Scholarships (JPA,Petronas,MARA, Telekom,Tenaga,BNM,...) FAQ

[chenchow]

With many Recom members are currently scholarship holders to prestigious universities in various countries, Recom could be a very good source of information for those F5-leavers who would like to seek more information on this aspect.

As many of those F5-leavers will start their national service in mid-January, so we should get this FAQ on various scholarship programs out as soon as possible.

To ensure easier reference, I would like to set up some guidelines for those who would share their information on various scholarships.

We will utilize a code system. So, if your information is for:-
GEN - All scholarship granting bodies.
JPA - Public Service Department (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam)
PET - Petronas
MAR - Mara
TEL - Telekom Malaysia
TNB - Tenaga Nasional
BNM - Bank Negara Malaysia
SEC - Security Commissioners.

(If anyone knows of other scholarship bodies for post-SPM students, please post it here)

We would also have code for reference to which countries:-
ALL - All countries
US - For United States
UK - United Kingdom
GER - Germany
FRA - France
JPN - Japan
KOR - Korea
UKR - Ukraine/Russia
AUS - Australia
NZ - New Zealand
CAN - Canada
SG - Singapore
OTH - Other countries

So, you will post based on this format:-

JPA_JPN:
PET_US:

etc.

I would also hope to compile at this area those Recom members under various programs, so that those in need could contact. (Hope those whose name is not here yet, could kindly message me - i will be outstation from 30th to 2nd)

JPA_US: masterof_none, chenchow, silverblue, topdog, wwhong, crazycow, mpalanieppan, vigilante, jun_wolverine, screw3d, ishveir, z, putt, adrianow, tehenglee, joe82, vernon, vole, rimbun, polarized, cheryl
MAR_US: bachok83, taufiq, ma256, munirs, nur_azlina
JPA_GER: dharman100, iQing, shahabudeenjalil, vallhalla, suge, wiyang, kelvinlym, cirnelle
JPA_JPN: schye, chyi, bubblesgirl, mocer,
PET_US: littlebigone, eeyore, huilinchin, kijal4, raizz
TEL_US: luke
JPA_KOR: janewai
JPA_UKR: phyxsius
JPA_UK : dinosaur
GEN_UKR: nad067

(Really hope those scholars in UK, Aus, NZ, France could share their contact, thanks.)

Really hope to see a lot of responses from Recom members to share such information, from how long is the course, how long is the bond, what course you are taking, how's the chances of application, etc... practically anything that you deem necessary for those who would like to apply for those scholarships.

I would also urge everyone to spread the words around to your friends, esp those in your high schools, to attract more people to Recom


If anyone has any suggestion on how Recom could better serve for this purpose, please kindly suggest it out.

For those F5 students who are looking for information on scholarships, please feel free to post your questions here.

[equuelus]

i think bachok should be in MAR_US?

chenchow:thanks, equuelus. How about you, equuelus?

[chenchow]

I will start the ball rolling. Hope others could substantiate, or correct my information if I make any mistake.

JPA_ALL: Application dateline is typically within 7 to 10 days after SPM results are out. This year the results would be out on 28th Feb 2004.

JPA_ALL: Advertisement on JPA Scholarships will be available on Utusan, Berita Harian, NST etc. typically within 2 weeks before the results are out.(If I am not wrong, it is not published in The Star)

JPA_ALL: For the past two years, you need to buy the forms from BSN or MARA office.

JPA_ALL: The advertisement on JPA Scholarship will be available on its website http://www.jpa.gov.my

JPA_US: For those intending to go for JPA Engineering scholarship to either US or UK, please be aware that most, if not all, of the JPA Engineering scholarships are to US and not UK. So, please make your choice right when you apply.

JPA_US: The scholarship to US are for 4 years and typically the courses offered are engineering, biotech, economics, international relations, computer science (if you do not count it as part of engineering)

[chenchow]

Really hope to see fellow Recom members, especially those scholarship holders would chip in, to support this sharing of information with fellow Malaysians, who are waiting anxiously for their SPM results.

Really hope that all of us could share the information, besides inviting your friends, especially those of your juniors in your high schools to join Recom for those information.

Happy New Year to all.

[Chyi]

JPA_JPN
I wish to introduce the Technical Study to Japan I am taking now. I spent around 10 months in KL and a year in Tokyo to study the Japanese language and some Maths, Physics and Chemistry (but our juniors have to study in KL for 2 years now, Japanese teachers are teaching them in KL). and went to the National technical college in Japan for 3 years. we will get a diploma from the college but we can continue our study in universities in Japan as third year students. and JPA is still sponsoring us.
One may spend altogether 7 years to get a degree after SPM, but for those who dont care about time, this is a good choice, since you can master another language and try different life in Japan (staying in different places for language school, technical college and university). and the study in technical college is not so difficult, so you have time to do sth you are interested, like Robot contest, programming contest, music, sports or Japanese Karate, Judo, tea ceremony and so on. have a colourful and meaningful student life here.
But the most important thing is, make sure that you are interested in engineering and have some confidence in your language. but it is not so difficult.

[Schye]

JPA_JPN
Yeah,
We will be able to experience the life in Kampung area when we are in college and the city life when we are in University.

To those who has watched the last Samurai and seems to like the living style or the sceneries (well, can?t find it in big cities though) then join us: wink:

There are 2 different courses that JPA offers in Japan.
1. The course that will allow you to enter university directly which will
takes only 6 years to get a degree. This course is open for
Bumiputera only and you will enter the university after 2 years of
language course in UM.
2. The course which will need you to get a diploma. You will need to
study the language for 2 years in UTMKL, and then enter technical college
for 3 years to get a diploma. We may REAPPLY to continue our studies in
university if we manage to enter the university to continue our studies.
However until now, for those who manage to enter the university, all of
Their applications to continue the university are approved.

[Dinosaur]

JPA_UK:
Hi,
this is my first posting and i dont know what i should be informing the juniors abt the JPA scholarships. :) The info that i provide may not be accurate at this point of time coz policies may have changed. It is essential that students get at least A2 for Chemistry and Biology. As far as i know, this is probably the major prerequisite to apply for med. 8)
JPA sponsors students to study medicine in any uni in the UK..no limitation in the choice of uni if u study in a private college for ur pre-u. The Alevel subject that is preferred by most unis would be chem and bio up to A2 level. However, some unis do accept students who take either one up to A2 level...please check uni prospectus for exact details...
The personal statement is the most impt thing to gain entry into a UK uni, at least for medicine. Please put in a lot of effort in the essay, giving proof of ur deep interest in medicine. Seek advice from counsellors from ur colleges...they can provide very good tips to write...
The interview process is also another dreadful time. The only thing that i can say that speak truthfully coz u chose to study medicine due to ur own interest, inspiration and motivation. Show that to the interviewers and i m confident u would be able to get thru that difficult time....
all the best to all aspiring med students... :P

bye

yee leng

[eeyore]

I think it would be so much easier if those who have inquiries post their questions here and we can answer them. If we were to type out all the information that we have, it could be a waste of time because I feel that many students (secondary school leavers) already know them from newspapers and by calling up the respective departments. It is the more insightful questions and doubts that students will want addressed, those with answers that cannot be obtained from newspapers but from those currently under the scholarship. So, I say we let people know about this forum, and hopefully we will get questions here that we could answer.

[retroque]

JPA_JPN

There are 2 different courses that JPA offers in Japan.



there is another scholarship sponsored by various sponsors such as mara,tnb,telekom which goes under the name of JAD program (Japanese Associate Degree...do i get this right?hmn).mostly for engineering courses.

