up a college in 1936 with endowment from a rich man called john harvard of charlestown, a young minister who, upon his death in 1638, left his library and half his estate to the new institution.

no prize for guessing what this college is now called........

the campus is sited in a town in middlesex county, within the greater boston area........and the town is called........



















cambridge!

and the small city of cambridge, massachusetts (population smaller than bintulu sarawak) is home to two of the world's most renowned universities......harvard, and mit..........