Purdue University
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
United States of America

I love it and hate it here. Purdue has the largest international student population in the nation I should think. There are about 250 Malaysians here, and we make the top ten list of large international populations here at Purdue joining China, India and Korea. It's nice here most of the time, except if you can't handle weather that fluctuates like crazy then don't come here. The roads are awful because of the weather. I like it here because of the freedom. If anything, you should live in the dorms for at least a year. Make sure you do your homework and look at the fees, because I know some Malaysians who are attending Purdue and are transferring next year because it's too expensive (bodohnya).

Racism isn't a problem here, because like I said Purdue has the largest international student population in the nation. I have a lot of friends, my roommate and boyfriend say I know wayy too many Asians on campus xD I don't hang out with the Malaysians here because they all stick together and only ever hang out with each other (or at least that's my impression but whenever I bump into them, they're always in the same groups). I've been studying overseas since Form 4 - I finished high school in Japan. My parents accepted the assignment because they wanted my brother and me to have an equal opportunity at education, unlike what you get in Malaysia. I don't get homesick, because I've been trying to get out from under my parents' roof for a while now.

I think the real difference between studying overseas and locally is the pricing and the standard that you receive. Also, I'm doing the full four years overseas, and do not understand this twinning business that most Malaysians seem to like so much.

This post has been edited by spunkberry: Nov 16 2008, 11:57 PM

well, I don't understand how it works that's all. Some of them do 3+1 and some do 2+2 or whatever it is ... and some people who do it lord it over me that they've studied overseas. Uh huh.

But yes, the consensus is "anywhere but here" for malaysians. Most malaysians prefer the UK though.

I am a Malaysian citizen, but I sound American ... unless I'm back in KL and start using all my 'lahs' and 'mehs' again. xD

This post has been edited by spunkberry: Nov 17 2008, 11:48 AM

English is my first language. I had a whole bunch of people trying to get me to register to vote ... and I'm like uh I can't.

I'm living on campus in the dorms. I requested my roommate this year - freshman get assigned roommates and I didn't get along at all with my roommate last year, in fact it was hell. When I met her for the first time, it was good ... and I thought we would have a good year. Haha turns out we no longer talk and she basically hates my guts. No we didn't have the "what's up man" thing. Basically, having a roommate assigned to you makes you go out of your way to get along, which is a good skill to have.

yeah oh well. I get along great with my roommate this year

THANK YOU. Goddamn finally someone who agrees with me! I seriously think the hype about Japanese girls among little Malaysian boys and how they drool all over the girls is so stupid.

Indiana.

It isn't that difficult to get through customs and stuff. Just read the signs and don't say "bomb".

No you don't get to choose your roommate for freshman year ... and they assign locals with internationals - my roommate last year is from Indiana.
Not every weekend. Only during football season. The IU-Purdue game is this Saturday .. and that's like the biggest game of the season. I'm excited!

I shouldn't think it's difficult for anybody to hit on a white girl ... it just depends on the girl. Usually they're not interested though, they prefer asian americans.

your signature looks fake, imo ..

textbooks are a b****

there are the New Ivies though ... 25 universities.

no actually, the Ivy League is world renowned. Malaysians are just ignorant.

Acceptance rates at Ivies are around 10-15% of total applicant volume. And yes, the Ivies are world-renowned ... like I said, Malaysians are ignorant. Law and Medical degrees in the US are graduate only - meaning you have to have your bachelor's before you can even consider applying.

It's a possibility ... I still have it as an option, but I wouldn't have a family if I went back to KL. Boyfriend doesn't want me to go back though, and he knows how to keep me here ... which I really don't mind at all considering how serious we are about each other.

But we'll see. I have a year after graduation to find a job.

well I meant my own family ... kids and a husband.

I've been here for 1.5 years already and I've only been to two parties
It really depends on what you want to do.

This post has been edited by spunkberry: Nov 21 2008, 01:44 PM

yeah, but the 200k isn't usually your own money. So don't talk too much.

If I'm not mistaken, if you have the IELTS, you don't need TOEFL. You have to sit for SAT 1 for sure, SAT 2 is optional. The exams are valid for about 2 years after you take them I think ... so time it so that it covers when you apply for your universities.

SATs are just math and english.

good on you baoz. all I ever see are Malaysians sticking with Malaysians with the excuse that "they're in a new place and they want to get used to it by sticking with what they know first".

Stop wasting your parents' money if you're only going to stick with Malaysians. You can do that without leaving Malaysia.