I dont think that its open for non bumiputra.Not sure.u guys check it out la.Anyway,under JAD the students will do their preparation inmsia(kypm ,kolej yayasan pelajaran mara bangi) and then will enter 2nd year university.so basically its only 3 years in jpn n u'll get a degree .mostly private universities around tokyo n some in osaka .sometimes they'll send students to nagaoka too.

[Robyn]

1. Is there a US policy which allows international students to work in US for a year after they graduated?

2. I reckon that the Government would want more Science or Technical (ie. Engineering, Computer Science) students, therefore are there less allocation for Arts (ie. Economics) students? Is there any quota of this sort?

3. Am I guaranteed a US university once I am granted a JPA US scholarship? Will my scholarship be retracted if I do badly in the ADFP? Are we given the liberty to choose the universities that we want? I understand that different universities have different school fees and that our Government have a rather tight budget - so the Gov might prefer us to go to a cheaper university. Naturally, I will want to apply to the Ivy League, but if I fail to get into any one of them, am I still assigned to another university? I notice that many fellow JPA students are in Carnagie Mellon, is there any special correlation within the JPA and CMU? If not, why did they choose to go to CMU?

4. What do most JPA students do from the time they got their SPM results till the start of ADFP (which is in August)? Study A-level? Form 6? Or local colleges?

[chenchow]

1. Is there a US policy which allows international students to work in US for a year after they graduated?
Yes, if I am not wrong, it is called Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows you to work for a year in your field of studies .

2. I reckon that the Government would want more Science or Technical (ie. Engineering, Computer Science) students, therefore are there less allocation for Arts (ie. Economics) students? Is there any quota of this sort?
Basically there is no quota, but government tends to have more scholarships in engineering, computer science, biotech, medicine, pharmacy.

3. Am I guaranteed a US university once I am granted a JPA US scholarship? Will my scholarship be retracted if I do badly in the ADFP? Are we given the liberty to choose the universities that we want? I understand that different universities have different school fees and that our Government have a rather tight budget - so the Gov might prefer us to go to a cheaper university. Naturally, I will want to apply to the Ivy League, but if I fail to get into any one of them, am I still assigned to another university? I notice that many fellow JPA students are in Carnagie Mellon, is there any special correlation within the JPA and CMU? If not, why did they choose to go to CMU?

You are not guaranteed a US university. For JPA Scholarship, you will be most likely placed at Intec, UiTM. Your scholarship is only guaranteed if you got a place in the university allowed by JPA for your major. Typically JPA have a list of universities, which is top 10 for each particular major. Doing badly in ADFP is not too big a deal, but that would affect your university application, especially if it is the first semester and if you fail to get a uni within the JPA list, you could be in deep water. But don't worry too much, you will be fine.

You have the liberty to choose the university, but it must be within the list of JPA. The universities in the list change slightly every year. For instance, Electrical Engineering for my batch, the universites approved are MIT, Stanford, Cornell, Princeton, Columbia, CMU, Illinois, Michigan, USC and Purdue. So, if you get one of these unis, you are fine.

There is NO such case that government would prefer you go to cheaper university. It is always government's aspiration and hope that you try your best to enter the best possible universities, based on your capabilities.

You are not assigned a university. Typically JPA will pay for your application fee for 3-4 universities, depending on your performance at ADFP program. Some students choose to apply for more universities on their own. There are placement coordinator at UiTM who would advise you to apply which universities that you should apply, but final decision lies on you. If you have performed well, they would advise you to apply for better universities. So, you have to be realistic when you apply. Typically you will apply universities, based on 3 categories: aspirations(which is the universities that you really hope to achieve, and you have a realistic, but small chances of getting in), good chances(these universities are those that you have pretty high chance of getting in, say 60-80% chances), safety nets(for these unis, you have almost 90-99% chances of getting in).

So, depending on your capabilites, your list will be different from other students. If you want to try and apply for more universities, feel free to do so, but JPA will only pay for those 3-4 unis that you have selected together with your placement coordinator in UiTM.

JPA students doing ADFP have gained admission/enrolled in almost, if not all, top universities in the world, may be the only one not yet achieved is Caltech.

I think the number of JPA scholars at CMU is not large compared to many other universities in US, like Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, USC, Purdue, RPI etc. On why those students choose to go to CMU? I would let those who are studying in CMU, or have studied there to let you know, but CMU's computer science and computer engineering is among the top 3 in the world, if not top 2. Jiin Joo, Hui Lin, Sue Yi etc will be able to tell you more.

4. What do most JPA students do from the time they got their SPM results till the start of ADFP (which is in August)? Study A-level? Form 6? Or local colleges?

The start of ADFP is typically in May/June, unless you are like me, getting in as 3rd intake in August. On what they do after they get their SPM results, it depends. Some may be studying in local colleges, some in UTM (it used to accept SPM leavers), private universities, ASEAN Scholarships in Singapore, Form 6 etc. It is up to you. It won't make much difference. To choose where to study, just imagine that if you do not get JPA scholarship, where you hope to study, then go there and study.


Feel free to bombard us with more questions.

[mrkikilala]

you could be in deep water

could you clarify on this? What happens to a student who fails to gain admission?

[silverblue]

It is very rare that a student will fail to gain admission in all the 3 or 4 University applications, because like what Chen Chow said, all of us are required to apply to at least ONE 'safety net', which means a University that will almost definitely accept you (meaning you've met their minimum requirements). However, for the very few who are unlucky and fail to gain admittance in even their safety net unis, not to worry, cos JPA will still help you out. JPA has very good relations/affiliations with some of the US universities and sometimes, they can talk to the admittance officers and persuade them to accept you (this usually applies to safety net unis only). But anyway, my advise is don't think so much about failing but concentrate more on getting good results and writing a good application to the Unis. I am sure you can do it if you really want to! :)

[nad067]

GEN_UKR:

Generally it's easy to pursue medical degree in Ukraine. The only catch is that you need to use your own money for the first year, and the next year you need to apply for GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP be it mara or jpa. These boars tend to sponsor because the cost of study here is cheap, for the whole six years it's only 120 thou, including food and hostel, provided you don't splurge much on luxurius items. Fees is about 3000USD per year.

Another catch is that you have to go through agents, and these agents CHEAT. They will charge you extravagantly to pursue medical degree in Ukraine.

If anyone is interested do contact me at amirulnazri@<hidden> for more information. I can recommend good agent which take minimal fees.

[chenchow]

Thanks a lot nad067 on the information in Ukraine.

I would like to add on that by saying that JPA does have scholarship directly from SPM to Ukraine as well.

I think among the JPA program to various countries, the information on the JPA scholarship to Australia, New Zealand, France, Korea has not been touched much on, so may be we could have someone who is under those program, or those who are familiar to share.

Among the things you could mention briefly include, how long is the program, what preparation program you did, which uni/college are you expected to be sent to etc.

[mrkikilala]

JPA students doing ADFP have gained admission/enrolled in almost, if not all, top universities in the world, may be the only one not yet achieved is Caltech.

Anyone admited 2 UC Berkeley b4 from ATU?

[chenchow]

If I am not wrong, there were 2 JPA scholars who awee under ATU program in Sunway College got into Berkeley, but their program includes A Level. They were SPM 1998 batch. Yeah, I think I should include UC Berkeley and UCLA in that list of exclusion. The main reason being those UC colleges require A Level.

[Robyn]

What is ATU?

[chenchow]

ATU is the American Top University Program. That's the name they call it.

