Hehe I'm with you there. Maybe people look down at matriculation because they just compare exam questions =) have they ever thought of what life would be like there? Any freedom loving person would hate that place since they're mostly built in the middle of nowhere. Haha I got into Changlun Kedah and a city boy like me would feel so 'trapped' there =P.

Anyway what she said was true. In matrix if you wanna score you cant pause and relax. Sure on weekends you can go out and chill for abit but other than that if you wanna get on the '4-flat' train theres no getting off. You have to always be own your toes and have everything at you finger tips coz lecturers might give you surprise question papers which have marks in your final exam.

Lab Reports have to be completed and handed up with assignments and home work all in deadlines ranging from days to maybe a week or two. Then theres the 'koko' where you have to join clubs and play games to 'pass' it. No forgetting the oh-so-famous IT classes where you learn basic photoshop and other things..which also needs to be 'passed'.

Life there will never be easy if you want to score. I remember most of my friends who scored straight a's would wake up as early as 7 AM and study till 2 or 3 in the morning (with breaks in the middle) a few weeks before the exam. However if you want to pass you can laugh all the way and still get through (provided you studied 'abit' hehe).

Basically from what I've observed the people who make it there have high goals and know what they want. Those who do average are the 'I'll take any course Im offered' type so it's really your determination that pushes you. Anyway if you feel scared reading this, please don't be. Matriculation gives you a taste of university life. From how lessons are conducted to the 'politics' (you'll know what I mean when you go there) =).

So if you can take the fast paced world and stress by all means go for it. It is a great 'passport' to your dream course and a good experience too. Plus you don't have to wear uniforms and the lecturers treat you like adults. (well some do ). Good luck on your decision!

This post has been edited by mahz: Dec 15 2008, 10:05 PM

Spoon-fed? Have you even been to matriculation? Please buddy don't talk bout what you don't know. Everything students do there is based on your own effort. Lecturers are not gonna visit you asking if you're doing alright. Most of them don't care and if you want to learn anything it's you who has see them! Yah it sounds pretty mean, but from what I understand the same thing applies for Uni so matrix students will find it easier to adapt I guess. About the rest of your points, easy to score bla bla bla ( typical way STPM students look at matrix students ) I wouldn't know. Never finished my course as I got my dream offer half way through

If only it was as easy as people say it is.