Malam tadi saya berada di Melaka bersama Naib Presiden MCA merangkap ADUN Klebang, Datuk Wira Lim Ban Hong dan EXCO Melaka, Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem.

Ini kisah adik Lee, anak muda berusia 19 tahun yang menyentuh hati.

Lee merupakan graduan Matrikulasi dengan PNGK 4.0, mendapat markah penuh untuk aktiviti kokurikulum dan jumlah markah merit 100. Beliau mewakili yang terbaik di kalangan yang terbaik.

Cita-citanya adalah mahu menjadi seorang peguam. Oleh itu beliau memohon melanjutkan pengajian ke Universiti Awam (UA) melalui UPU.

Sedia maklum, hanya 3 UA sahaja yang beliau boleh mohon (sebagai calon bukan Bumiputera) bagi jurusan undang-undang iaitu Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) dan Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM).

Namanya telah disenarai pendek dan menghadiri temu duga. Anak muda yang membawa harapan tinggi ini melangkah dengan penuh yakin kerana telah memberikan segala-galanya.

Adik Lee yang pernah mewakili sekolahnya untuk pertandingan bercerita, syarahan, deklamasi sajak di peringkat negeri dan berjaya memperolehi pingat sememangnya tidak gentar dalam apa jua persembahan pentas. Maka itu beliau amat yakin ketika menghadiri sesi temuduga dengan UM, UKM & UUM.

Tetapi apabila keputusan diumumkan, beliau merasakan impiannya hancur berkecai. Ketiga-tiga universiti menolak permohonan beliau. Sebaliknya Lee ditawarkan tempat dalam jurusan perakaunan di Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) — pilihan keempatnya, jauh daripada impiannya.

“YB, bagi pelajar Cina hanya ada 3 pilihan untuk memasuki universiti awam untuk jurusan undang-undang. Saya letak kesemua pilihan dan menghadiri ketiga-tiga sesi temuduga bagi UM, UKM dan UUM. Malangnya saya gagal ketiga-ketiga pilihan yang merupakan cita-cita saya. Ya betul, saya ditawarkan pilihan keempat iaitu Kursus Perakaunan di UPM. Tetapi saya wajib mengisi 12 pilihan yang disediakan oleh UPU.

"Sebab itu saya meletakkan kursus-kursus selain daripada undang-undang untuk mencukupkan semua 12 pilihan yang wajib diisi. Kini, saya ditawarkan kursus perakaunan yang merupakan pilihan keempat saya dan UPU tidak benarkan saya membuat rayuan. Nak buat macam mana? Impian saya sejak kecil ialah mahu menjadi peguam, sebab itu saya pilih kursus undang-undang……”

"YB, saya telah berikan segala-galanya. Saya mendapat markah penuh. Saya selesaikan temu duga dengan baik. Saya benar-benar yakin saya mempunyai peluang. Tetapi kini impian saya musnah. Saya mahu menjadi peguam sejak kecil lagi... Kenapa saya tidak dipilih? Adakah semua yang masuk juga mendapat skor dengan sempurna? Pelajar di bawah saluran terbuka juga mendapat markah sempurna? Jika tidak, adakah ini adil?

"Keluarga saya bukanlah orang kaya. Saya anak sulung, saya mempunyai beberapa orang adik. Sangat mustahil kami mampu pergi ke universiti swasta kerana saya tidak mahu menambahkan beban ibu bapa. Mungkin saya hanya perlu menerima nasib saya, berputus asa dengan jurusan undang-undang, dan ambil sahaja jurusan perakaunan walaupun ia bukan pilihan utama saya. Tetapi ini akan kekal sebagai penyesalan terbesar dalam hidup saya."

Hati tersentuh, lidah kelu mendengar rintihan adik Lee ini.

Ini bukanlah kisah seorang anak muda yang hancur impiannya. Sebaliknya ini tentang keadilan. Apabila seseorang berjaya peroleh keputusan cemerlang di Kolej Matrikulasi dinafikan hak untuk mereka mengejar cita-cita dan mencapai impiannya, maka apakah mesej yang hendak disampaikan kepada generasi akan datang?

Pendidikan haruslah menjadi medan yang adil di negara ini. Jika sistem kita terdapat kelemahan, maka ia mesti diperbaiki. Ini bukanlah kisah adik Lee sendirian, tetapi ini realiti yang mengisahkan tentang pelajar cemerlang yang memiliki impian tinggi dalam mengejar cita-cita, musnah sekelip mata.