[chenchow]

JPA_GER:

This is a question by annasmg:

hi.anybody here studying ing germany.just wanna ur comment abt studying thr.hows is it.good?though?especi ally in the uni of applied science or fh.tq.

[kelvinlym]

JPA_GER:

hi.anybody here studying ing germany.just wanna ur comment abt studying thr.hows is it.good?though?especi ally in the uni of applied science or fh.tq.

JPA_GER

it seems not many students in germany are active in the forums.

But worry no more, anna, I'll be the exception. The only problem is I will only arrive there on Jan 10. So bear with me for awhile ok?

I promise i'll get back to u soon.

Send a message to me if you think i forgot. :oops:

[Cirnelle]

dear annasmg,

i will be studying in germany too and is most willing to help.
as far as i know, studying in germany is very good if you are planning to do engineering. JPA does offer scholarships for studying engineering in germany, in the university of applied science. (Fachhochschule)
anyway, what i can say is german language is VERY important if u plan to study there. germans do not or rarely speaks english. :?

anyway, check out this site.it's available in english too.
http://www.daad.de/en/index.html

[Schye]

To those who are interested in studying in Japan, i think the link below will answer most of the questions that you have. There are also details on scholarship offered by the education minitry of Japan and students exchange programmes.

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj_stope.html

To those who want to know more about Japan education system, all the information can be found there too.

[z]

There are a few (financial) options for an American education:
1. Scholarship from Malaysian government
2. Scholarship from local private corporations
3. Scholarship from foreign corporations (usually Singapore)
4. Education loans
5. Financial aid package/grant from university
6. Individual sponsors (I'm sure you've read these stories in local papers.)
7. Last but not least, FAMA $_$

Generally, one apply for scholarship after gaining admission to (i.e. securing a place in) a university.

JPA is actually consistent with this practice. JPA sponsored students, in fact, sign two different contracts:
a. ADFP -> post-SPM
b. US -> post-admission-to-American-University

Note: ADFP = American Degree Foundation Program, which is a different program from ADP (American Degree Program). ADP is the most common program (2+1, 3+0) offered by local private colleges (e.g. INTI). ADFP, on the other hand, is a PRE-university (side note: university is better known as "college" in America) program. While ADP implies affiliation with a particular American University, ADFP may or may not have such an affiliation.

The easiest way to describe the difference is that students in ADFP will have to apply for and enroll in an American college while ADP students are basically enrolled students of the particular affiliated American college. (With the multitude of programs out there, it's almost impossible for me to cover every single case, so I apologize for the really generalized summary.) What this means is that students in ADP are more often than not, inclined to pick their university from a pool which, unfortunately, is rather limited in terms of Top Tier universities.

US News www.usnews.com annually ranks American universities (e.g. Top 10, Top 50 lists). I would encourage prospective students to survey the list and have a general sense of where the universities stand. However, it would be counter-productive if one is to decide which college to attend to solely based on rankings.

Back to financial matters. Securing a financial aid package from a US college as an international student is not an easy task (you not only have to compete for limited resources with Americans, but also with other international applicants). Some college even explicitly state that "your chances of admission are reduced if you apply for financial aid." Nonetheless, there are also colleges which offer "need-blind admissions," meaning that your financial capacity (will you be able to pay for your education?) does not affect admissions chances (do/will you "fit" in the college?).

[chenchow]

Mensa Foundation Announces International Scholarship Program

The Mensa Education and Research Foundation announces the creation of an international scholarship program for international Mensa members or their children for study in the United States. This US$1000 scholarship will be awarded on the basis of an essay contest in which applicants explain their educational and career goals. Essays must be submitted in English and must be no more than 550 words in length. Application deadline is 15 January 2004.

For complete rules and eligibility information, see http://www.merf.us.mensa.org or send e-mail to:
InternationalScholarship@<hidden>

[wawa]

Okay, here's the scholarship info Chen Chow posted but was lost during the MyDoom mayhem.


Scholarships:-
1. Kementerian Pendidikan Biasiswa
c/o Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam,
Ketua Setiausaha,
Bahagian Pendaftar Sekolah dan Guru,
Aras 1, Blok K, Pusat Bandar Damansara,
50604 KL.
03-20986900

2. Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia (Sports Scholarship)
Ketua Penolong Pengarah,
Unit Pendidikan Jasmani & Sukan,
Aras 5, Blok J Selatan,
Pusat Bandar Damansara,
50604 KL.
03-2693-2255

3. Bank Negara Malaysia
Scholarship & Training Division,
Jalan Dato Onn, 59480 Kuala Lumpur.
03-26988044/26907512
Rozlina/ Azizul Adzani

4. Maybank Scholarship Award
Human Resources Department,
15th Floor, Menara Maybank,
100 Jalan Tun Perak,
50050 KL.
03-20708833

5. Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Plan
c/o Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam,
Ketua Pengarah,
Bahagian Latihan & Kemajuan Kerjaya,
Tingkat 9, Bangunan Perkim,
Jalan Ipoh, 50150 KL

6. Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad Scholarship Awards
c/o Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad,
Manager of Manpower Planning & Development,
Peti Surat 7095, 40926, Shah Alam, Selangor
03-78045480

7. Exxon Chemical Awards
c/o Exxon Chemical Sdn. Bhd.
Scholarship Section
PO BOX 12286
50772 KL
03-20533000

8. Financial Institution Fellowship for Journalism
c/o Bank Begara Malaysia,
The Secretary,
Public Affairs Unit,
PO Box 10922,
50929 KL.
03-26988044

9. Tenaga Nasional Berhad Scholarship
c/o Tenaga Nasional Berhad,
129, Jalan Bangsar,
59200 KL
03-22966113
Osman Hassan (Staff Only)

10. Golden Hope Plantation Scholarship
c/o Golden Hope Plantation Berhad,
Scholarship Section,
Tingkat 14, Menara PNB,
201-A, Jalan Tun Razak,
50734 KL.
03-21619022
Izan
(IT, Engineering, Science, Business, Properties)

11. Telekom Malaysia Scholarship Division
3rd Floor, Wisma Telekom,
Taman Desa, Jalan Desa Utama,
58100 KL.
03-22409494
Hezli
(Telecommunication, electronics, electrics, ICT, CS, management, accounting, marketing, finance)

12.The Institute of Engineer Malaysia Scholarship,
c/o The Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM),
Scholarship Section,
Lot 60 & 62, Jalan 52/4,
46200 Petaling Jaya
03-79684001
Aziah
(engineering)

13. Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
Scholarship Section,
2, Lebuh Ampang,
50100 KL
03-20700744
Hamdan Mohamad
www.hsbc.com.my (April)

14. John Hancock Life Insurance Scholarship
c/o John Hancock Life Insurance (M) Berhad,
The Human Resources Department,
Bangunan John Hancock,
Jalan Semantan,
Damansara Heights,
50490 KL
03-20948055 x261
Tharma Seelan
(For policy owners or their children whose policy have been in force for at least 3 years. Value $4500 per year. 2 year bond)

Loans.
1. National Higher Education Fund
Lot G2, Tingkat Bawah,
Wisma Chase Perdana Off Jalan Semantan,
Damansara Heights, 50490 KL
03-20983731/3748
Teh Hamid

2.AM Bank (Head Office)
Human Resources Department,
22nd Floor, Bangunan Arab Malaysian,
55 Jalan Raja Chulan,
50200 KL
03-26126888/27107655
Patricia
www.ringgitclub.com

3. Bank Rakyat,
Bangunan Bank Rakyat,
Ibu Pejabat Jalan Tangsi
PO Box 11024, 50732 KL.
03-26129600/26173888
Courses by IPTA & courses recognized by JPA.

