@Kellyyhx.. really??? UQ is my 1st choice ^^

haha,sry for keep bothering all of you. anyway,thanks all of you!

Personally, I feel that taking the A levels route is better than the STPM route. Although it is true that STPM is almost as recognized as A levels, and in fact much cheaper, taking A levels examination is a much wiser choice. Firstly, STPM ain't easy. I have heard of people who aced SPM, but did below average/badly for STPM. In this case, they waste 1.5-2 years of their life, and are not able to enter local universities. Most likely they will be going for private colleges, or overseas if they are rich. Even if you ace your STPM, it is not guaranteed that you will get a place in local universities/the course of your choice. Just my 2 cents.

yeaa it`s true...and it depends on the quality of school also..
for example those schools which offer F6 in my hometown are pretty suckzz..that`s why I don`t even consider bout STPM at all..
Whereas colleges will have a better quality...that`s the advantage

saw an advert yesterday in theStar education section, apparently Mahsa is offering a new 2+2 MPharm twinning program with the Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).

just when I thought new pharmacy schools in Malaysia are growing at an intense rate, there's another new one popped up at another corner. it is really bothersome when quality of these new pharmacy schools are concerned, especially looking at the rate that they are emerging.

oh btw, since jerk brought up to ridd about the pre-registration application in Malaysia, I might as well just throw this onto the table, I think it's fairly informative as well: LINK

last but not least... since the pay of PRPs is the common question here, based on my own personal experience, PRPs are paid at 3.8+k, so ideally it is in fact within the range of 3700-4000.

they are called provisional registered pharmacist (PRP) in msia instead of pre-reg as in UK.

@ valens

Is that the salary range for fresh PRP? 3.8k + ? I've been told you start only at 2.5k..

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Added on August 31, 2009, 4:50 am@ valens

Thanx a lot for the provided link, definitely will help me a lot!!

This post has been edited by ridd: Aug 31 2009, 04:50 AM

in the range of 3.8k, +1k if you are west malaysian working in east malaysia.

That's quite reasonable as a starting salary, more than what i expected!

@polaris91

i am at curtin.

the IMU-UQ arrangement might be still messy. i think they need more time to set up everything including the pamphlets and so on. of course i didnt know if they already did that.

and i certainly doesnt agree that A level is of better quality compare to STPM. one thing i particularly wanted the most right now is the spoon-feed style of teaching and i think you will have that more during STPM.

anyway, like i said, it depends whether you want to save a every single cent or your parents have little extra money


@ridd

if you're speaking in term of malaysia scenario, the starting pay is quite high but i think the threshold is somewhere around there as well.



This post has been edited by jerk: Aug 31 2009, 11:04 AM

Yes,definitely. It's listed on their websites. There's no discrimination on which course you did be it A Levels, STPM, SAM, AUSMAT or ICPU. As long as you meet their entry requirements of TER 90, TER 86, AAB, ABB.... etc they'll take you in.

(If you'd like to know more about the application procedures for IMU, Monash and Nottingham I'll be able to tell you bout it based on my own experience applying to those unis).

SAM/AUSMAT/MUFY are not limited to just Monash Malaysia or Australian unis. As far as I know, they're accepted all over Malaysia. There's no doubt about their qualification.

with aussie year 12 qualification (sam/ausmat) or foundation, you will have considerable difficulty trying to get into critical courses like medicine/dentistry and possibly pharmacy in uk......and into any course in the true blue chip unis like oxbridge.....

ipts will accept almost anything.........as long as you meet the minimum and have the dough.......

This is probably true, especially if you want to apply to the UK. I, myself, did the IB programme...


On a separate note, I was just curious to know where would be the most ideal college/uni. for medicine in Malaysia and which of them offer the least number of years to complete medicine? Is there such thing as Graduate Entry into medicine currently available in Malaysia? In the UK, there are only few unis that offer graduate entry medicine courses but it is highly competitive and cost a lot of dosh!

thanks for the information.however,nottigahm malaysia campus is the best choice and it cost me he most too!erm..i would like to ask is there any way that can cut down the fees that will be needed to enrol at this course?i was really desperate hope to study there!

This post has been edited by minshuen: Aug 31 2009, 10:45 PM

u can try to get d jpa loan...but oni when u're entering 3yr..it oni for ur tuition fees...max for d loan is 250k n no interest i think...if u can afford first 2 years n living cost in uk then should be no prob edi..

if u gt good result in a level, i think u can get discount fot tuition fees (1st 2 years) rite..25% if im nt mistaken...i think i read someone's post (forget which thread edi) that they give out partial scholarship tat worth 1k pounds when ur entering 3rd year.

im nt sure how much the discounts n loan info can help u, but i hope tat u can enrol into tis course..hopefully can see u in 3rd year

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Added on August 31, 2009, 11:25 pmbtw...do any1 noe where can i get 'rang and dale's pharmacology' book....in ebook form?

This post has been edited by vanPersieXX: Aug 31 2009, 11:25 PM

@jerk

owwh..okay. Understood. But to think about it, it's not too bad for a PRP salary for 3 years, upon completion then open up your own business or venture into pharmaceutical companies, for sure salary won't be a problem to worry about anymore!

"SAM/AUSMAT/MUFY are not limited to just Monash Malaysia or Australian unis. As far as I know, they're accepted all over Malaysia. There's no doubt about their qualification."

yes, that is true but some uni review each application on case by case basis. so that would be a tiny disadvantage with using SAM/AUSMAT/MUFY. if you are really good, you should be able to get in anyway


@vanPersieXX

pm-ed you. let me know if link not working.

thanks bro....really appreciate your help.thanks a lot

jpa loan?wah...really a new thing to me.wat i heard before is something like PTPTN loan.that loan can support my UK tuition fees?is it competitive or non-competitive?erm..i think if excluded the tuition fees for studying in UK,i think my family can still cope with it.thanks for your information!u have relighted my hope again!

here's the link http://www.jpa.gov.my/perkhidmatan-teras/l...an-luar-negara/ ...