Adakah KPT dan 3 UA tersebut akan beri jawapan seperti ini? "Lee tak lepas temu duga, prestasinya tak baik! Dan inilah sebab beliau tidak berjaya diterima masuk."

Esok lusa, adakah UM, UKM, atau UUM akan membenarkan Lee meneruskan impiannya untuk mengambil jurusan undang-undang melalui saluran pengambilan terbuka mereka? Cuma kena tanggung yuran penuh, RM90,000 bersamaan 10 kali ganda lebih mahal berbanding yuran yang dikenakan menerusi saluran UPU!

Hari ini, 14 September, akan menjadi titik perubahan masa depan Lee. Semoga masa depannya cerah bersinar.

——-

Last night in Melaka, together with MCA Vice-President and Klebang state assemblyman Datuk Wira Lim Ban Hong and Melaka EXCO Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem, I met a young girl whose story broke my heart — 19-year-old Lee.

Lee is not just any student. She is a Matrikulation graduate who achieved perfection — CGPA 4.0, full marks for co-curricular activities, a total merit score of 100. By every standard, she represents the best of the best.

Since young, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer. With that goal in mind, she applied through UPU to the only three public universities where a local Chinese student can study Law — Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Universiti Utara Malaysia. She was shortlisted and attended the interviews. She walked in with confidence, knowing she had given her all.

Lee, who had previously represented his school in state-level storytelling, public speaking, and poetry recitation competitions and won medals, is certainly unafraid of any stage performance, and was quite confident after attending the interview sessions with UM, UKM, and UUM.

But when the results were released, her world came crashing down. All three universities rejected her. Instead, she was offered a place in Accounting at Universiti Putra Malaysia — her fourth choice, far from the dream she had worked so hard for.

“YB, for Chinese students there are only 3 options to enter a public university for the law course. I listed all of them and attended all three interview sessions at UM, UKM, and UUM. Unfortunately, I failed in all three choices, which were my true ambition. Yes, it’s true, I was offered the fourth option, which is the Accounting course at UPM. But I was required to fill up all 12 choices provided by UPU.

“That’s why I included courses other than law just to make up the 12 choices. Now, I’ve been offered Accounting, which was my fourth choice, and UPU does not allow me to make an appeal. What else can I do? My goal since childhood has been to pursue law……”

“YB, I gave everything. I scored full marks. I handled the interviews well. I truly believed I had a chance. But now my dream is gone. I wanted to be a lawyer since I was a little girl… Why was I not chosen? Were all those who got in also perfect scorers? If not, how is this fair?

“My family is not wealthy and I have other younger siblings. Private university is simply impossible for us as I do not want to add more burden to my parents. Perhaps I must accept my fate, give up on Law, and settle for Accounting. But this will remain the greatest regret of my life.”

In that moment, I had no words.

Her story is not just about one girl’s shattered dream. It is about fairness, about justice, about the promise we owe our young people. When even a perfect scorer is denied the chance to pursue her calling, what message are we sending to the next generation?

Education must be a fair playing field in this country. If our system is broken, then it must be fixed. Lee’s story is not hers alone, it belongs to every hardworking student in Malaysia who dares to dream.

I can only guess that the Ministry of Higher Education and the three universities would give this as the only “reasonable” reply: Lee’s interview performance was poor, and that’s why she wasn’t admitted. 😭

In the coming days, will UM, UKM, or UUM allow Lee to pursue her dream of studying Law through their direct intake channels? The catch is, while it’s still admission into the same programme, the tuition fees through direct intake amount to RM90,000 — ten times higher than through UPU!

Lee has obtained the perfect results. However, not only did she not get her preferred course in law, she was not allowed to make any appeal since the Ministry of Higher Education has offered her her fourth choice in Accounting. Looks like she can only wait for a miracle to happen…

It seems that today, September 14, will be the turning point in Lee’s future. I wish her nothing but success ahead!

many cases already, even malay kena

apply A, dapat W...2 course that don't have any connection at all

berapa pages

Smart no name no face this time.

Btw since this course got interview UM can just say : the other candidate interview better

Then they gonna demand the video of all the qualified candidates interview process.

This post has been edited by Mixxomon: Sep 15 2025, 10:48 AM

Inb4 someone said jadi lawyer also need Maths yo. Or any subject that they can think off.

Btw English B2 considered Highest Mark ?

This post has been edited by RT8081: Sep 15 2025, 11:07 AM

Bukan benda baru mohon A dapat Z. Tempat sikit yg mohon ramai.