4. BSN Education Loan,
c/o BSN,
Education Loan Section,
Ibu Pejabat BSN,
117, Jalan Ampang,
50450 KL.
03-21623222

5. RHB Bank
HR Department
Level 5, Tower 3, RHB Center,
Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 KL
03-26933392

6. Standard Chartered Bank,
Personal Finance Center
2 jalan Ampang
50450 KL
03-20726555

7. Yayasan Tenaga Nasional (YTN),
Uniten Bangi
03-89265608
Azman Zakaria


Hope that this information would help those scholarship and loan seekers.

Give it a try. Without trying, you have zero percent of chance!

[wawa]

Okay, here's the scholarship info Chen Chow posted but was lost during the MyDoom mayhem.


Scholarships:-
1. Kementerian Pendidikan Biasiswa
c/o Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam,
Ketua Setiausaha,
Bahagian Pendaftar Sekolah dan Guru,
Aras 1, Blok K, Pusat Bandar Damansara,
50604 KL.
03-20986900

2. Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia (Sports Scholarship)
Ketua Penolong Pengarah,
Unit Pendidikan Jasmani & Sukan,
Aras 5, Blok J Selatan,
Pusat Bandar Damansara,
50604 KL.
03-2693-2255

3. Bank Negara Malaysia
Scholarship & Training Division,
Jalan Dato Onn, 59480 Kuala Lumpur.
03-26988044/26907512
Rozlina/ Azizul Adzani

4. Maybank Scholarship Award
Human Resources Department,
15th Floor, Menara Maybank,
100 Jalan Tun Perak,
50050 KL.
03-20708833

5. Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Plan
c/o Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam,
Ketua Pengarah,
Bahagian Latihan & Kemajuan Kerjaya,
Tingkat 9, Bangunan Perkim,
Jalan Ipoh, 50150 KL

6. Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad Scholarship Awards
c/o Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad,
Manager of Manpower Planning & Development,
Peti Surat 7095, 40926, Shah Alam, Selangor
03-78045480

7. Exxon Chemical Awards
c/o Exxon Chemical Sdn. Bhd.
Scholarship Section
PO BOX 12286
50772 KL
03-20533000

8. Financial Institution Fellowship for Journalism
c/o Bank Begara Malaysia,
The Secretary,
Public Affairs Unit,
PO Box 10922,
50929 KL.
03-26988044

9. Tenaga Nasional Berhad Scholarship
c/o Tenaga Nasional Berhad,
129, Jalan Bangsar,
59200 KL
03-22966113
Osman Hassan (Staff Only)

10. Golden Hope Plantation Scholarship
c/o Golden Hope Plantation Berhad,
Scholarship Section,
Tingkat 14, Menara PNB,
201-A, Jalan Tun Razak,
50734 KL.
03-21619022
Izan
(IT, Engineering, Science, Business, Properties)

11. Telekom Malaysia Scholarship Division
3rd Floor, Wisma Telekom,
Taman Desa, Jalan Desa Utama,
58100 KL.
03-22409494
Hezli
(Telecommunication, electronics, electrics, ICT, CS, management, accounting, marketing, finance)

12.The Institute of Engineer Malaysia Scholarship,
c/o The Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM),
Scholarship Section,
Lot 60 & 62, Jalan 52/4,
46200 Petaling Jaya
03-79684001
Aziah
(engineering)

13. Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
Scholarship Section,
2, Lebuh Ampang,
50100 KL
03-20700744
Hamdan Mohamad
www.hsbc.com.my (April)

14. John Hancock Life Insurance Scholarship
c/o John Hancock Life Insurance (M) Berhad,
The Human Resources Department,
Bangunan John Hancock,
Jalan Semantan,
Damansara Heights,
50490 KL
03-20948055 x261
Tharma Seelan
(For policy owners or their children whose policy have been in force for at least 3 years. Value $4500 per year. 2 year bond)

Loans.
1. National Higher Education Fund
Lot G2, Tingkat Bawah,
Wisma Chase Perdana Off Jalan Semantan,
Damansara Heights, 50490 KL
03-20983731/3748
Teh Hamid

2.AM Bank (Head Office)
Human Resources Department,
22nd Floor, Bangunan Arab Malaysian,
55 Jalan Raja Chulan,
50200 KL
03-26126888/27107655
Patricia
www.ringgitclub.com

3. Bank Rakyat,
Bangunan Bank Rakyat,
Ibu Pejabat Jalan Tangsi
PO Box 11024, 50732 KL.
03-26129600/26173888
Courses by IPTA & courses recognized by JPA.

4. BSN Education Loan,
c/o BSN,
Education Loan Section,
Ibu Pejabat BSN,
117, Jalan Ampang,
50450 KL.
03-21623222

5. RHB Bank
HR Department
Level 5, Tower 3, RHB Center,
Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 KL
03-26933392

6. Standard Chartered Bank,
Personal Finance Center
2 jalan Ampang
50450 KL
03-20726555

7. Yayasan Tenaga Nasional (YTN),
Uniten Bangi
03-89265608
Azman Zakaria


Hope that this information would help those scholarship and loan seekers.

Give it a try. Without trying, you have zero percent of chance!

[chenchow]

Lin Lee, thanks a lot for reposting it. It really saved me the trouble of retyping it all over again.

Hope that ReCom members would utilize the information!

[chenchow]

Lin Lee, thanks a lot for reposting it. It really saved me the trouble of retyping it all over again.

Hope that ReCom members would utilize the information!

[chenchow]

I am helping a friend (lilet) to post this.

Is there anyone out there who knows about the JPA Biotech program? Which country has current JPA scholars doing Biotech. I know US for sure, but is there such biotech students sent by JPA in countries like Aus, NZ?

Thank you.

To SPM leavers, please feel free to ask any question on scholarships here.

[chenchow]

I am helping a friend (lilet) to post this.

Is there anyone out there who knows about the JPA Biotech program? Which country has current JPA scholars doing Biotech. I know US for sure, but is there such biotech students sent by JPA in countries like Aus, NZ?

Thank you.

To SPM leavers, please feel free to ask any question on scholarships here.

[tree007]

gee, how come no one mentioned about Sime Darby scholarship? (requires A=levels though.. STPM can ar? not sure)....

[tree007]

gee, how come no one mentioned about Sime Darby scholarship? (requires A=levels though.. STPM can ar? not sure)....

[chenchow]

You have info about the Sime Darby or other scholarships? Mind share it here! It doesn't matter for A Level or what entry requirements..

[chenchow]

You have info about the Sime Darby or other scholarships? Mind share it here! It doesn't matter for A Level or what entry requirements..

[chenchow]

For those SPM/STPM/A Level leavers or basically anyone who is looking for scholarships/loans, please feel free to utilize the information on this thread.

If anyone else has any other contact information to share, please feel free to do so. Thanks!

If anyone has any question on scholarship applications etc, please feel free to shout it out here!

To those who apply for scholarships, good luck~!

[chenchow]

For those SPM/STPM/A Level leavers or basically anyone who is looking for scholarships/loans, please feel free to utilize the information on this thread.

If anyone else has any other contact information to share, please feel free to do so. Thanks!

If anyone has any question on scholarship applications etc, please feel free to shout it out here!

To those who apply for scholarships, good luck~!

[Shian_Ling_the_Duchess]

I am helping a friend (lilet) to post this.

Is there anyone out there who knows about the JPA Biotech program? Which country has current JPA scholars doing Biotech. I know US for sure, but is there such biotech students sent by JPA in countries like Aus, NZ?

