u can further ur degree after diploma only if u exceed certain cgpa.. i'm not really sure whats the cgpa figure.. but during my time in UTM, there were dozens of diploma students join my degree class starting from 3rd year until 4th year (final year) ... so they just studied for 2 years only for a degree.. these students are called "direct-intake students" ... most of them were directly further study after diploma and some were working for few years before further their degree...

so i had different age range of students in my class.. the eldest student was 43 years old.. got 2 kids.. and he talked about sex all the time.. and my batch (direct from SPM) was the youngest .. we were 20 years old during that time and we enjoyed to listen to those pakcik² talked about porno.. LOL

This post has been edited by pcboy: May 5 2009, 09:58 AM

I afraid I will be the 43 years old one T_T
Still dont get it, any other sifu can tell me? My mum is worried that after I finish diploma I cant enter degree.... I am worried too...

u taking non-engineering course?

Intakes from Diploma will get to skip the first year, direct into 2nd year. So the duration they have to spend to finish the degree is n-1; n: actual years of study.

So it takes me 4 years to get a dgree,ofcourse want to skip the 1st year by getting good points in Diploma.

When we at degree,what is the minimum point to graduate?

>3.6 (i forgot the number, utm tweaked 2 years ago) : 1st class honours
3.0 - 3.6 : 2nd class upper with honours
2.0 - 2.99: 2nd class lower with honours
0-1.99: third class

to grad, one must be of >2.0 CGPA.

:/ well the numbers might have changed la. Best to check it again.
I just do my best to stay as near to 4.0 as possible

I dunno the conversion of marks to CGPA, can teach me? For example, 80 marks is how many CGPA?

wish u all best of luck in ur study i'm proud to look how excited you are to further study.. some are worried.. thats good .. nothing to be worried.. u get a good cgpa, and u'll definitely accepted for a degree..

Good luck once again

:/

90-100 : A+ 4.0
80-89: A 4.0
75-79: A- 3.67
70-74: B+ 3.33
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yg lain aku tak tau..

The pointer u get for a subject is multiplied by its credit hours. So if u get A for a 3 credit subject, u have 12 points.

GPA = (total pointers for all subjects) / (total credit hours for the semester)

CGPA = (total pointers for all subjects up to the latest semester's result) / (total credit hours up to the latest semester results)

paham?

olol.. words of wisdom from orang uta

What is credit hours?

it is the time allocated for a subject in a week. Say, if 3 credit hours, u'll have 3 hours of that subject in a week (usually the case)

OIC... I am clear about it now. Thanks =)

I graduated with less than 2.5 gpa (but still 2nd lower lah), from FKE. Fooled around too much in uni, and realised it a bit too late to get it fixed. But really, at the end of the day, those who work hard will eventually get what they want. Even though it was a rather bad fall, I managed to pick myself up, dust myself off and today after less than 3 years working I've snagged a job I like, with a salary more than double what I'd earned when I'd first graduated and more or less stable (or at least definitely heading there) life.

Yes, grades are important, but what's most important is what you actually learn, because at the end of the day that is what will save you. You can have a 3.9 GPA and snag a good job after graduation, but if that 3.9 was merely based on memorizing "target" questions and formulae (or hiring someone to do your final project), then maintaining success will definitely need much effort. And don't give up if you graduated with a low CGPA, all is definitely not lost!

i'm 200% agree with u.. my classmate got Dean List and graduated with 3.8 but he got sacked in his 1st year at work.. he was lack in communicating with ppl.. or i can say PR.. dont just sit in front of books and study all the time.. go out and make friends.. play sports, go clubbing, go flirting.. enjoy ur life and u will gain ur experience through all that

yeap

sports; futsal
clubbing; check
drink and smoke; check
flirt; double check
study; not really :/
PR; i'm a debater lol...

hehehe and still CGPA >3.9

hope i can maintain it..

Okey back to basic question,is it UTM KL campus have good WIFI line to surf,because i cant live without /k/(being sarcastic).

Something I want to ask too =) If not even with laptop also no WIFI ==

dont bring laptop at 1st week lar,you dont know whos gonna be you room mate,scare later ended up your laptop MIA...lulz.

I just bring my pocket handheld wifi a.k.a PSP to enjoice /k/opitiam...lol.

psp can be stolen by ur roommate too what.. dun bring anything expensive to school.. the only one thing i dun like about UTM KL is its mosque.. if Friday praying, ramai gilaaa... coz Jupem staffs, telekom staffs, everybody prays there.. the mosque looks like wooden made .. haizzz

Serious?i mean about the mosque.

Is it possible for 1st year student to bring their own vehicle?I mean give some duit kopi to the guard or something.

Im really urgent to bring mine but my hostel prohibited a vehicle from student 1st year.

guys , a lil help here? i juz got offered from UTM... how do we accept the tawaran? cuz as in the UPU website it says

Calon boleh mencapai Surat Tawaran melalui laman web mulai 04 Mei 2009 dan calon WAJIB mengesahkan SETUJU TERIMA TAWARAN sebelum 15 Mei 2009.



so... where to mengesahkan setuju terima tawaran? im kinda blur here