Hey, I'd like to ask....

I submitted my appeal (for a very special case) to Monash. Today the PSO(prospective students office) sent me a reject letter. They just told me my application wasn't successful. Usually, appeal replies are sent by the PSO or the school itself? The letter says nothing about my appeal.

I've mailed them already. I think the student centre is largely responsible for why i have to appeal now.

Hey guys, I need your advice on this.


Back in June, I went with my SPM results and A levels forecast and met their enrolment officer there. I wasn't too sure about what they wanted, so my parents thought bringing my transcripts over for personal scrutiny would clarfiy things up.

So I went and met one of their officers there, and upon reviewing my results she said I was eligible for the course (Business and Commerce if you're interested to know). However they school would need my actual A lvls results and not the forecast but in the mean time, I can submit a scholarship application and then submit my actual results when it came out later. My forecast said I was expected to get 3As. I took 3 subjects only, namely Business Studies, Economics and English Literature.

So I did what the girl told me, prepared my scholarship application + testimonials and references from lecturers . I went back there only to be met by another enrolment officer saying that it was impossible for the University to accept my scholarship application without applying at the uni first. She said I could come back in December to apply when I had my actual results. Feeling very confused, I did as I was told.

Then came December.

I gotten my A lvls results already by that time. I got A* for Business Studies, A* for English Literature and A for Economics. I went back there to apply and while they said I was eligible for the scholarship, I was ineligble for the course!!!! WTF!!!!!!!

They said one of the course prerequisites is Add math, which I didn't take in form 5. A temporary staff probably attended to me back then, so there was clearly some misinformation, and to top it off, it is assumed that all malaysian students take add math. (Not for arts students what...)

I can't apply for Nottingham already; their business intake was in September, which mostly meant that I would have to wait another year. UK universities do not require add math. The student centre just wasted 6 months of my life.

I've sent my appeal to Monash, reiterating the incident that happened at the student centre and that my parents were with me at that time, about how I can't apply for Nottingham anymore, about why I didn't take add math in f5 ( I wanted to be a journalist) and tried to convince them that my math was up to par since I got A* for Business Studies and that subject in A levels is equivalent to a first year degree. My cousin studies at Monash and is in her second year, majoring in Business Statistics and Ecnonometrics. She says no add math is needed. I also suggested to Monash that I will take any pre-u, MUFY or sunway matriculation mth subject to compensate during the course of my degree. I am very sure it will only take 3 months or so ( but I didn't tell them about the duration). I also included 2 references from my lecturers. I even sent them my course strcuture and syllabus excerpts.


Today they sent me a letter via email saying my application was rejected and that they've academically reviewed my transcripts. But they made no mention of my appeal.

The enrolment officer said I could go to Victoria University in Sunway and rnasfer here in my second year. Most students that didn't meet the requirements do so to study here since VU is less strict with their pre reqs. As expected, VU doesn't require add math, but their alvls requirement is higher. They said they'd give me 50% scholarship too and that if I had applied earlier I would've gotten 75%. T.T

I can transfer to Monash on the 2nd year, provided that Monash doesn't look back on my add math. The sunway counsellor told me to get a black and white letter from Monash stating such so I won't meet the same mishap again.

My question is, what is your advice for me? I can't apply for Nottingham anymore. How about Victoria and Lancaster univeristy? How do they fare? Are there other alternatives for me? I can't go too far because of my health. I feel its really unfair for me......What do you think I should do at this point? I really need some comfort right now D: Besides their reject letter just says that they've reviewed my transcripts and they rejected me. They make no mention of my appeal. My dad has lost all his good impression of Monash already even though he's form the uni. My cousin says the system sucks because she met a similar hiccup in her enrolmet process. They tend to tell you half and dont tell you the other half.

Please reply as soon as possible. Thanks.

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 05:00 PM

Read the post again, I've edited it.

I sent my appeal in together with my application if you're interested.

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 04:56 PM

They told me that while I was not eligible for the course I can send in my applicaiton with my appeal. I'm not sure the reject letter was referring to my appeal or application. It makes no mention of my appeal. I've mailed them to check.

The first enrolment officer I met had big eyes and fair skin. LoL

I've mailed both the PSO and enrolment officer a few hours ago.

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 05:27 PM

I've been there 7-8 times, 2 times to Sunway. I'll probably go again tomorrow and throw a mad fit at them. If all else fails I'll jump down the enrolment building and bring some publicity to the uni. Hahahahah just joking!

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 05:34 PM

I sent hard copies of my appeal+ application+ course strucutre+ syllabus and all related documents amounting to more than two hundred pages XDDDD

But I will see them tomorrow... for sure. By the way I forgot to tell you guys that for this intake they've decided to change the tedious scholarship procedure to an immediate awarding of fee subsidy based on results, though the lower in value compared to last time.




I think I'll need more suggestions bout my alternatives....but I'm not sure which to choose.




I still think the student centre and the university as whole should be partly responsible for my predicament. Are they really that stubborn on the whole Australian Year 11 equivalent math prerequisite?

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 05:49 PM

I got scholarship, but cannot enter course T.T Its like giving a prime steak to a vegetarian. I submitted hard copies so to speak, not electronically. I will follow your advice and find the darn director...where is her/his office?

BTW, the emoticons are not referring to the shcolarship, they are referring to how I feel after the enrolment officers screwed me over. Hahahhahahahahaha

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 06:05 PM

Twenty Next Tuesday!!!!

Specifically where? The person might not entertain people barging in....

I honestly feel I am fighting a losing battle...

How do I approach the director anyway?

I logged into the Monash eadmissions system. While they have stated efE i am 'ineligible' for the business and commerce course ( I got the link just 3 days after my application and a day later they put ineligible), it says I'm still being assessed for the Business and Psychology course, which is my second option.

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 06:50 PM

Hahahahah...my mom and dad is bringing me tomorrow, but we have no idea what to do now besides making noise at their enrolment centre. D:


I KNOW who talked to me at June. I just don't want to point her out in public T.T

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 29 2010, 11:35 PM

UPDATE GUYS: Monash has not read my appeal. Its a procedural reject letter. Its still lying there in their dept. Everyone is on leave now.

AT LEAST I HAVE NOTTINGHAM. HAHAHAHAHAA . I found out from the other thread that I can transfer from Finance and Management after the first year.

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Added on December 30, 2010, 3:57 pmThanks alot guys!

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Dec 30 2010, 03:57 PM

Don't say that yet. Monash is still my first choice. They've not read it because most people are on leave. Who knows, I might be accepted. If I'm not, I have Nottingham to fall back on

Blek. They lost my appeal I think. They ask me to give them again

I feel there is something inherently evil with their campus T.T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've got a lot of unique documents inside. Like referrals from lecturers. And certified original copies of certain things which took me a lot of begging and going in between kl an d PJ.

For references yes. For most other things no, but it took alot of time getting them

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Added on January 5, 2011, 5:47 pmI even binded and indexed most of it :@

This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Jan 5 2011, 05:47 PM

Yes. Thats what my dad say. kacau them LOL