QUOTE(cakes&cream @ Apr 16 2014, 08:03 PM)
Well, does it ever occur to you that there are in fact a lot of students out there who are late bloomers? And that some desires of becoming a doctor might come later in life? PUGSOM students are relatively older than other med students in Malaysia. They have been through a lot more than students who dive straight into med school right after Pre-U level. They have come a long way and are more mentally prepared for this. Some have worked for a few years before, while some have gotten their masters and PhD. One thing I can say for sure is that, after talking to the students, I have realized that each and everyone of them has a unique story behind their effort and how their passion will definitely fuel them through the medical years. How good are they in terms of skills and knowledge? This, I shall let you find out yourself. Brilliant results can get you into a med school, but it won't make you a good doctor. It's more than that.
Let's imagine this scenario. You're a first year med student visiting an A&E department in a government hospital for a clerkship session. You prompt the HO which is assigned to teach you, and the HO just asks you to go home. He just takes his sweet time chatting away with other HOs at the counter when patients who are sent in laid unconscious and bleeding on the bed. Only bothered to make a move when it's exactly 4PM and time for him to go home. Now, this kinda attitude? You'll never find in PUGSOM.
I just hope that people can view things with a wider range of perspectives, PU students are not the only ones who are entitled to JPA scholarship. Students who are accepted into local public unis are entitled to apply for it too, plus they are able to obtain it fairly easy. The reason that all students who are enrolled in PUGSOM currently are JPA scholars is no rocket science, it simply means that those who couldn't secure a scholarship have dropped out. True story.
First, people were making fun of the tuition fee.
Then, they started saying the name of Johns Hopkins were merely show-biz.
And now people are doubting the quality of the students?
I mean, seriously, what is it about PUGSOM that makes people having such strong grudges against it? I really cannot fathom any of this. Sometimes it's really pointless explaining when people will still choose to believe what they want to believe. I'll just sit back, relax and let the soon-graduating class to show the world what they are made of.
Late bloomers are exceptions and not the norm and are not plenty.
Older students in no way means that they are more matured and has a higher degree of passion. In a country where the entrance to med schools are by way of graduate entry, then you see a lot of older students compared to other courses. Other than that, most of these students fail to get direct entry into their preferred choice of med schools and by obtaining a related degree, gives them a second bite at the cherry.
The reason why PU students are on scholarship is becoz no decent student is going to pay that kind of fees charged and this is merely a blurred vision of a Mamak who has done so much harm to our country that is bringing us down to our knees.
There is a strong likelihood of this going the same way as another Albukhary University when the Mamak is no longer around. A University giving full scholarships to students will never be a sustainable one.