the bandar penawar campus have been in development for a couple of years. johor state government felt that they could boost the development of penawar area by introducing a university there. this will inject more population and definitely boost the micro economy. since UTM is one of the biggest universities in malaysia and with the mothership being in skudai, they thought, why not offer UTM a place?

so the state government "awarded" the land to UTM. i heard it was free, but i dunno for sure lol.

there have been saying about who gets to go to penawar. the lecturers in KL would definitely dont wanna go there, while skudai have already settled down for at least 15 years. there's even a heated argument of who would be assigned to go there.

so from the news given, apparently diploma schools finally got the "prize". most of us simply dont think it's such a big deal. but there are a few who're furious about the move. kengkonon dah dapat dok KL tu, cool gila laaa. sekali kena pindah huluuuuuuuu...

damn right.

no laa... assuming what have been said is correct, then all lecturers associated with the diploma schools, good or bad, will get to have their fun in desaru. come to think of it, penawar campus will house one of the best environments - it's damn close to the beach! hari2 boleh tenet kat situ.

dont worry about the mosque. the new plan will include a new, bigger and more strategically placed mosque.

and yes, u have to wear collared shirts when in class, any class. jangan banyak songel. ini Universiti Tendang Menendang tau!

better write it:

Second Class 2.00-3.49

Second Class (Lower) 2.00-2.99

to avoid confusion .

i am everywhere . architecture have schools in both campuses, and in the future, in bandar penawar as well. so the staffs normally travel between these campuses. my family is in shah alam but i'm working in skudai. so i'm practically on both.

on another note, i'm not aware if there is a UTM hostel outside the KL campus. there are other hostels, but i'm not sure who it belonged to.

free food? kau ingat ni asrama penuh? hahahhaa!

i dont think anybody gonna reject u if u print B/W. would be very trivial. probably a good ground for u to sue UTM, if anything happens hahaha

merit comes from lots of ways. but working experience gives the biggest non-academic merit. meaning if u're not top scorer (mind u, 3.20 is not exactly stellar), u can easily boost ur merits by working experience.

to secure direct intake via academics alone, u need to be in the top 10% of ur graduating batch. look around u. if there are more people scoring 3.80-4.00, u should understand what a chance a 3.20 has. so do note: there IS a direct intake, but it requires a lot. university co-curriculum is a bonus too.

the study diploma+degree straight from several years ago is the integrasi programme, which is different. integrasi is technically a 5-6 year degree course that automatically takes u in without having to go through UPU. it's like a 5-6 year degree, but with a break in the middle and u're awarded a diploma. this system have been phased out already, i dont think there are any integrasi programmes left in UTM.

so if u wanna study straight from diploma to degree, score 4.00. simple!

CGPA is calculated since the first exam, yes. and yes, if u screw up one exam even with an A-, u can say bye bye to 4.00.

diploma syllabus is course specific. check on the websites, usually they publish a rough guide to the subjects. and it normally is very different from A-levels or STPM, although they might share the same topics.

i'm not gonna tell u that 4.00 is impossible to get. there are those scored 4.00 before, but all will tell u to work damn hard for it. and if u understand the system better, at least u know how to score 3.80 and above without killing urself or ur social life .

yes, i'm studying my PhD in the UK, and i can tell u it is shit. dont fall into this trap! save urself!

u gonna have to ask other mechanical engineers or students for professional opinion. i'm an architect and a full-time academician, so in my own merit, i would say UK. better prospect, better education and hell, it's fully sponsored.

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AS IF!

not really. last i check it was about 55-60% bumiputera.

april to may is the worst time to apply for masters at any malaysian universities bcoz that's when the undergraduate application processing takes the entire attention of the university. most malaysians would be familiar with this as it is a sort of annual phenomena.

but i can see that u're from pakistan and might not be familiar with this. u might experience similar problems for any other malaysian universities.

anyways, u should have received a confirmation that ur application is being processed by now. can u confirm with me:

i. to whom did u sent the application form?
ii. did u contact UTM? if u did, to whom did u speak to?

do note that emailing is still considered as informal communication and is given lower priority as compared to a written letter or a phone call.

i need more details.

u mailed to the dean with the money? i might be rusty on the procedures, could u enlighten me on the entire process of application? i'm not aware u have to pay anything for application, and even so, it's not the dean who should receive that money. which dean did u sent the application to? can u give me the address?

if u called, what number did u call and when did u made the call?

prior to application, did u talk to anyone about applying to UTM?

okay, i'm officially fed up with the attitude. if u want me to assist, lay off the attitude. i'm not some dumbass moron born yesterday.

u need to understand something. education is serious business. it's not the first time that people have used the names of malaysian universities in order to scam people to part with their money. i'm not saying u've been robbed. which is why i wanted to clarify with u if u used someone as intermediary.

there are procedures and protocols to follow, and i need to clarify that u did this before i go hunt people down. it'll be funny if i start looking for people, and they start asking me back about ur applications, and then me having to find u back and clarify to them back again. so u need to be very clear with me about the details. u said u contacted UTM, but u still havent given me the details.

u want me to help, then help me understand the situation.



and finally, if u actually read the application page, it states the deadline for july intake is 27 february, which is more than 2 months ago. if ur application (which u said was submitted a couple of weeks ago) arrived after the submission date, it would be processed for next year's intake (2010).

if i understand it correctly, UTM guys tested their robots at night before the game. apparently this was not stated in the rules, neither was it illegal. it's just one of those things people thought they cant do, but the UTM people thought, what the heck, since it's not illegal and the field was empty at night, lets go and test it out! and they did.

other team didnt, and couldnt anticipate the problems or didnt have time to remedy problems with their robots. UTM being fully prepared, were jeered bcoz of their extra time spent on their stuffs.

all i can say is, suck it up, losers!

no round necks in classes by default.

any type of shoes is OK as long as it covers the toes and the heels.

attire should be the least of ur problems when studying in a university. just get over it. there are lots of other important things u need to be concerned about.

like hot chics, premarital sex and that girl u just knocked up.

i thought that persatuan is automatic membership already?