It's 2nd of may and it's my fav cousin's 19th burfday, Iqee Syafiqa. So Im going 2 KL after this to celebr8 her burfday, Hope it's going 2 b fun and full of crazy-ness since she's goin to bring along her very crazy bf, Khalid! ergh! if Naza+Khalid, it will be full of bahan-ing the gals. Me and iqee will be the victims, obviously.
It's now 6.25 am, and I cant shut my eyes. I did sleep just now, but naza txt me at 4am, and now, he's currently sleeping while awien syahirah, on the other hand, dun even hve enuff sleep ;( haih. (that's totally unfair b!)
Im having a really hard tyme deciding my future. Seriusly. i f to decide between matrix and Utem. Diploma Mechanical Engineeing. as wat I mentioned in the previous post. Im not excited about Utem. Honestly. im not saying that i hate mechy, cuz if i do hate it, i wont take it as 1 of the options when I filled the UPU form. But yeah, compare to mechanical, i love chemical engineering more. some said Utem is more to practical. which means, the girls will face the difficulities 2 cope with the subjects as practical is way hard then theory. I f a few cousins, which are male, students of mechanical engineering in Uitm and UKM. One had finished his studies, and the other 1 is goin 2 grad soon. The syllabus is diff between universities. So Idk whether Utem is much higher or lower. Since previously in teknik, b4 i went to Mrsm, i was one of the mechanical student. haha I tell u wat, I told my teknik's fren that the IPTA offered me dip in mechanical n they were laughing like hell! i was so eager to get out from teknik b4 as i wanted to take Bio and further my studies in medical course since i love biology so damn much. yes, i did show my lov 2 bio since i can score quite well in the subj, but unfortunately, mechanical is nothing about biology! u gt my point? they were laughing because it seemed like no point I went all the way to Lipis and studied in Mrsm. ergh!
One thing for sure, i had click the button "I Agree" to continue my study in Utem. but the thing that i scared the most is, I failed to cope with the course. Can anyone tell me wat are the advantages of Mechanical engineering?? all i noe i f to compete with the guys, in University and also when applyng for a job! hadoih.
So as i laid back just now, maybe it's better for me to go for matrix.which is on the 11th may, next monday. I havent buy anything yet. this will be a bz week after all since i f 2 prepare all of my stuff.a lot of stffs for sure! I asked kak gige, one of my roomm8 in Mrsm. she's a year older then me, and she had just finished her studies in KMM, Matrix Londang Malacca. ( the same matrix, obviously ) So, to make it a story, i asked for her advices. Since she had experience the life in Londang ayte. So, she told me about cafes (yes cafes because they provide lots of cafe), the poyo pak guard, the rules, the outing and the way im goin 2 study when i become one of the KMM student. she s8 KMM is one of the str8est matrix ever! (stuck with rules? Again??) ergh! idk whether I can still cope with such environment. Plus it is located very far away from the town. :( im going to bring along my laptop for sure to get rid of the boring-ness!! PLUS, kak gige's s8 that, matrix is way2 hard. which is the exact same thing most ppl sa8 about matrix. We need to give all out 2 make sure we r not going to get "LELONG" to local universities by given a stupid course! and yah, the lifestyle is not the same as Dip student obviously. In term of classes, they can choose the days they want to attend while matrix, we f to attend the class every weekdays from morn to eve and outing only on weekends. matrix student will be more likely seem to be "IN HIGH SCHOOL" again since the feelings in matrix is differ than in U. Dip students g2g the feeling of being a U student while matrix on the other hand will gt the feeling of being in high school again.
I just need to think wisely and think wat's the best for my future. the reason y im thinking of goin 2 matrix is because, im still hoping for the mdical course, and I noe, if i give all out in matrix and achive high pointer, it wont b much prob to get the course
Dear Allah, you know wat's the best for me.
The end
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hohohoho,
cmno ni awien eyhh !!
kowng2 nk pi melaka..
tinggallaah aaakkkkkuuuuu !!!!
pe2 hal , gdlak okeyh wien !!
insyaAllah kejayaan dalam genggaman !
eceyh , skematik ayt ak ni
hehhee
hye,
its totally all about ur interest.Seem like u r chasing to be a doctor,so i think the best u should is further ur study in sciences field.