Mohon kerja pun mcm tu juga.

This kind of statement........?

What if what you perceive or dream is different from the reality?
What if you don't really like being a lawyer (after graduated)?
What if your passion is something else?
How do you know you like it without experiencing it?

Why Unis dunt just giv what student wan study? Why give random courses?

To be fair with others WHO have higher grades ?

English B2. Must be the triggering point of rejection

She chose accounting as her 4th option? Not random also

UM law fac is one of the most competitive faculty in UM

Secret getting what you want. Put your less preferred as first priority, the most preferred as last priority… since chance getting low priority is higher

Oh she’s from matrix

I want to see the same passionate defenders come and defend her

Ayam never took matrik so tak tau, but why dafaq get b2 in English is still a 4.0 gpa? Seems like bullshit to me.

I'm guessing too many 4.0 in matriculation. It's pretty easy to get 4.0, I myself also gotten 4.0 in matriculation even thought I'm not even close to those really smart ones in uni

Why so suprised?
Tongkat exist and it is not first day we know it
Deal with it
This is Malaysia

Ayam tatau, asked chatgpt and dia cakap matriculation grading kalo b2 is a 2.67 gpa, which if she score that poorly in England test which generally has pretty sampah standards in my experience up to spm studies then imo her language proficiency memang tak layak for a kursus like law pun. Chatgpt says it's unlikely muet or cefr also if anyone knows better pls educate me sifu. Tho even under cefr and muet, B2 it's not a very impressive grade.

nobody want to highlight this point kah







I suspect she changed her mind from accountancy to law halfway

otherwise why bother applying for melaka matrics in the first place?

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Sep 15 2025, 11:41 AM

English in matriculation follows the CEFR grade

C1+ is the highest, A1 is the lowest

B2 is mid

Also, only C1+ will be used for UPU ranking IINM

This post has been edited by maxpudding: Sep 15 2025, 11:44 AM

Poor lass

Fren's brother apply accounting gets perhutanan

I suspect she changed her mind from accountancy to law halfway

otherwise why bother applying for melaka matrics in the first place?

Most probably la

UMANY gang mana ? lulz

She got A in accounting, maths , and econ, but b in english

My friend he got into UM Law.

Seriously he doesn't appreciate his degree

after he passed law, he passed chambering 1st try.

then he just lepak work odd jobs, because he hated to work in law firm.

he then went to help political party for 20 years

after that only he went back into law, when he realized the pay was not high enough.

hahaha, i heard someone got perikanan degree

Law Must get good english grade kan ?

yeah I got one friend he got into UM law, passed with flying colors, passed chambering too.

he didn't like law at all.

later he went to do odd jobs then join political party with low salary

20 yeasrs later only he realized, and rejoined law.

Bear in mind matrix english follows the CEFR grade

with Law degree, you can go more further actually. can join HR also if u want.

unker so old liao also got matriculation? thought matriculation quite new one.

This post has been edited by ipohps3: Sep 15 2025, 12:06 PM

isn't matriks old already

birthrate dropping also not enough space for uni....?

build more uni then

Ikut merit n qualification

What are the ratio between bumi and non undergrads for law degree program in UM, UKM & UUM respectively?

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Sep 15 2025, 12:31 PM

👍

maybe the cgpa calculation only take in the 4 subjects? english and koko counted separately?

Kenapa negara lain takde masalah ni
Malaysia setiap tahun ada

To which race has highest rate of high grades?

Owai

Don't tell me this didn't happen when BN in power.

Did wee wee bark then?

Mohon kerja x dapat..later ask fama n mca datang nego with hiring manager

At least no mandarin speaker required

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina

Yeah, someone clarified it was cefr, which B2 grading is not terrible, but imo I expect better for someone pursuing law of all things. Maybe the people who beat her had better English grading in their cefr or muet. Language proficiency is important for a degree like law imo.

can do your research start from here

https://online.flipbuilder.com/terbit/fdan/

let us know the result. thanks

If we take the racial lens out and use pure data, maybe that answer can be see clearly.

english b2?

