wts89..this goes out to you.

1) Yup, lecture hours for first sem have been reduced to few hours a day. Studies in US have shown that too much lecture do no good..I guess IMU took that pretty seriously. Pharm and med are different courses, and run under almost different management. Thus, class conduct for both med and pharm in IMU will not be the same.

2)About PMS and adapting, as you said...well, maybe that's why they have matching exercise to decide which uni you suit well enough to continue after. It very much depends on the individual, study hard (and smart) and prepare well then I believe it's sufficient.

3)Choice of applying to desired school very much depends on your results in IMU. If you don't perform well enough probably you may not be accepted to the desired school. Thus, it is important to prepare yourself enough to achieve desire.

4)Students mostly would go for schools in UK or in Commonwealth countries because the learning and testing systems are more similar to the education system in Malaysia. But then again, one man's meat is another man's poison, so it's different for other people.

5) To some, Dundee is their favourite because you can save one year (and thus cut tuition costs) and graduate earlier. Schools in US and Canada are quite different than in UK or other Commonnwealth countries, thus choice of school is very much dependent of suitability of individuals.

These are just in general. Any further questions, you should ask IMU and seek for counselling. It is important as becoming a doctor is not about just apply and getting interview and gain admission. Explore any other options available. The last thing you would want is to get to a school that doesn't suit you well, right? But IMU is good, I have to admit. Good luck to you and your future undertakings.. All the best.

This post has been edited by becca_yeo: May 15 2008, 02:49 PM