Take the opportunity study at matrix.But i dlike to remind u,as an ex-kmm student,(04-05),KMM is the fucking str8 matrix in malaysia.huh..
but,again,wut is ur interest.now i am going t finish my degree at utem and thank god,utem give hands on application surrounding to me.Kerja?Senang nak dapat plus kalau budak diploma.Track record utem listed every single diploma holder of utem got their job in mecahnical field of course.
some said,taking diploma course is a longest journey of study..3years.But u can pursue ur degree directly if ur are well qualified.its all about what is ur interest.Studying anywhere in not important but the most is,what u wanna be.
ahaha kasihan kamu
situasi ni da pena jadi kt aku dulu,
matrik@utem? camni la,the prob sama ngan aku dulu la,so aku cite aku punya hal,kot2 dpt membantu :
1.target aku at least degree,so beza cuma stahun je (dip 3yrs+degree3yrs), (matrik1yrs+degree4 yrs)- bg aku,stahun hanyalah secebis dr aku pertaruh seumur hidup aku yg tktau hala lg
2. kalau mintak kerja, ko hulur resume, dip+degree ,more better dr matrik+degree, knpa?sbb dr dip smpai degree ko mmg blaja mechi,ko hands on lg lama, ko Latihan industri 2kali,berbanding matrik, ko sbnrnya blaja mechi 4thn je+sekali Latihan industri
benda ni ada pro and kontra, kalau ko x minat, apa2 pun takkan jadi, tp kalau terlalu mengejar minat pun takkan jadi, jangan yg dikejar tak dpt,yg dikendong berciciran, kalau rasa bole score,matrik much better, aku laki sejati, matrik hancur la ahaha,ko mayb bole
p/s : sory tertaip pjg,sangap menaip whawha
aku nk tambah sket lagi
aku ni jenis yg takda arah tuju apa pun shingga dpt offer, aku kna buat pilihan benda yg aku taktau apa akn jadi lagi,aku amek electric kt utem, kt skola aku hanya blajar secebis dr fizik, and aku pun x minat, tp pepatah "tak kenal maka x cinta" mmg bertepatan
Hey little sis, was blog-walking and came across yours. The latest post got me interested.
Being someone who "had been there done that" on this particular chapter, I thought I'd put my two cents in.
I was a matriculation student. To be exact, I studied in KMNS. It wasn't the best experience, but I wouldn't say it was very bad as well. To be frank though, I totally hate matriculation. But that is due to personal reasons (nothing to do with boyfriend, if I may get that straight).
Matriculations denies you this: mixing with non-Bumis. Believe me. This, WILL NEVER do you any good.
There's a very, very low percentage of non-Bumis. If you have been mixing with other races in school, I wouldn't say you'd hate matriculation, as you most probably wouldn't realise what it is doing to your mentality, but somehow, you wouldn't realise the effects of this minimal mixing with other races in terms of education.
The drive to stand out somewhat lessen with time. So, unless you have very strong self-drive, it is not recommended to attend these schools.
Let's not even talk about UiTM.
(Read: I am a UiTM graduate)
One of the bad decisions I've ever made in my life was to list UiTM as one of the institutions to further my studies in. My final CGPA after finishing matriculation was not bad at all, but I didn't know any better then. Five out eight choices were for UiTM. I think, because I had a friend there before I made my choices. That was why I wanted to go to UiTM so badly.
(I took the other engineering you said you are interested in)
Read: The best thing that had happened to me for being a UiTM student, it opened my eyes. BIG TIME. They have this subject which I think every course in UiTM would include is Ethics which talks about Mahathir's idealogy. It made me realise about a lot of things you may find somewhat extreme (i.e. politic), but it was an eye-opener. UiTM should really keep this subject forever so that someone like me could discover what I discovered. And consequently, become a more responsible Malaysian.
At some points, Kuwe is right. Resume does look better when you have a diploma and a degree as compared to a matriculation certificate. BUT, it all depends, and only depends, on you. If you don't study/practise well enough when you are in your diploma years, the outcome may come out the same or worse, I'm afraid. =)
Matriculation is a platform for us, the Bumis. If you want to further in Medical, this is one of the best options there is. Because a degree program for this course is 5 years. And of course you'll need more than five years to be qualified as a qualified doctor. And unless you attend private collges or universities, it'll take plus minus forever to get a degree.