Why mca so stupid? Clearly she took account in matriculation and with her B2 grades in English, there must be hundreds of better candidates than her.

oh uni say this time people score 110 more than maximum, you 3450 behind with 100

Gon Freaks

lai merit, boondecks

This post has been edited by rcracer: Sep 15 2025, 12:47 PM

If she got c1 in english, higher chance

Also, got interview

Wee Ka Siong acts like this is the 2nd time he has encountered such issues. MCA was UMNO's perenial lapdog and watched all this happened quietly

Kalau duduk dalam tempurung mmg la kita tau dalam tempurung saja

Lol who says? You read local news from all countries issit?

interview kantoi la tu, this one needed thick high speed speed broadband kabel

Her result CGPA 4.0 but transcript English B
That B in English is not good enough if you want to pursue in Law

The other STPM guy 4.0, but transcript Accounting 3 B-.
These two CGPA looks perfect but not really perfect

In conclusion, even matric students with 4.0 & 100% merit is not 100% guarantee to get the 1st choice in UPU.
It does not even related to race or anything.
Even many Malay students with CGPA 4.0 cant always get the course they want in uni.

This post has been edited by xsakurax: Sep 15 2025, 01:18 PM

All politicians sama saja. We been taking about a few days since Edward's issue.

So just quietly accept that this is the fate of non minority. Samada PN, PH or PAS - we should stop and focus the more important thing - - how to survive in Msia?

Failed in interview, is something you can’t argue.

Bising lagi, next then accounting also kasi interview. Kasi semua fail interview push direct intake.

not something new and it will be something forever.


At least law get 10% allocation for STPM students. Kena syukur dah

This post has been edited by mick84: Sep 15 2025, 01:21 PM

also she seems to be overweight too. interview can be subjective sometime, people rather choose someone that is more fitter.

such a cruel world.

That time DAP bark. Supporter tepuk tangan.

Now madani time, MCA bark.
Supporter tanya why MCA now only bark pulak, but didn’t ask why DAP didn’t bark.

Siapa jadi kerajaan, dia diam diam. At the end, all parti sama kencing pro max.

why this year so many entitled brats?

that is what happen when u have a education/exam system that does not differentiate the top from the rest.. 4 flat.. there are tons of 4 flat, so simply throw a stone who going enter those popular courses.

should just make higher grade instead, score 90 baru bagi A

mca & wee memang bodo
as long as they can shoot govt

I ada question.. dalam transcript ada B.. how can get 4.0?

I think the CGPA only take into account the 4 core subjects.
Similar to STPM too only 4 subjects.
Other additional subjects are not counted in the CGPA.

This post has been edited by xsakurax: Sep 15 2025, 01:28 PM

Wah.. so different compared to university cgpa.. if you got B, die die it will include in the CGPA.

Thanks for the info

Topkek

I think socmed contributes to this. 1 entitled brat creates a movement of more entitled brats, which then invites retaliation by other brats, and many other makcik tomyum, rampit, and puak terpaling tertindas, and thats the cesspool we all see.

9m2wjimbeamofnrtsuperbikert8081

I am surprised too.
During my time for Asasi program, all subjects were counted in the CGPA including English.
Not sure if it is change now.
Maybe matric & asasi has different way to calculate the CGPA.

This post has been edited by xsakurax: Sep 15 2025, 01:40 PM

yini masih berita ke? LOL dah 40+ taun mcm tu

accounting dpt A why want law?

Matrik student...kenapa tak dapat masuk ? Matrik higher weightage than STPM...how ler ?

They need to modify the bell curve and truly only assign like A+ to the top 1% of scorers so we know who is truly cemerlang. Lowering the grade and a lot of entitled lack of self awareness students think they're so great, when in reality there are others who are better.

Besides masuk gomen uni is not the only way, I know plenty of people who just apply masuk private and use loan then they can apply for grant/scholarships not to mention ptptn loan got discount, not sure about complete forgiveness for first degree anymore or not. If they really wanted it, there are other avenues to making it work. My brother by no means super cemerlang also applied for uni grant also always dapat at his uni so his fees are really discounted, easier to apply when you're on the dean's list or something.

Also idk if this is possible, but can they try reapplying to masuk under the full paid course (the other quota that non citizens get into these unis from) then if you truly cemerlang, seems like you can apply internal university based scholarships for the top scorers lor.. if they are indeed as cemerlang as they claim to be.

Lol

This post has been edited by RT8081: Sep 15 2025, 02:27 PM

Have you seen current spm results, also got English proficiency marks according to CEFR. It's seperate from other subjects and not calculated for GPA in matrix nor it's calculated in the number of A in SPM.

Frankly if you get A grade for CEFR, you're just a noob

I know it was clarified to me like in the previous page, also b2 ngl kinda sucks for someone going for law degree where language is more of a priority over like maths and whatever else she covered. She's clearly not that great of a candidate for law imo. Others probably outdid her with 4 flat and superior cefr/muet grading, as someone else here claimed that they received a 4flat themselves in matriculation but recognized they aren't even close to the top students in uni.

