Um, hello everyone.

I'm sitting for my SPMs this year, and I'm planning to join TOA next year, maybe the April or July/August intake.

Currently I've got my tuition fees covered, but I was wondering how much the general living expenses there are. The hostel is around 350~ I think, so how much will it cost to rent a room around the Sunway area?

Also, how much would the food/toiletry expenses recur there? I'm not a big spender (Well, I can be thrifty if I have to, that is, LOL) so I can live on the mamak/chinese food stalls if I have to.

So uh, around how much is the food/things there? I don't eat much, but I heard you might die if you don't eat. :\

Oh alright, I think I'll be able to survive there then. Thanks a lot.

I'm interested in joining TOA, since I heard it's got deadly amounts of assignments.

One question though, folks - how good does your artwork have to be to get admitted into it? I know they need those three drawings as your application portfolio, but exactly what's the par?

Do you need really realistic skills (i.e, oh hai, my reflection in paper kind of work) or can you worm by if your human looks well, human? And the free media one...Is digital media usable if I can proof I did it and it wasn't ripped fresh off some Deviant's gallery?

I could probably include all the WIPs...Oh wait, I could steal those too. Bah.

Oh o_o"

Btw, any digital animation students here? Do you guys have to learn 3D programming during the course, i.e, hardcore programming stuff?

Or is it drawing for 3D models itself that the course focus on?