But dear, you mentioned that "practical is way hard then theory", I dare say, safely say that you are quite wrong about this. Actually, dead wrong. Practical is ALWAYS easier than theory. ALWAYS, dear.
Moreover, if it is engineering that you are talking about. I thought doing Medical would be so much easier if there are more practical practices rather than reading five WHOLE books about theories!
When you practise, you'll remember things better since you are doing the deeds, instead or reading about them in some books. When someone shows you the steps to tango, wouldn't it be easier to have someone showing the steps to you rather than reading the 123 steps to tango?
So, I think, being practical in studying isn't something one should fear, but be thankful instead. Why else do you think PETRONAS would prefer their own students (Chemical Engineering graduates from UTP) rather than Chemical Engineering graduates from other local universities?
Because their students are more exposed technically and practically.
Yes, in some universities, YOU get to arrange your own schedule. But not all. UiTM for example. They have so many subjects, they'd arrange them for you so you will get to graduate on time.
Matriculation is way hard, if you compare it to Diploma since Diploma takes three years, which usually includes some of the first few basic subjects for a degree program for someone who studies in Matriculation. Matriculation - you learn everyhing within a year.
Nah. I wouldn't say you have to go all out. Being updated with what you've been learning, yes. That is required even when you are studying for Biology SPM, isn't it?
The worst thing about matriculation is that, you wouldn't remember much what you studied that whole year.
For my case, even though the syllabus for Biology and Chemistry for example, is just a tiny extension from what we learnt for SPM, I remember most things from my SPM years actually. In fact, I remember most of them up till now.
I decided that back then when I was in matriculation, I just studied to get A. Not to be intellectual.
I am truly sorry for the mixing up. It's 5 AM, so I poured whatever that is crossing my mind, without so much bother to list pros/cons accordingly.
My advices to you are:
1. If you think that you are afraid to for the practical experiences you need to endure for Diploma program, think again. It is actually a good thing for you. You may be surprised later. =)
2. If you think you're more interested in Chemical Engineering rather than Mechanical Engineering, let me acknowledge you that both courses have a lot of similarities though Chemical Engineering are more diversed once Master's Degree is in order. You can go into Biotechnology later after your degree. But these days, a mechanical engineering graduate may get into that as well. But there are many aspects Chemical Engineering wins over Mechanical Engineering. Though chemistry is something both courses don't really relate to. Despite being named, Chemical Engineering.
3. If you like Biology, then Medical, Pharmacy, Dentistry, major Applied Science courses may be more suitable rather than engineering. Oh, Chemical Engineering usually have Biotechnology as one of the electives.
4. KMM is strict. KMNS is not. KMPenang is also not. I don't know about other matriculations. If you worry about all their curfews, believe me, universities also have these for their Diploma students as long as you are in an IPTA. Matriculations are stricter, though.
5. Whatever happens, try to get a scholarship. If you must get a loan, try to avoid PTPTN. Please. YOU MUST TRY TO AVOID TAKING ANYTHING FROM PTPTN. They will "kill" you once you graduate and get a job. They charge the highest processing fee in the whole world. It'll be fine if you can pay them in total in less than a year. If you are not able to do so, then you are gonna be one of the biggest donator to them for paying the pricessing fee each month.
I hope I gave you a better scope on things. I hope this helps. If not, I offer you my apology
awk terer gak ye in english :)
Dear Awien,
No problem, little sis. The main reason I think it is a responsibility for me to give some sort of advice is just one: I didn't have anyone telling me all these and how I wish I had!
Being the first in the family and having not-so-educated parents do have its advantages. But I ain't complaining. ;)
Let me give you a rough idea about (chemical or mechanical engineering.)
Dear, engineering is ALL about calculations. Every single theory there is in engineering, I dare say there would be long formulae that come with it. After all, it is engineering.