This post has been edited by potatoespotate: Sep 15 2025, 02:21 PM

B2 is CEFR standard? Then that's quite bad, no?
Lowest is A1, highest is C2.

She did accounting matrix and was given the accountancy course. I say it match indeed

meaning? merit?

Yeah

actually there is UIA for law also

i dun understand why Gen Z seem so clueless
also the political parties that are championing it

things that are searchable tamau search

pls dun use the word chinese only can apply 3 uni and malukan chinese... pls...pls... u r just giving ammo to other ppl to fire us. then the other people who are right, will be lumped into same category as u.

lawyer needs to present evidence. and evidence needs a good search.

This post has been edited by Knnbuccb: Sep 15 2025, 03:14 PM

Honestly good for her

Lawyer pay is so shit in msia and the growth prospect are quite dim. U can’t practice in most countries outside msia without taking other exam first

Finance is easier to jump companies and work overseas. Workload in early years is very like hell but pays off at the end.

I conclude that the scoring for STPM is too simple that people often underestimate their position.

Should do like SAT score, range from 400 to 1600

Finance is good ? U never heard of AI agents taking over menial task ? Even accounts exec can lose job to agents

Here's the thing, every business needs finance staff.
AI probably eliminated basic data entry function.

But I will say once e-invoice comes into picture more finance function will be automated, because it forces business to standardize all their data entry.

Higher level function finance will remain, due to how each business is unique, and takes a while for AI to catch up.

This post has been edited by Mixxomon: Sep 15 2025, 03:14 PM

Say that again in 10 years time. For current graduates, it’s time to look past traditional jobs. It will be highly competitive with those who has AI skills to manage

Heard that ever since excel/SAP replaced worksheet/manual ledgers in early 2000s

/remindme 10 years

This post has been edited by Mixxomon: Sep 15 2025, 03:19 PM

Excel is a tool. AI is not just a tool, it is also a service and virtual assistant. You are still stuck in 2000 mindset

Why SG no curi our matrix top students?

More like I know how broad finance coverage is. You're thinking finance and accounting is just book keeping, doing data entry.

So u have functional knowledge? Good for you. The bad news for you, industrial 4.0 has already started. AI automation is going on. Even banks has started transition behind the scene albeit in slower scale. Just because you refuse to lift that coconut shell that hiding you, the rest of the world is moving and evolving fast. Sure, we need experts in finance to manage the agents, that one will not replace. But u don’t need huge Human Resources. Automation is the right way

I will agree that the human resource part won't be as big as usual as long as you keep the process the same. However you forgot human isn't constantly stagnant, we are learning too.

If my accounts exec previously doing keying in of invoices, if AI replace their function, they can use their energy to focus more on data interpretation and reasoning. And due to diverse business, it will take some time for AI to catch up, due to human behavior. Once AI catch up, we move up. If they are smarter than me and doing my job, and I don't adapt along, then i'm screwed, so I have no choice but to move up as well.

If they're putting all their career on just data entry job then yeah they're fucked.

Oh the new businesses coming out to support AI will need finance people also.

This post has been edited by Mixxomon: Sep 15 2025, 03:30 PM

True nowadays all SPA exam you need to run 2.4KM, Push up and alternate run. All look at bmi

Which is why I am saying traditional financial course will not cut it not without AI knowledge infused in it. It took nearly 7 years for AI to evolve from crude rudimentary system to LLM. Now with GPT is set to provide necessities support, companies dont need to hire too many financial professionals. It is highly competitive market.

New graduates need more than just traditionally financial degree. Not with the current structure. You need AI prompt, other AI skills and basics programming. Old jobs that only focus on financial related task will evolve or merge with other roles

Courses and syllabus can change too. They can incorporate AI programming into their courses, be it Finance, Law, Medicine (gulp).

Don't forget Indian tutorial youtubers. Those were lifesaver when self learning excel formulas.

yeah. banks used to have tellers/clerks to do the low level work. count money, close and balance account, etc

now the low lever work have been replaced by atm, machines, etc
Machine know out and in, balance etc, fast and straight away, not much error. so gone are the tellers/clerks and left back executives that do the higher level work

eventually all higher level work will be done online,
previously need to bank to do money TT or transfer to oversea, now all can be done from phone.

no need people to process overseas transaction, no need do FD, basic work like opening bank account as all can be done by AI, face recognition system, etc