Application to Other Countries

Application to other countries (medicine)

Hai people. I hope that all of you are well. I did some calling and research. I would like to share. As most of us are going through a hard time to secure a spot in Australia, these are some other options that we may look into. I am only sharing. I am not urging or forcing you all to apply. Just want all of us to be readily informed of the back up plans and make a better option.

Application for Medicine to UK

Agent: MABECS (Malaysian British Educational Co-operation Sercives)
2nd Floor, 9 Jalan Barat
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel no: 03- 79567655/439
www.mabecs.com

I gave them a call. Before explaining to me about anything, the person on the phone warned my about what it is that I am about to go through. She said that the likeliness that we will get the offer is nearly ZERO. Reason is because SAM is a one year program. All UK universities look at a program that is at least 1.5 years. That is why IB or A-Levels students are better MORE priority. Even some of the very good students with really good A-levels/STPM results, they do not get the offer.. what more SAM students. So this is the warning that I would to share with you all. But, it should not mean that you are totally prohibited from applying.

Please also be clear that some of the universities have interviews oversees and so, you have to pay the flight ticket. But you can always choose universities that have local interviews. If I am not mistaken, the fee is per university that you pick. They also have these so call tests UKCAT and BMAT (differ by universities). Again, aptitude+critical+quatitive kind of thing.

Onto the process of applying for the university enrollment for year 2009, please attend these talks next week. It is at these talks that they would go through practically everything from application UCAS, requirements per university, IELTS to Q&A session. Plus they will hand out the latest brochures and pamphlets. SOMEONE MUST attend this talk and ask on behalf of our class, SAM students. Please. At least 1 PERSON. These are the details of the talks:

Talk on OXBRIDGE (anyone who are specifically interested in applying Cambridge or Oxford)
Date: MONDAY, 2 JUN
Time: 3.00 pm
Venue: LT2

Talk on Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biomedical, Biotechnology
Date: WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN
Time: 3.00 pm
Venue: LT2

I do have the whole timetable of the UCAS dates, counseling sessions etc. you can also get a copy at placement centre.

Application for Medicine to IRELAND

Agent:
Aedumus Consultancy,
Suite 5.18, Level 5 (North Block),
The Amp Walk, 218,
Jalan Ampang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel no: 03-21632302
www.iumc.com.my

This agent only offers 4 Ireland universities.
- National University of Ireland
- University College, Cork
- Trinity College, Dublin
- University College, Dublin

The fee for the application is RM150 ringgit only. There is no additional fee per university. I do not know anything about the interview etc. but I do know that they of course would have it. I don’t think that they have any aptitude tests etc. The application is only open sometime in December 2008. (omg.. I think this is what they said.. but I know that it is at the end of this year. Sorry bout that) You cannot put in your application now but only then in December. I asked what is the likeliness that SAM students would get the offer. The person said that up till now, none of the students got the offer as they only managed a TER of 70 sumtin or 80 sumtin. BUT if we can get a TER of 95 and above.. plus we are all-rounded etc. There is a possibility we can get it. The university will only accept SAM students on one to one basis. Special cases lah in other words.
The blowing fact is that.. similar o UK.. the intake will only start sometime in September 2009. So.. you waste like 9 months, practically doing nothing. Take up a course or something.

Application to International Medical University (IMU), Bukit Jalil

Me and Donny made the extra effort dengan semangat yang membara, to go to IMU by LRT. We paid a personal visit and it was worth it. We got some brochure that is full of infos. People, you either go online and get the info or you can wait until college starts to get a look at the brochure.

IMU offers two programs which are local and twinning with 26 universities (aussie ada, UK ada, US ada, Ireland ada). I only want to talk about the twinning program. You all go online lah… and check the website out. Borang application pun ada tau. Make the effort people. Nanti balik college, ask lah apa2. Anyways, the application will only start when we do get our FORECAST. Okay.. so we have plenty of time. can I just talk about it when we are back in college. Because this one is abit too long too explain in great detail and I think I will be too tired to type it. But abit of info. No need of MUET. And they need an IELTS of 7. No components should be below 7. 500 ppl applied, they want only 140 for twinning. 80 local. Other info’s later.