I am not saying you have to know all these formulae (who does, anyway?). You really don't. Your lecturers will tell you which is important and which is not, accordingly to the syllabus, I supposed. After all, once you work, you won't be needing all these formulae. There are basic engineering formulae that will be used that require your understanding later, but yes, as I said, later. When you work, perhaps. If you'd get into designs or operations, etc.
I don't know details about mechanical engineering but here in UiTM, I know that both courses have a few numbers of similar subjects (Strength of Material, all the Engineering Mathematics - here we have three EM for three semesters, etc.).
So apart from these, then only we have other subjects that is "specialised", which means, only chemical engineering students will learn these and not other engineering.
Mechanical used to be a "masculine" course. But now, more and more females are studying it. Chemical, well, 50/50. Most probably because chemical engineering has more theories (engineering reactions, fluid mechanics, etc.) while mechanical, well, you can understand it from the name of the course itself. That is why I think it is a convenience for you if it is more technical and practical.
Still, calculation is a big part of both engineerings, of course.
Let me talk briefly about matriculation.
It is a good platform. If you wanna get into medical-related courses for your degree later, matriculation is highly recommended. Or of course, you may get into Chemical Engineering later as well. I took Life Science in KMNS by the way.
Oh. There were three courses then. I don't know about now. Life Science, Phisical Science, and Accounting. The difference between Life and Physical Science is only one subject; Biology and Physics. Just in case if you're not yet told.
So, if you really like Biology, then you can take Life Science and get into those courses I mentioned above.
You'll learn eveything in a year which of course consists of two semester with a two-week break in between both semesters (this was during my time). What you learn in the first semester won't be needed for the second semester's final examinations (well, for the most part though you might need to recall a thing or two from the first semester). And this criteria makes Matriculation easier than STPM.
And since you live within school ground (and lecturers do have their quarters as well in KMNS and I am not sure about KMM but I think they also have), you can meet up your lecturers anytime. Some of them may be very young so they can be friends as well so they'll help a great deal when you don't understand.
Back then, most of my schoolmates went to KMM. I, and another classmate, was located in KMNS. It wasn't a great news to me because all my friends were in KMM and I thought it would be nice to have good old friends from school in Matriculation. Later, I knew that I got lucky. Because KMM was stricter. I am not a tudung-wearer so I can skip that in KMNS.
In KMM, wearing tudung is a must. Boys and girls have different outing weekends thus making you be able to go out once every fortnight.
This was then. I don't know about now.
As I mentioned, non-Bumis are a minority. Since they are, they tend to cluster among themselves which makes the Bumis not bother to mix around so much. I am not saying that they are racists. Not at all. It's just that there are so few of them. Of course they would KNOW each other.
In my class, there were all Malay students. That sucked. When I was at school, my best friends were an English-speaking Malay and an English-speaking Indian. I don't mean to sound arrogant. I learnt English because these girls can speak English and I wasn't any good at it.
So, I liked to have a few non-Malay friends, because WE ALL KNOW, their attitudes are all different from us Malays. And they're in Matriculation some more!
But I didn't have that luck.
Most of the lecturers were Malay as well. That was another issue for me because I was used to non-Malays teachers in school who were hands down excellent in teaching! Apart from my English lecturer in KMNS, I liked no other lecturers.
Thankfully, I had great room mates. There will be the four of you sharing a room. You'll have your own space so it is quite comfortable. Two of my room mates were from KL. The other one was from Kelantan (I don't wanna talk about her). The ones from KL were great. Both can speak English and they kept me grounded due to the fact that they were religious BUT very fun people.
This is the place where they say a good place to find dates or boyfriends/girlfriends. But I would advice that you find someone older so that you won't be stuck with a guy with the same age who thinks like a twelve-year-old. Opss! Do you have a boyfriend, dear? Apology if you do. I think you'd only understand this when you're older like I am. =)
I wouldn't say it is a stressful place to be studying in. Hectic schedule, probably. But it's like schools, you know. The subjects are just a bit of extensions from SPM subjects.