Thank you.

To SPM leavers, please feel free to ask any question on scholarships here.


Since i was a biotech applicant b4, (i got biotech for JPA but later switched), i can maybe give some advice here,

NZ and Australia--yes, popular for biotech.

but US is not bad too...although to be honest, there are not too many top u's offering biotech...most universities offer biotech as masters degree/above..

a few schools ATU 9 people have attended/applied for biotech program include UC San Diego, Penn State, SUNY Buffalo.....dont think there are many more...


hope these help!


shianling

[Shian_Ling_the_Duchess]

I am helping a friend (lilet) to post this.

Is there anyone out there who knows about the JPA Biotech program? Which country has current JPA scholars doing Biotech. I know US for sure, but is there such biotech students sent by JPA in countries like Aus, NZ?

Thank you.

To SPM leavers, please feel free to ask any question on scholarships here.


Since i was a biotech applicant b4, (i got biotech for JPA but later switched), i can maybe give some advice here,

NZ and Australia--yes, popular for biotech.

but US is not bad too...although to be honest, there are not too many top u's offering biotech...most universities offer biotech as masters degree/above..

a few schools ATU 9 people have attended/applied for biotech program include UC San Diego, Penn State, SUNY Buffalo.....dont think there are many more...


hope these help!


shianling

[chenchow]

Thanks Shian Ling for the information.

Since most SPM leavers will be looking for scholarships, and JPA scholarships deadline is due in a few days, I hope that those who have any advice on which course, which country to choose could shed some lights here. May be you guys could share with those who would be applying on roughly how many people JPA selected for each course and each country that you know...

To fellow ReCom members, hope that you can spread the news to those F5 leavers about their prospect of asking questions to fellow ReCom members.

To those SPM leavers, please feel free to post your questions here.

Questions are for any scholarship/loan information, so it is not only restricted to JPA.

[chenchow]

Thanks Shian Ling for the information.

Since most SPM leavers will be looking for scholarships, and JPA scholarships deadline is due in a few days, I hope that those who have any advice on which course, which country to choose could shed some lights here. May be you guys could share with those who would be applying on roughly how many people JPA selected for each course and each country that you know...

To fellow ReCom members, hope that you can spread the news to those F5 leavers about their prospect of asking questions to fellow ReCom members.

To those SPM leavers, please feel free to post your questions here.

Questions are for any scholarship/loan information, so it is not only restricted to JPA.

[carol]

hie. i really need help on getting a scholarship. preferably to the UK. However, i'm totally clueless on how to. HELP!

[carol]

hie. i really need help on getting a scholarship. preferably to the UK. However, i'm totally clueless on how to. HELP!

[budakkerek]

MOE(Ministry of Education), UK,NZ,AUS:

Hey ppl.
I'm currently under this twinning prog, sponsored by the MOE (is that a GEN, chenchow?) :?

It's a TESL (Teaching English as a 2nd Language) prog, and for those interested in becoming english majors or future English Language educators, this is the one prog for you. I don't know about the situation now, but when i was applying for Univs, i found it was kinda difficult to get a scholar for TESL. this one pun, thanks to my mum,i found out bout it.

Ok. The prog is kinda like this:

It's split into 2, local n overseas prog.

You hv to go thru a test, Ujian Sahsiah Keguruan (to see whether you're a suitable candidate. Then, hv to go thru an interview. you'll be channeled accordingly, (depends on your SPM, the Ujian Sahsiah ... interview results) to either prog (local/overseas).

Then, 1 and a 1/2 years in the foundation prog, in a teacher training college (TTC) . One major exam at the end of the foundation prog, then you're off to the first year.

At the start of Year 1, you'll be placed in either one of the 5 univs:
St. Mark n St John College (UK), Victoria University of Wellington (NZ, Univ of Auckland(NZ), Queensland University of Technology (AUS) and Macquarie University(AUS).

One more year in Msia, then you're off to the overseas Univ for 2 years - your 2nd n 3rd year. Then, final year come back to Msia for the practicum etc.
You'll grad here but the degree'll be given/endorsed by the foreign Univ which you go to for your 2nd n 3rd year (like, me..i'm going to Queensland. So my degree'll be given by QUT..those going to UK will get a degree from the Univ in UK).

So..that's it.

perks?
You'll get monthly allowance, accomodation etc tak pyh risau..coz college policy - students must live in the college hostels. Plus, this place's real near UM, good transportation (buses, PUTRA etc) very easy.

Jaa...Oh ya...almost forgot...Upon graduating, hv to work with MOE for 3-4 years...but after that, if you wanna cabut, work somewhere else, it's up to you.

Anyway, if you're interested in TESl, then this is the one for you. I didn't wanna take up this course at first, but thanks to my mum, found it to be quite an eye-opener. Since this teahcer training college's an international one ([i]e.g we hv foreigners coming in n out, loads courses are held here, we had this MASSIVE international conference last year), it's quite a good experience. Plus, you get to learn French/Japanese language coz it's the college policy - the students hv to take up at least one foreign language. :D

Gimme a holler if you guys wanna know anything. Hope i've been of help. :wink:

[budakkerek]

MOE(Ministry of Education), UK,NZ,AUS:

Hey ppl.
I'm currently under this twinning prog, sponsored by the MOE (is that a GEN, chenchow?) :?

It's a TESL (Teaching English as a 2nd Language) prog, and for those interested in becoming english majors or future English Language educators, this is the one prog for you. I don't know about the situation now, but when i was applying for Univs, i found it was kinda difficult to get a scholar for TESL. this one pun, thanks to my mum,i found out bout it.

Ok. The prog is kinda like this:

It's split into 2, local n overseas prog.

You hv to go thru a test, Ujian Sahsiah Keguruan (to see whether you're a suitable candidate. Then, hv to go thru an interview. you'll be channeled accordingly, (depends on your SPM, the Ujian Sahsiah ... interview results) to either prog (local/overseas).

Then, 1 and a 1/2 years in the foundation prog, in a teacher training college (TTC) . One major exam at the end of the foundation prog, then you're off to the first year.

At the start of Year 1, you'll be placed in either one of the 5 univs:
St. Mark n St John College (UK), Victoria University of Wellington (NZ, Univ of Auckland(NZ), Queensland University of Technology (AUS) and Macquarie University(AUS).

One more year in Msia, then you're off to the overseas Univ for 2 years - your 2nd n 3rd year. Then, final year come back to Msia for the practicum etc.
You'll grad here but the degree'll be given/endorsed by the foreign Univ which you go to for your 2nd n 3rd year (like, me..i'm going to Queensland. So my degree'll be given by QUT..those going to UK will get a degree from the Univ in UK).

So..that's it.

perks?
You'll get monthly allowance, accomodation etc tak pyh risau..coz college policy - students must live in the college hostels. Plus, this place's real near UM, good transportation (buses, PUTRA etc) very easy.

Jaa...Oh ya...almost forgot...Upon graduating, hv to work with MOE for 3-4 years...but after that, if you wanna cabut, work somewhere else, it's up to you.

Anyway, if you're interested in TESl, then this is the one for you. I didn't wanna take up this course at first, but thanks to my mum, found it to be quite an eye-opener. Since this teahcer training college's an international one ([i]e.g we hv foreigners coming in n out, loads courses are held here, we had this MASSIVE international conference last year), it's quite a good experience. Plus, you get to learn French/Japanese language coz it's the college policy - the students hv to take up at least one foreign language. :D

Gimme a holler if you guys wanna know anything. Hope i've been of help. :wink:

[chenchow]

Carol, mind tell a bit more about you? Are you after SPM? STPM? A Level? What course you plan to study ? etc..