Application for Medicine to Otago NZ

This is a scandalous and problematic application. I will explain in class, someday.

My personal comment

I feel that we need to have a class discussion where everyone should share whateva info they have. (but if you still want to keep some of the infos to yourself, up to you. your rights.. as they cliché- ey say it) and why not we have an AGENT per application. Would not that be a form of delegation of job. We can even compile infos about interviews. ALL people should make the effort to search about application to local universities like the PEnang Medical College, India, Manipal, Cyberjaya, Indon twinning etc. IF everyone selidik sama sama, then we can make a better choice and prevent what had happen for our MONASH application, painful tak? Think that I am over-reacting about not being able to fly? .. no I am not. This is merely being logic+realistic. This is our future and we need to secure it. Can we please work together…help one another.

As the malay proverb states,

Berat sama dipikul
Ringan sama dijinjing

All are matters of opinion. And I apologize if I am a bit too outspoken or hurt anyone directly or indirectly. Don’t mean to do. Seriously.

Hani
“Your classmate yang sangat concerned with our future.”

fill up the forms....

hey
hani's typing
if you guys do read this..
please bring your universities application form (ALL) this friday 21 Mac
i wanna brief out during the lunch break...
(please read this....)

bye

Class Page....

Ola guys!

honestly i m totally blank to design our class page.duh...

so, i do need all of ya to contribute MUCH ideas to design our class page.

though we have agreed to choose RED as our theme colour, yet what things should i put???

ya wanna apple? love? abstract shape?????

hm....



this(see pic below) is one of da LOVE background that i think we can use.

I've planned to put each of our pic in one love respectively. So there'll be 26 loves including Ms Sheena pic!

So, guys wats ya opinion???

suggestion??????

p.s : DONT FORGET TO GIMME YOUR VERY BEST PIC NEX WEEK!!!

hah!

hey guys! so how's your hols going?? great?? i know so! just wanna share a few things here about the applications to uni stuff. about interview, pqa, isat and all that.

1. the interviews.
Dun really know what you guys do before going in an interview but as for me, i browsed the internet for interview questions, loads of it, print them out, n write my answers down for each of the question. should make it a habit like one day, answer at least 10 queations. n dun just think of the answers, WRITE THEM DOWN.
n they say that the interviwee will ask just any questions right? so i figured thst it is essential for us to update ourselves with the latest news in medicine field. i recommend that u guys buy sunday STAR newspaper that has the fit4life pullout. it's all about mecicine, diseases, stuff like that. n maybe make the effort to browse the internet on common diseases, or famous pandemic maybe. like tuberculoisis(spelling check XD) or SARS, avian flu...
i found this vid on medical interviews that u guys might want to check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqxk1YzkuYs

2. personal qualities assesment (PQA)

this site might give you the idea:
(they have sample questions!!)
http://www.pqa.net.au/index.html

3. ISAT

http://www.idp.com/examinations/isat/isat.asp

i really hope that u guys can share just whatever things associated to uni application with everyone so that we can all benefit from it. take care guys, baz loves you.. muax!!

"PAIN"ball

On the 7th March 2008
We embark on battlefield, divided into 4 groups...

Into a jungle with barrels and tyres scattered all over the place...

Each of us armed with a gun filled with something small...

Cute and colourful

But unbelievably painful~

That was the paintball day~

On the 1st round we see team A went against team B
there were lots of casualties but the survivor was our Pika... who used her "abilities" well to sneak and flank the enemy... and also Berry.. who survived out of nowhere...

