Lol. I was in the same position as u a few years back.
I remembered i listed out all the pro's and con's of each courses and of UTAR and UCSI.

But ended up in UCSI cos of scholarship.

Hm..english standard..depends which group u hang out with, the english ed or the chinese ed.
But generally, i think it's not bad. Equal mixture of both.
Lecturers for food sc are okay. Some are really good like Dr Lee, but some are just big nono (like Gugga).
Depending on lecturers, some really spoon feed u, while some expects u to do ur own homework b4 lecture.
Malaysia is not a good place to do research. The govt doesn't encourage R&D.
Most Msia biomed or food sc grad usually ends up doing sales or QA.

But i think it's all up to u. Just gather as much info as u can, sit down quietly and write out the pro's and con's..

does ucsi accept students with less than the entry requirement for a specific course?

lol lol, UCSI stands for "Unwavering Commitment To Serve Intentionally"..........
really funny yea.......

I actually wrote all the pros and cons. But ended up still confuse. I thought that food science can do some other things such as food industries. duno which is better...

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Added on December 18, 2008, 9:55 pmI heard that UCSI has many hiding fees that we need to pay? is it true? Den must be expensive I still cant decide which road to choose

This post has been edited by Chelseawong: Dec 18 2008, 09:55 PM

can i know the pros and cons about UCSI?

Hi All,

There's an E-Open Day at UCSI today and tomorrow

Check it out at www.ucsi.edu.my

i.e. enjoy your Open Day electronically!

@Kuro91

depends on the courses and how far are you from the minimum requirement i think

@gajah91

a quick way is to activate low-fi version and read through 23 pages of this thread

for example, lets say i want to study foundation in science

the requirement is
SPM / O-Levels or its equivalent = 5 Credits inclusive of Mathematics

English Language Requirements
A distinction (A1 or A2) in SPM / UEC English, MUET Band 5, or a score of 213 (Computer based) / 550 (Written based) / 79-80 (Internet based) in TOEFL, or Band 5.5 in IELTS. If English Language requirements are not fulfilled, additional English module(s) must be taken at UCSI.

i got A2 in my english, 3 credits, D for my maths and others is D..

so will i be accepted ??


This post has been edited by Kuro91: Dec 18 2008, 11:28 PM

i dun think u will be accepted...
D in maths?impossible gua..lol



This post has been edited by gajah91: Dec 18 2008, 11:54 PM

it will be 100% always better if u go to UCSI office to ask the officers there........
we cannot answer u regarding this question since sometimes the entry requirement can be vary due to some special circumstances......right?
have a nice day with UCSI....

i said for example, not my result.

(dammit i have to reply twice damn connection)

im going to take mass comm..

if i get more than 5 credits and my bi get distinction = UCSI
if i get more than 5 credits but didn't manage to get A in bi = UTAR

Hello.. Need some help here.
I've just finished my AUSMAT course and I'm interested in the food science and nutrition course. In fact, thats the only course I'm interested in so far.
Just wanna know about the lecturers. Are they good? Able to communicate well in English?
How's the learning experience in the course like?
I've been into the labs.. seems impressive.
Anything else I need to know about this course?
Thanks for your help!

LOL. Really??? Is that the new 'slogan'?


lol. Food sc students definitely can get into food industry. If we cant get in, who else can? haha...
U usually end up in QA or R&D (which is very rare)... or u can also become nutritionist.

u are damn right about the hidden fees.
When i enrolled into ucsi, it was stated in their brochure that the fees is 58k for 3 years for food sc.
But after i got in, it all adds up to more than 70k!!!
A lot of hidden fees such as the lab fees, facility fees etc etc.. So, u need to ask the counselor thoroughly, ask him/her to list out all the fees.
Hm...if money is your constraint, i think UTAR is a better option. If u're interested in food industry, studying biochemistry can get u into it too.


Lecturers are ok. Some speak really good english but some english are very 'malaysian'.
U need to be a malaysian to understand them. lol.
Sometimes i see my international friends struggling to understand but malaysian no problem lar...haha

Bloody hell, my timetable has 3 subjects clashing with one another The times are so chaotic now.

i want to ask bout north wing, because the i heard the postgraduates are shifting to north wing. how is it like? i mean.. for all i know the building is new. any other things that i should know? does the class room like the one in south wing?

Lol. E-Advantage time table always clashes, it's not so acurate.
I think the one they posted up in Registration dept's notice board is more reliable.

I remembered my timetable clashes a few semesters back, and i emailed my lecturer (who so happens to be the head of faculty).
She asked me refer to marketing, something wrong with E-Advantage it seems.

First time study at UCSI meh ?

The classroom is more to a classroom....
One Table with Two Chairs .... pretty similiar to what the secondary students are...

No la, they update the Timetables already on the website. It's always been accurate for me ( the one on eAdvantage). I've only got 4 subjects left and 3 out of the 4 clash T.T

even my secondary school one better than UCSI.....