But I don't think so getting 3.5 above is going to be a struggle. Getting 4.0, yes. Wherever you go, getting 4.0 will always be a struggle. If not much, there will be a little bit of a struggle. You have to score As in allthe subjects. Then you can get 4.0. That's all. So if you have one subject with A-, then you get lesser than 4.0. And there are not many subjects anyway. Biology, Chemicstry, Mathematics, English I, Pend. Islam and Dinamika Kemahiran for the first semester. The first four mentioned subjects, Sukan and Sains Informatik for the second semester. The elective subjects - piece of cake. You don't have to worry about that.
If you get 3.5 and above as your final CGPA in Matriculation, I don't think so you'd be "lelong." I don't dare say you will/will not actually since there are thousands and thousands of students these days, but at least, a pointer above 3.5 is more secure for a place in your chosen course into IPTA later. But of course, you have to make good choices of courses in your UPU form later.
One, if you don't get 4.0, it will be safer not to choose Medical, Chemical/Mechanical Engineering in UM/USM/UKM, Actuarial Science for all eight choices. Usually, those with 4.0 will apply for these courses making those who get less have lesser probability to get chosen for these.
Two, if you get 4.0, you're free as a bird to apply in any courses you want.
Simple, isn't it?
*Wah. That is quite "brief" Jilla!*
Now, a little bit about Diploma. Really. It will be little since I didn't take Diploma.
Diploma will take three years. If you further into a Degree of the same course, it will be 3+2 years, giving you a disadvantage of one year as compared to Matriculation go-ers. But, later, when you get into Degree, you can skip a number of subjects because you already sat for it during your Diploma years. That is why it would only take you two years for a Degree.
Of course, university life would be less stressful I think. More flexible in more ways than in Matriculation. But from what I've seen, Diploma students usually are better students when they get into Degree. Coincidently they are smart students, I wouldn't know. But I think it's because they were Diploma students. Usually they know/understand a lot more that Matriculation go-ers. I think, lah.
Plus, if you fail a subject this semester, you can sit for it again next semester. After failing the third time I think you'd get kicked out but that's in UiTM. I don't know what happens if you fail a subject in Matriculation, sorry.
If you further your Degree in something different though, then it's 3+3 or 3+4, depending on the course you enroll in (e.g. 3 years Diploma in Science and 4 years Degree in Chemical Engineering - though both are Science-related courses, engineering is one WHOLE other science).
I do not know about UTem reputation so I wouldn't say much. But if it really gives you technical practices since you are taking Mechanical Engineering, then why not give it a go?
Maybe Diploma is last season, that's why school leavers would prefer a pre-degree program that only lasts a year.
Now, let me talk about UiTM. I think this is going to be a bit lenghty. Yikes!
Because I studied in UiTM, I can't say much about other universities like UM, UKM, UPM, USM, etc. I don't know the way they learn Engineering there. Or how different.
When I first entered UiTM, I was made to believe that UiTM is the best place to do engineering. That we have that ISO thingamajingy. The VC even bothered to place ads in paper declaring that UiTM is a world-class university.
I actually bought all that.
I was naive. Stupid too. UiTM was not all bad, but if I had a choice back then, I'd choose other universities. The first three universities I chose in my UPU form was Actuarial Science in UM, UKM, and USM. Then from the fourth to eighth choice, I choose various courses in UiTM. The first being Actuarial Science and second being Chemical Engineering.
What I didn't know that, to be eligible for Actuarial Science course, I must have 4.0 on my matriculation cert. Demanding, kan?
So there I was in UiTM. If it wasn't for the great friends I have who are mostly my classmates who are really like me, I have nothing else to brag about UiTM. I was not unhappy, but it's just that, after I was on my seventh semester, I realised what kind if student I'd been in UiTM. Only in my seventh semester! That's a long lag!
Thanks to the Ethics subject.
I realise those good-to-the-ears news about UiTM are really just that: good to the ears. Being the product itself, I thought I was not THAT great, as they claim their products would be.
They say that UiTM subjects are all in English. That most of its graduates can converse in English at the tip of their tongue. Yes, all subjects are in English I guess. But I think most other universities also practise this. So that's not news. And about graduates being able to converse in English like water, that depends on the student itself, don't you think. If your family doesn't speak English and you don't better to improve yours, then you'd still not be able to converse well in English.
You can be a graduate from ANY university to be able to speak English coherently or otherwise. Because it depends on your own inisiative.