On the 2nd round we see team C against team D
The battle started to turn aggresive... team C frontman started to steal team D's base as fast as possible.. team D trying to put on resistance... just as soon as I saw an oppurnity I slided to the bases to launch a surprise attack... I was confident it hit... but no bullet~ whatt!!!!??? And team D lost as we failed to protect our base

On the 3rd round
Me, Wandy and Ahmed decided to have our revenge... this time we planned our strategy carefully... I teamed up with Ahmed and try to flank the enemy from the left side blue barrels... there was resistance there by the enemy... Ahmed bravely run to that barrel and I cover him from behind... Sara suddenly came to kill Ahmed but alas, she fell before she could reach Ahmed... a free kill for Ahmed... Another enemy approches Ahmed who was at the barrel.. I warned Ahmed.. enemy approching!!! Another kill for Ahmed~ Line clear and I went to Ahmed to flank the enemy... Ahmed asked me to cover him as he went into the enemy base, I distracted the enemy by shooting from the barrel... Ahmed sneaked behind the enemy base and shoot the enemy from long range.. hit!! Our cooperation was unbeatable... one enemy left.. Ain!! There were 4 of us ( not including Wandy who was hiding at the base ) vs Ain... we surrounded her and without mercy landed our shot at her from all side... Finally, my shot hit her~we won~!! A complete victory~!!

Well the day went well.. there were other battles after that and of course a lot of us have our own Marks of war... mine was an infinity at my elbow thanks to the stupid mask that blinded me... and also one from close range thanks to Jonathan... damn man!!! It's a post-battle injury...

Some of us got the chance to finish the remaining pallet at the shooting range after everything was over... it actually was very easy to shoot without the mask on...

Then we manage to "jungle trek" a bit to find our way out of TT sports center... and return home by taxy... the battle ended with no casualities...

Mission : To have fun
Status : Accomplished!!
Credits : Miss Khaw for organizing this event!!!

MAGIC ENGLISH

i thought of something..

the theme for AJL was MUSIC=MAGIC..

hahahahahha

then i thought.. MAGIC ENGLISH

cuz being articulate in english can do MAGIC

*im seriously not well.. in mind*

i wanna make a suggestion...


i mean..


i wanna make an enforcement..


why not ENGLISH in all our daily conversations?


you know the benefit. i need not to explain.


a suggestion, then again..





by none other,


hani

*WORKING TOGETHER*

Alamak.... the image is not big enuf.

nevertheless, i should tell you what it states:

"when the best and the brightest come together, the possibilities are endless"

i just thought that i wanted to share that. once in a while, we do need some words of encouragement; MOTIVATION!!! hahahahha

i think everyone would agree that our life is pretty much asking us to go MAXIMUM right now. study MAXIMUM, eat MAXIMUM (err..that applies to me je kut), focus in class MAXIMUM, and i don't want to mention the unbearable MINIMUMS like sleeping anf hanging out (there i said it unwillingly).

Personally, sometimes i feel like giving up and succumb to whateva that this hectic life is offering me rite now. sometimes i feel like lying there in my bed with my eyes closes, hoping that i am not 19. sometimes, i just feel like i want to run away and run as fast and as far as i can. i don't want to be found.

But, when i look at you guys, I MEAN ALL OF YOU, i remember that this battle, this pain, this challenge that i am facing.. i am not dealing it all ALONE. i have you guys. i have friends that are around, ceaselessly inspiring me day by day. I thank God for that.

i do not want to run away. i do not want to lie asleep in bed. because, i look forward to the next morning, seeing you guys in class. yup. i'm being a tad too sentimental here. who cares. before it is too late and i may never admit all this.

i ponder on the fore-quotes.. when the BEST and the BRIGHTEST come TOGETHER... i love how it sounds. i may b PINK. ain is a HOT RED. faiz is a SKY BLUE. tasnim's buttercup yellow... its beautiful to think that we all are spectrum of colours that exhibit our very own quality and power.

hey, perhaps we all can name ourselves but color. WHAT COLOR ARE YOU? and hold on to the color. (whre am i heading? i need direction)

i hope to work well with you all so that all of us will fly. with God's willing, of cuz.

LONG LIVE J4.

hani.