If you are planning to study in Malaysia and not oversea then Art stream is more than fine. IT field are considered by some as 2nd class so you oppurtunity in getting to IPTA is very high.

If you want to go to oversea like UK then having Mathematics is a plus but again Art stream is also gain acceptance. Try going to your dream college admission webpage for more detail.


Well we all going to said that unless our result is good and our dream courses is in front of us right?

Sometimes, i feel like study STPM is waitin for other country to offer u a better 1....especially NUS. Waitin for those get good result student tat cant get de courses they want in IPTA, n then korek them out of M'sia by offerin courses they want ( i saw n heard too many cases like these)... there goes M'sia 13 yrs of cultivation... Gv them 13 yrs free education but in the end, they work in other country...

So, dun worry tat u cant get courses u want in IPTA...if govern dun wan u although u got 4.0, many better offers waitin for u.

form6 will kill u'r time and u should take foundation course with any university lol... it will save time

form 6 is longer but cheaper

let say if result like above 3.0 cgpa tat fail to enter ipta, is there other choices available?

like possible oversea education or other

This post has been edited by scytherizer: Feb 3 2009, 05:03 PM

STPM is internationally recognised. It's seen as A-Level. So I think you can study in IPTS or oversea. Especially in Malaysia I see many colleges recognise it.

If not just repeat it. I saw many people flunked STPM because the heavy workload.

But IF got money, just go oversea. If not, either take it again or take unwanted course like most of my fren do..

advantages-it is cheaper than college
diavantages-STPM is just too hard to score

Harder than SPM for sure

IPTA doesnt have many IT courses, most of them are Computer Science courses. They tend to make Physics as a requirement to enter CS courses (regardless of Math T or Math S).

Really? I thought IPTA is only exist to make money. So does have money is already good enough? I think sometimes if we don't get the requirement but the seat for that course is still plenty, they just accept the student.

What is the good IT college in M'sia eh?

MMU & APIIT.

I suggest u take physics class, i took physics as well, but i gotta warn u... if u wanna take stpm, no fooling around, its a tough shit, super tough.. regardless, its the second toughest exam in the world..

chemistry is a compulsary subject, and one of the hardest(trust me they will screw u pretty bad in real exam, trial was 10 times easier) , but if ur interest field is IT, u can manage to screw up chemistry, as long as u pass maths and physics, but keep PA in hand also..

also F6 physics is nothing like f5, theres alot of memory work involved, u'll have to memorize more than 300 formulae,
understanding the subject alone wont help, in the exam hall time is critical, no choice but to memorize...

maths is the easiet amongst all science subject, followed by chemistry then physics..


F6 is alot of effort man, hard to score, passing marks are high, marking is strict and not as flexible as spm, if u got money, then just go to college le, talking through experience man, its really hard, must work ur a*s off, in order to pass...

This post has been edited by devkamal: Feb 4 2009, 10:08 AM

IPTA make money?

RM2000 per semester for each student is a long way from making money. the government actually pays about RM18k per student for the fees, while students only need to pay RM2k. IPTAs are not making money from the students at all.

This post has been edited by azarimy: Feb 4 2009, 10:08 AM

but the advantage of taking stpm is, it is the cheapest choice u have in hand..

2nd, its world wide recognized..

3rd, u will gain much higher respect compared to matrix and foundo students..

4th, still get to b a school student for 2 years XD, (i miss school)

**p/s** cgpa more than 2.7 will b enough to take any engineering course, u can get what u apply but "where" u apply must be taken into consideration,,,

If u are the hardworking kind, then i suggest form 6 for u..
go for it man..

IPTS are the ones making money. A=Awam S=Swasta

hi there. i;m selling form 6 books. haha

STPM + easy

Sorry I meant IPTS not IPTA. I always seem to be confused by that. IPTS = $$$

jarodr9, if STPM+ easy then everyone will still flocking back to their school. But its the one of the best choice for student if he is hardworking.

hey. im going form6 this year too.
im interested in taking either dentistry/medic for my degree. i wanted to drop Physics for form6, which means im only taking Chem n Bio for the sci subs. but i heard that some unis require their students to have Physics in STPM cert if they're going for those courses stated above. can anyone please tell me whether Physics is a must in those courses [let's say for local n overseas uni]? because i don't really like that subject. :cries: