Alternatively, you may consider taking A levels after your SPM, and then try to apply for entrance into NUS Pharmacy course. Recommended subjects include Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Maths. Since you mentioned that your family isn't that rich, i guess you must work really hard to score at least 9 A's for SPM, and then get 100% tuition fee waiver for A levels ( which is available in most of the colleges). As NUS Pharmacy course is highly competitive, you may need straight A's for your A levels to be considered for admission. Moreover, depending on your A level results, you may be considered for ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship. Good luck.

It's a good profession to go into. Financially and mentally rewarding too.

What is your budget range? Plan to go private or public?

If private, try a general pre-u like SAM, AUSMAT or A Levels. Then proceed to private unis like UCSI, IMU, AIMST, Monash and many more listed on the front page... (all within the range of RM90k - RM160k. But you can get PTPTN loan to cover your full or partial tuition fees).

Contrary to popular belief that if you undergo A Levels... you learn more and thus making your studying life easier during your first year. Honestly, it's not much of a difference. People who take 1-year pre-u courses fare just as well as those who did A Levels. Some even do better.

If private is still expensive for you, then your best bet would be STPM. But mind you, STPM is difficult to score and Pharmacy being a popular course; it's difficult to get into public unis like USM too.

@polaris91

i dont remember whether i paid a single cent for application because it was quite some time ago. well, mb one day you will be my junior

@minshuen

tons of colleges out there offering scholarship. almost every college that offers A level.

taylors, inti, ucsi are the few i am familiar with

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Added on August 30, 2009, 12:42 pm@minshuen

check their website for entry requirement. IMU sure do accept australian matriculation. nottingham i am not that sure and i am too lazy to do your 'homework' for you

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?

@minshuen

i would suggest you to just settle for local pharmacy course and try to apply for postgraduate scholarship.

what if something unexpected happened during third year and you need some extra money? what if they withdraw your loan? what if they dont offer you the loan in the first place?

there is unlikely anyone would just lend you the money so that you could finish the course.

living overseas with a tight budget is not an enjoyable experience and working while studying is not easy as well. you are likely to be underpaid as well.

how come IMU is not listed in the list? anyway, will physics be useless when it comes to this field? physics wont be taken as requirement?

@minshuen

as i have no experience in applying jpa or ptptn loan, i am in no position to say anything. the possibility is always there, i have friends fail to get ptptn loan.

the main difference to me in completing a pharmacy degree oversea compare to locally is the option to TRY to stay there and dispense medications.

pharmacists in malaysia dont really get to dispense.

@minshuen

ur ans can b found in the first post

Monash Sunway only has one intake which is in February... so far I haven't seen anyone coming in with trial STPM results.

I'd suggest you give the management a call to confirm this. But if you can't get them then do send me a PM..

But since STPM results come out in the same month (this year when STPM results came out we were still having our orientation and haven't started our course).. maybe you can appeal to get a conditional offer first? I've seen a few students entering the course quite late.. like in the 1st week/2nd week of the semester.

And if I'm not wrong, you'll need IELTS. So do enquire about all these and get them done first once you've decided to do BPharm at Monash Sunway.
Edit: Confirmed that you'll need IELTS. Check entry requirement here >>>>