[chenchow]

Carol, mind tell a bit more about you? Are you after SPM? STPM? A Level? What course you plan to study ? etc..

but US is not bad too...although to be honest, there are not too many top u's offering biotech...most universities offer biotech as masters degree/above..

a few schools ATU 9 people have attended/applied for biotech program include UC San Diego, Penn State, SUNY Buffalo.....dont think there are many more...


While I'm not an expert in biotech, I am pretty certain that a good grounding in molecular biology is required in any biotech area.
And universities like Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Berkeley have Nobel-prize winning (or equivalently brilliant) professors in these areas.

but US is not bad too...although to be honest, there are not too many top u's offering biotech...most universities offer biotech as masters degree/above..

a few schools ATU 9 people have attended/applied for biotech program include UC San Diego, Penn State, SUNY Buffalo.....dont think there are many more...


While I'm not an expert in biotech, I am pretty certain that a good grounding in molecular biology is required in any biotech area.
And universities like Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Berkeley have Nobel-prize winning (or equivalently brilliant) professors in these areas.

[miraclesnfantasy]

something to add to budakkerek post...there's been a rumour circulating in our college that our juniors who'll be coming in june will be the last TESL batch that'll be sent overseas...so hope those interested in this course fill up the form quick....and hope that you guys are not stereotyped into thinking that TESL grad will only end up becoming teachers. it just a stepping stone towards other fields

[miraclesnfantasy]

something to add to budakkerek post...there's been a rumour circulating in our college that our juniors who'll be coming in june will be the last TESL batch that'll be sent overseas...so hope those interested in this course fill up the form quick....and hope that you guys are not stereotyped into thinking that TESL grad will only end up becoming teachers. it just a stepping stone towards other fields

[phyxsius]

here's my first post...ermm for those who are really interested in doing medicine in ukraine..but yet have a financial problem..u can try to get a loan from Maju Didik Education Development.here's the address...but u must remember..all loans or scholarships are for those who enrolled in the recognized universities (by jpa and mmc).. in ukraine crimea state medical university (csmu)..while for russia moscow medical university,nizhny nogorad,volgovrad,and russia medical university

#1,7th floor,
menara manickavasagam,
jalan rahmat,kuala lumpur.

but after completing your first year,you can try to apply for jpa or mara..there are also scholarship bye the state goverment..such as yayasan selangor and yayasan perak...i'll try to get some more infos on that..ok

[phyxsius]

here's my first post...ermm for those who are really interested in doing medicine in ukraine..but yet have a financial problem..u can try to get a loan from Maju Didik Education Development.here's the address...but u must remember..all loans or scholarships are for those who enrolled in the recognized universities (by jpa and mmc).. in ukraine crimea state medical university (csmu)..while for russia moscow medical university,nizhny nogorad,volgovrad,and russia medical university

#1,7th floor,
menara manickavasagam,
jalan rahmat,kuala lumpur.

but after completing your first year,you can try to apply for jpa or mara..there are also scholarship bye the state goverment..such as yayasan selangor and yayasan perak...i'll try to get some more infos on that..ok

[huilinchin]

I just came across this link with scholarships for SPM and STPM leavers at home sweet home.

Scholarships:
SHELL Malaysia EP
IJM Scholarship Award
CCM Scholarships
Suruhanjaya Sekuriti (SC)

http://www.student.com.my/financial/scholarships.shtml

Good luck! :D

-Hui Lin ^_^

[huilinchin]

I just came across this link with scholarships for SPM and STPM leavers at home sweet home.

Scholarships:
SHELL Malaysia EP
IJM Scholarship Award
CCM Scholarships
Suruhanjaya Sekuriti (SC)

http://www.student.com.my/financial/scholarships.shtml

Good luck! :D

-Hui Lin ^_^

[huilinchin]

More scholarships:

A) Government Scholarships Overseas and Local
-MAPCU
-JPA (http://www.jpa.gov.my/jpai/tajaan/SISWA-1.htm)

B) Private Scholarships Overseas and Local-British American Tobacco Foundation
-British Council Malaysia
-Gamuda Berhad
-Kuok Berhad Foundation
-Maybank
-Petronas Scholarship
-Shell Malaysia
-Sime Darby Berhad
-Star Education Fund

C) College or University Scholarships
Advice: Pick your favourite universities and search the university website.
-Help Institute
-IMU (International Medical University)

All scholarships can be obtained from the link below:
http://www.xfresh.com/v4/edu.asp?page=Scholarships-main

Good Luck! :D

-Hui Lin ^_^

[huilinchin]

More scholarships:

A) Government Scholarships Overseas and Local
-MAPCU
-JPA (http://www.jpa.gov.my/jpai/tajaan/SISWA-1.htm)

B) Private Scholarships Overseas and Local-British American Tobacco Foundation
-British Council Malaysia
-Gamuda Berhad
-Kuok Berhad Foundation
-Maybank
-Petronas Scholarship
-Shell Malaysia
-Sime Darby Berhad
-Star Education Fund

C) College or University Scholarships
Advice: Pick your favourite universities and search the university website.
-Help Institute
-IMU (International Medical University)

All scholarships can be obtained from the link below:
http://www.xfresh.com/v4/edu.asp?page=Scholarships-main

Good Luck! :D

-Hui Lin ^_^

From The Star
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/3/7/education/7462000&sec=education
List of scholarships

1. Road Builder Group

The Road Builder Scholarships Awards 2004 are mainly for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering or quantity surveying.

Eligibility: Malaysians with excellent SPM (5As and above), STPM (3As and above) or Matriculation (CGPA 3.0 and above) results.

Value and conditions: The scholarship is valued at RM7,000 a year and successful candidates will enter into an agreement to serve the Road Builder Group.

How To Apply: Send your application and copies of your curriculum vitae with your full name, contact details and a summary of major achievements. Certified copies of SPM/STPM/Matriculation or university results and information of participation/awards in extra-curricular activities over the last two years to: HR Department, Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd, Level 13, Menara John Hancock, No.6, Jalan Gelanggang, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.

Contact: Ms CJ Ng (cj@<hidden>) or Ms Ainie (ainie@<hidden>) at tel 03-2093 9888; fax: 03-2093 0049 or 2092 5488

Deadline: April 3. Applications can be sent by fax, mail or e-mail.



2. Ministry of Education, Singapore

The ASEAN Pre-University Scholarships are an annual award for outstanding students from the ASEAN region. They provide an opportunity for studies in top junior colleges in Singapore, leading to the A-levels qualification. Scholars will sit for the GCE A-levels examinations at the end of 2005.

Those who secure good grades in the GCE A-levels examination will have opportunity to pursue undergraduate studies in Singapore or overseas on an undergraduate scholarship.

Eligibility: Scholarships are open to students from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei.

Malaysian students who are interested can apply via the Public Services Department. the minimum qualification is 3 distinctions (including Mathematics and a Science subject) and at least a C6 in the GCE O-levels English paper.

Value: Allowance of S$2,400 (RM5,352) per annum with accommodation, S$200 (RM446) settling-in-allowance to and from Singapore at the start and end of the scholarship term.

How to Apply: Short-listed applicants will be invited to sit for a selection test in early April 2004. Successful candidates will be admitted to top junior colleges in Singapore in May 2004. For more information log onto www1.moe.edu.sg/ASEAN

Fill in the form provided (you can get it from the Star Online website ? www.thestar.com.my).

