If you are from STPM background, just read back ur Form 6 Bio textbook... Skip all the plants, then you will be very ready for IMU... the DNA must read also.

I want to reply on the first paragraph.
Your friend should look for a cheaper institution, trust me if you are not financial ready for IMU, dont enter.

I almost cannot continue my studies in IMU for sem 2 because of financial constraint. PTPTN has improved a lot, but don't screw up the application(like I did). I was lucky that i found a second loan, but trust me it sucks that knowing that u may not be able to continue studying med after just 1/2 sem in IMU.

Let me tell you this, MOST of IMU student dont want lectures to be more than 2 hours a day... Reasons, I dont know, maybe they missed their family that much???

I have a pharmacology lecturer who is very dedicated to his job... Knowing that he may not be able to finish his lectures in time, he asked us wether to find another time slot for extra lecture... Guess what, more than half of the class dont want it... In the end, he has to rush the lecture... Then he asked us again, do we want an Q&A session for the extra time slot since we booked the lecture hall... Again, Majority dont want it... Some of them even curses that he dont know how to manage his time!!!!!

Its the mentality of the students, they think they are smarter than the lecturer... In the end who looses, us. Since I'm here, I can tell you that even those who studied form 6 also rejects the class... Form 6 makes one more mature, I doubt it... This is sad case for M'sia student...

For SAQ, study all the not so important stuff, like Com Med, BS, basic biology, etc,etc.... We get all the Qs from these components, and many of us left stunned during, and after the exam. Totally spoils my mood for OBA that afternoon.

They'll call you up and let you know the date/time.
By the way, why August?? I thought Feb is the next intake?

Since you have a bachelor by that time, why dont you try apply direct into Aus uni??? Its more economical that way, and you may get a place in top uni.

Using IMU-PMS, lets say if you apply for Melb/ANU, you need to go through Med Sc then procede to the 4 year program at Aus. If he gets a direct entry, then can save the $$ spend in M'sia.

Mine is a bit different... I thought I did not do very well, but the result comes out quite good, even better than my sumnative... The more you expect, the worse the outcome is...

OSCE is a killer... got C+ for it only.

Thats not very helpful... Just answer the question and stop defaming...

IMU'll accept 220-240 student (depends on demand), but before PMS matching, there'll most likely be less than 200... This happens because there is rumours that IMU always over-accept the students, and fail some on the way.

For my batch (M208), the no. of students still maintains high after eos2... So in eos 3, 10%(22 student) have t resit for osce, there are a few resit the theory papers as well... So, if the students still survive, I think they'll fail some more in eos5.

My batch has more Seremban than any other batch, more than 60 as far as i know. Excluding out JPA, I think its 50/50 for privately funded students

Each and everyone of us have different study pattern...

Its not the quantity of your study, but quality. I try my best to finish lecture of the day, and before exam 1 more round of
revision... I once tried 22 lecture notes in 1 day, mind feels like exploding, and it paid off.

If you want an A, better study broadly. Sleep, eat and poop with papa patho, kumar & clark, etc. etc.

IMU is going to introduce E-learning, but they dont have tutorial(as in small group of Q&A session with lecturer). Other med school has it, and lectures too... I think they're trying to squeezing the lime out of the lecturers... Medical lecturer will teach Chiro, nursing students as well... And the number lecturer is decreasing, IMU didnt replace all the lecturers that have left. By using E-learning, it means that information will get out-dated very fast, as human tend to slack when there is no obligation to teach. And students paying expensive tuition fees for a video clip that'll soon beflooding Youtube etc, etc...

IMO, IMU is facing financial crisis now... Start too many courses, invest too much on it, and neglected medical faculty (which is their main attraction). Even now they have changed their fees collection system so that money can continuously flow in, not in bulk where they'll tend to overspend. Having said that, the new system is good for all parties, parents dont have to dig out huge sum of money in short period of time.

This post has been edited by Gorila_: Mar 4 2010, 11:19 AM

He speaks proper english, just with added slangs and monotonous. But his lecture is well structured and up to date. If you're able to survive the 1 hour without sleeping, its very good. He writes better then say.

Nope. When you enter in 2008, there is guarantee that you'll last through the 2.5 years, hence you're only regarded as potential student for PMS. And you dont know which PMS you'll be matched to...

PMS matching only happens in sem 5, only then the uni knows who are you. Thus, you are supposed to pay the current fees. 1 more thing, its common thing in developed country to increase the fees half way through, so becareful. UCSI did that as well.

Who are them you referring?? Student affairs?

Each uni has different criteria for students. Some uni will pick the students themselves, while others they'll leave it to IMU. This is why IMU cant give you exact answer. You can try asking the sem 5 seniors, the deans of PMS are here this week, and I'm sure they have asked a lot about the criteria.

You can use forecast to apply for Feb intake.

IELTS is needed for application, while MUET you can take it other time during the course. Please note that for tertiary education in M'sia, one have to take MUET, and LAN subject.( Only for M'sian students if I'm correct)

IMU usually wont release the result so early, its still april and I'm assuming you are applying for Aug intake. Usually they'll anounce it on July, a few weeks after IPTA/UPU release their application result... So that they can snatch a few dozens dissapointed top scorer from STPM, with cGPA 3.5 and above.

The end result is you will not get the result so soon, and your chances are quite slim.

This post has been edited by Gorila_: Apr 22 2010, 12:15 AM

Medic. I apply and interviewed on April, July only get confirmation letter... 3As and 4As are very common for medic.

Nope. I apply with actual results, just a few weeks after STPM release. I know very well that with my result, I'll not get a single place in IPTA med course.

Maybe, because my chem is only B, 1 grade below their minimum requirement B+.. But all my fellow classmates also get it that late, and many of them are with flying colours. However, there is student with bbc enter IMU.


No... No $$ at that time, I apply using my own money RM300. and I take IELTS using my own money as well. That alone is already 1K... and maybe I'm quite confident with my result at that time. BTW, I visited other med school, campus looks deserted, Monash straight reject me at edu fair because I didn't score 4.0 (they think STPM is in BM).