Ok, I'm at the last year of my degree programe. After so many years of exp, i recommend you to join diploma for 2 years. Normally you will play around in this 2 years, hence results are not as good as u expect.

Then, with this requirements, you can join degree year 2 programe. your CGPA will be recounter again. Hence, in this 2 years, you will work your @ss of to make sure u score 1st class degree.

Else, you will be like me, joined pre-u, then further dgree 3 years in UTAR. for the 1st year in degree, u still feel new, and your results no good, it causes your final CPGA to be low. And it's very very hard to catch up if you dont do well for your CGPA for the 1st/2nd year.

All at all, CGPA does the matter.