So, don't buy all that shits.
Try to find out why they claim this and that about the university. Don't simply believe. Like I naively did. Now I realise it wasn't all bed of roses to be a UiTM graduate. What with all those stupid UiTM students who went charging to the MB's office to pass the so-called memorandum opposing what they claim an unpositioned proposal.
That was one thing why I am so ashamed being a UiTM student. I was not one of them who went, I am not opposing to the idea because it will give us UiTM students a big freaking wake up call: that without these kind of competition (having non-Bumis), we'd stay comfortably here when we can really, and we should really move forward and what I'd call naik taraf.
How can we be a world-class university when no one can simply get a place in here?
I don't think so Havard and Oxford have this kind of rule.
Well, I guess the Malays are just shitless scared. That's why we have UiTM. Nak cakap I tak sedar diri? Like I give a damn. I know what I am saying is true. We are scared. They may explain it in other different ways, but if you look deep enough, they are just scared.
I had this arguement with my Ethics lecturer during one of my presentations. I was not against the 10% non-Bumis into UiTM, and he was. So we argued in front of the whole class. He stick to his opinion and I with mine. But I know some students saw my point of views. I think I opened my lecturer's eyes as well. He probably didn't expect a UiTM student to be siding the suggestion.
OK. I am a little out of topic. Sorry. This things still set fire in me.
Try to go to other universities, if you can. And when you are, mix around with other races. Learn like they do. Compete with them. That's when you want to stand out. Not for the names and glory, but really, for yourrself. Sounds cliche? I don't know how else I could put it.
I wish I had attended other university instead just for the fact I could mix around like I did when I was at school. I was so eager to do everything back then.
BUT, UiTM is not all bad. Just try to stay up ahead. Do not ever lose the streak. If you do, then you'll be just another product of UiTM. You know, just a label.
I had a conversation with one of my faculty lecturers during my final presentation a few weeks back. She said,
"Habis jugak kamu belajar, kan?"
"Yeahh." Excited, to leave UiTM that is.
"I don't know how you guys do it lah. I can't!"
She is currently doing her phD here and thus, she is no longer teaching.
"What do you mean?"
"Yelah. Semua spoon-fed. Macam I sekarang. Gaji jalan, suami sini. Belajar pun macam gitu-gitu jer."
Gosh. I know EXACTLY what she meant.
So you see what I am trying to tell you?
This is just not a competitive enough place. Just NOT the place. There are more lecturers who would spoon-feed you than those who won't. So, you'd get used to it and you wouldn't like the lecturers who didn't spoon-feed you enough. You'd say he/she is a bad lecturer for not teaching well in class.
Yeah. He/She probably is a bad teacher. But if you don't bother to be independent, once you're out of university, you'd be in a cultural shock state. When you are under a demanding superior who expects you to know things and be more independent, you'd get scared and stressed. Unless, if you can adapt easily.
SO MY DEAR,
Matriculation is a path for a new beginning, since you have one more year to decide where to go. If you don't mind studying just for examinations, this is the place. Beware though. Don't lose that high self-driven streak when you were mixing around with other races.
Diploma - is also good. It's more secure. But if you do not want to be stuck in the course you hate now or later, you wait for three years and you can start afresh for your Degree in a different course. But that would take three to four years as I mentioned before. I think you can change your course mid-way if you are really not into it but I don't know much that. You have to ask to those who had done it.
UiTM - try to get to other universities. If you want to be in UiTM as you can get a high quality Degree here, then by all means go. If you like challenges which will improve you wholly, then this is not exactly the place, as I said before. You can still improve, just drive yourself to do so. Or else, you'd be in Lala Land.
Good luck, dear!
I am sorry it is too long, dear.
dear awien,
u just made the right choice :)
gud luck dear
salam,,hye awein..=)
nice to found ur bloggie,,
terer english erh u nie,,=)
erm juz wanna say,,study kat mana2 pon same je awein,asalkan niat kite nak belajar betul2 & berjaya for mase akan datang,,so,think wisely and made up ur right choice,,
if harapan awein nak jadi doc n rase lebih mampu untuk nak realisasikan impian tue, so go for it~~!
makes ur dream come true...=)
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