Send it in with certified copies of your results, a copy of your IC, CV (not exceeding one page) with your full name, mailing address and a summary of your major achievements/awards won and participation in co-curricular activities for the last two years. Send to: Ministry of Education, School Placement and Scholarships Branch, Scholarships Section, 3rd Level Podium Block1, North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 (Re: ASEAN Pre-U Scholarship)

Deadline: April 1



3. Star Publications (M) Bhd

An annual scholarship scheme, the Star Education Fund scholarships are divided in two categories ? Tier 1 scholarships are awarded by Star Publications (M) Bhd for students who want to pursue their higher education at local public universities, polytechnics or at TAR College while Tier 2 scholarship awards are for those who would like to pursue their higher education at local/overseas private educational institutions participating in the Fund.

This year, the Fund will offer scholarships worth RM9.7 million, from 49 contributors sponsoring over 370 scholarships. (For a complete list, log onto http://thestar.com.my/education/colleges/scholarships2004/)

Loan eligibility: Applicants must be below 25 years of age, active in sports and/or co-curricular activities, must not be bonded to or in receipt of any financial aid or rewards from other educational institutions or organisations.

How to apply: For an application form, submit a stamped (40 cents) self-addressed envelope (25cm x 30cm) to: The Secretary, Star Education Fund, c/o the Star Publications (M) Bhd, Menara Star, 15 Jalan 16/11 Petaling Jaya.

Contact: The Star Education Fund secretariat at 03-7967 1388, Ext 1642, 1643, 1644.

Deadline: March 12.



4 . New Straits Times and the Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities

The NST-Mapcu scholarships are for financially deserving students with ?satisfactory? academic results. Mapcu, through its participating member institutions, has made available RM 2.3 mil for the NST-Mapcu Scholarships 2004.

A total of 111 scholarships have been offered by 20 participating institutions. The scholarships are open to students with SPM and STPM results and cover full tuition fees. The scholarships are however for study in Malaysia at the participating institutions.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Malaysian citizens with good results in the SPM, O-levels, UEC, STPM or A-levels examination. Applicants must also qualify for entry into the intended academic programme at one of the participating colleges and must be active in sports and co-curricular activities.

Value: Full tuition fees for the entire duration of study. Limited however to study in Malaysia only. Students may be bonded by institutions offering the scholarships.

How to apply: The list of institutions participating in the Mapcu scholarship fund, as well as links to the application forms, can be found at the association's official website at www.studymalaysia.com/mapcu. Alternatively, you can call Phang Koon Tuck or Loke Bee Khum at tel 03-5636 0600 or fax 03- 5631 2580.



5. De La Salle Institute

Type of award: Full and partial scholarships in Diploma in Business Administration (ABE) and Diploma in Computer Science

Eligibility: From low-income family, minimum 2As & 3 credits for full scholarship and 1A & 2 credits for partial scholarship. Active in extra-curricular activities.

Contact: De La Salle Institute, Jalan Bukit Nanas, 50250 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03 - 20312599 or 20312754 Fax: 03 - 203 12 758 Website: www.delasalle.edu.my e-mail: george@<hidden>



6. The British American Tobacco Malaysia Foundation



Eligibility: The public and children of permanent employees of BATM on full-time courses in any local university (public/private) in any field, and certificate/diploma courses in government endorsed polytechnic institutions.

How to apply: Submit a completed application form and a 10-year career plan. Your career plan can be submitted in the form of an essay, chart or in audio-visual format.

Contact: The Secretary, Foundation Executive Committee, British American Tobacco Malaysia Foundation, Virginia Park, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: 03- 7956 6899. Fax:7955 8416. E-mail:cora_malaysia@<hidden> log onto www.batmalaysia.com

7. Tanjong Scholarship Awards

Details of Tanjong's scholarship awards for 2004 are not available yet. However, last year, the company awarded scholarships for full-time degree programmes at public universities in Malaysia, at value of RM6,000 per award per academic year.

Eligibility: Deserving and needy Malaysian citizens. Must have obtained 4 principals with a minimum of 2As in the STPM 2003 examination and be active in sports and/or extra-curricular activities.

Successful candidates must have gained admission to a public university to pursue selected courses. There is no bond attached to the scholarship.

How to apply: Candidates may collect personally or write in for an application form by enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope or download from the website: http://www.pmp.com.my/scholarship.htm

Contact: Tanjong Scholarship Committee, c/o Human Resource Department, Tanjong Public limited company, Level 29, Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur



8. Public Services Department (JPA)

Available for top universities overseas such as the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Students can also apply for German engineering programmes which means studying in a German university.

Eligibility: Scholarships are awarded to excellent local students to pursue studies in various fields, including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering and science and technology. Scholarships are also awarded to excellent students in government polytechnics.

How to apply: Application forms for students in local universities can be collected from the Student Affairs Department or download at http://www.jpa.gov.my/info/kursus1.htm.

For other sponsorship programmes, the application forms can be collected from JPA when advertised in local newspapers.

Contact: Public Services Department, Training Division,

Level 4, 5 & 6, Block C1, Parcel C

Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62510 PUTRAJAYA. Tel: 03-88853401

Fax: 03-88892164

E-Mail: zamley@<hidden>



9. Petronas

Petronas is offering high achievers in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2003 the opportunity to pursue higher studies either overseas or at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) (for engineering and technology). Available for engineering, applied science, business management, economics and medicine.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Malaysian citizens and must not be older than 19 years of age as at Dec 31, 2003.

How to apply: All applications must be submitted online at http://esuonline.iperintis.comor call its hotline at 03-2331 2277.

Deadline: March 12.

10. Shell Malaysia

The Shell Malaysia Oil Products (OP) Scholarship Scheme is for students in the peninsular while the Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (SM-EP) Scholarship Scheme is for students from Sabah and Sarawak.

Under the OP scholarship scheme, students can opt to pursue degree programmes in engineering: chemical, mechanical, electrical-electronic or instrumentation, or accountancy, business administration, IT, economics, law, commerce and mathematics.

The EP scholarship scheme offers scholarships in various fields including geology, geophysics, IT, economics, medicine, marine science, environment science, biology, Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) and engineering.

Eligibility: Must be Malaysian citizens under 23 years of age. Excel in extra-curricular activities. Must not be holding other scholarships and must have combined household income of RM3,000 and below.

How to apply: Application forms can be downloaded from the company website at www.shell.com.my.

Contact: For more information on the OP scholarship scheme, contact Amelia Wong at tel 03-2091 2369, fax 03-2091 2875 or e-mail recruitment_malaysia@<hidden>. On the EP scholarship scheme, contact M Anwar Khan at tel 085- 453105.

11. Japanese Government



The Japanese Government, through the Japanese Embassy, is offering Scholarships for Japanese Studies and Teacher Training.

Value: Apart from airfare and examination fees, matriculation and tuition fees, a monthly allowance of 139,200 yen (RM4,751) will be given to the Japanese Studies' scholarship recipient and 180,300 yen (RM6,154) to the Teacher Training scholarship recipient.

Eligibility: For the Japanese Studies scholarship (for a one-year course in Japan commencing Oct 2004), applicants must be between 18 and 29 as of April 1, and either 2nd or 3rd year undergraduates majoring in Japanese language or Japanese culture at a local public university.

They must also ensure that they will be able to continue their studies upon their return from Japan. Applicants must also have a good command of Japanese.

For the Teacher Training scholarship (a one or one-and-a-half year non-degree course), applicants must be Malaysians below the age of 35 (as of April 1), graduates of teacher training colleges who have at least five years experience teaching at primary or secondary schools or are working as academic staff at teacher training institutions. Applicants must have a good command of the English Language and be willing to learn Japanese.

How to apply: Through the Public Services Department (PSD).

Contact: Mohd Sazali or Rosmawati of the Look East Policy Unit at the PSD's training division at 03-8885 3432 or 03-8885 3436.



12. British Chevening Scholarship Programme

Chevening is the UK government's premier scholarship scheme.

The objective is to encourage young and dynamic Malaysian students and professionals to study in the UK and then return to Malaysia to contribute to ongoing and future work in the relevant discipline.

Eligibility: You should have or expect to obtain a first degree with at least Upper Second Honours, and can demonstrate drive and determination, ambition and leadership and a strong personality. Candidates with a Lower Second degree but with impressive career achievements may also apply. Most successful candidates will be aged between 25 and 40.

Value and conditions: Chevening Scholarships are not course or institution specific. You can apply for full-time study at any British university in your chosen area of study. Advice on admission to universities and available courses can be obtained from www.educationUK.org.my. The full cost of tuition fees is covered.

However, for MBA and other business school programmes, the scholarship covering fees is capped at ?14,400 (RM100,656) and candidates have to bear the difference themselves.

Students will also get a monthly living allowance for the duration of the scholarship and modest allowances to cover books and warm clothing. They will also get a return airfare to the UK.

How To Apply: Applications for the 2004 Chevening Scholarships are now closed. The next recruitment round in September and October 2004 will be for courses beginning in September/October 2005.

Contact: For further information, call 03-2723 7900, fax 03-2713 6599 or e-mail scholarships@<hidden>

From The Star
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/3/7/education/7462000&sec=education
List of scholarships

1. Road Builder Group

The Road Builder Scholarships Awards 2004 are mainly for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering or quantity surveying.

Eligibility: Malaysians with excellent SPM (5As and above), STPM (3As and above) or Matriculation (CGPA 3.0 and above) results.

Value and conditions: The scholarship is valued at RM7,000 a year and successful candidates will enter into an agreement to serve the Road Builder Group.

How To Apply: Send your application and copies of your curriculum vitae with your full name, contact details and a summary of major achievements. Certified copies of SPM/STPM/Matriculation or university results and information of participation/awards in extra-curricular activities over the last two years to: HR Department, Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd, Level 13, Menara John Hancock, No.6, Jalan Gelanggang, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.

Contact: Ms CJ Ng (cj@<hidden>) or Ms Ainie (ainie@<hidden>) at tel 03-2093 9888; fax: 03-2093 0049 or 2092 5488

Deadline: April 3. Applications can be sent by fax, mail or e-mail.



2. Ministry of Education, Singapore

The ASEAN Pre-University Scholarships are an annual award for outstanding students from the ASEAN region. They provide an opportunity for studies in top junior colleges in Singapore, leading to the A-levels qualification. Scholars will sit for the GCE A-levels examinations at the end of 2005.

Those who secure good grades in the GCE A-levels examination will have opportunity to pursue undergraduate studies in Singapore or overseas on an undergraduate scholarship.

Eligibility: Scholarships are open to students from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei.

Malaysian students who are interested can apply via the Public Services Department. the minimum qualification is 3 distinctions (including Mathematics and a Science subject) and at least a C6 in the GCE O-levels English paper.

Value: Allowance of S$2,400 (RM5,352) per annum with accommodation, S$200 (RM446) settling-in-allowance to and from Singapore at the start and end of the scholarship term.

How to Apply: Short-listed applicants will be invited to sit for a selection test in early April 2004. Successful candidates will be admitted to top junior colleges in Singapore in May 2004. For more information log onto www1.moe.edu.sg/ASEAN

Fill in the form provided (you can get it from the Star Online website ? www.thestar.com.my).

Send it in with certified copies of your results, a copy of your IC, CV (not exceeding one page) with your full name, mailing address and a summary of your major achievements/awards won and participation in co-curricular activities for the last two years. Send to: Ministry of Education, School Placement and Scholarships Branch, Scholarships Section, 3rd Level Podium Block1, North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 (Re: ASEAN Pre-U Scholarship)

Deadline: April 1



3. Star Publications (M) Bhd

An annual scholarship scheme, the Star Education Fund scholarships are divided in two categories ? Tier 1 scholarships are awarded by Star Publications (M) Bhd for students who want to pursue their higher education at local public universities, polytechnics or at TAR College while Tier 2 scholarship awards are for those who would like to pursue their higher education at local/overseas private educational institutions participating in the Fund.

This year, the Fund will offer scholarships worth RM9.7 million, from 49 contributors sponsoring over 370 scholarships. (For a complete list, log onto http://thestar.com.my/education/colleges/scholarships2004/)

Loan eligibility: Applicants must be below 25 years of age, active in sports and/or co-curricular activities, must not be bonded to or in receipt of any financial aid or rewards from other educational institutions or organisations.

How to apply: For an application form, submit a stamped (40 cents) self-addressed envelope (25cm x 30cm) to: The Secretary, Star Education Fund, c/o the Star Publications (M) Bhd, Menara Star, 15 Jalan 16/11 Petaling Jaya.

Contact: The Star Education Fund secretariat at 03-7967 1388, Ext 1642, 1643, 1644.

Deadline: March 12.



4 . New Straits Times and the Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities

The NST-Mapcu scholarships are for financially deserving students with ?satisfactory? academic results. Mapcu, through its participating member institutions, has made available RM 2.3 mil for the NST-Mapcu Scholarships 2004.

A total of 111 scholarships have been offered by 20 participating institutions. The scholarships are open to students with SPM and STPM results and cover full tuition fees. The scholarships are however for study in Malaysia at the participating institutions.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Malaysian citizens with good results in the SPM, O-levels, UEC, STPM or A-levels examination. Applicants must also qualify for entry into the intended academic programme at one of the participating colleges and must be active in sports and co-curricular activities.

Value: Full tuition fees for the entire duration of study. Limited however to study in Malaysia only. Students may be bonded by institutions offering the scholarships.

How to apply: The list of institutions participating in the Mapcu scholarship fund, as well as links to the application forms, can be found at the association's official website at www.studymalaysia.com/mapcu. Alternatively, you can call Phang Koon Tuck or Loke Bee Khum at tel 03-5636 0600 or fax 03- 5631 2580.



5. De La Salle Institute

Type of award: Full and partial scholarships in Diploma in Business Administration (ABE) and Diploma in Computer Science

Eligibility: From low-income family, minimum 2As & 3 credits for full scholarship and 1A & 2 credits for partial scholarship. Active in extra-curricular activities.

Contact: De La Salle Institute, Jalan Bukit Nanas, 50250 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03 - 20312599 or 20312754 Fax: 03 - 203 12 758 Website: www.delasalle.edu.my e-mail: george@<hidden>



6. The British American Tobacco Malaysia Foundation



Eligibility: The public and children of permanent employees of BATM on full-time courses in any local university (public/private) in any field, and certificate/diploma courses in government endorsed polytechnic institutions.

How to apply: Submit a completed application form and a 10-year career plan. Your career plan can be submitted in the form of an essay, chart or in audio-visual format.

Contact: The Secretary, Foundation Executive Committee, British American Tobacco Malaysia Foundation, Virginia Park, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: 03- 7956 6899. Fax:7955 8416. E-mail:cora_malaysia@<hidden> log onto www.batmalaysia.com

7. Tanjong Scholarship Awards

Details of Tanjong's scholarship awards for 2004 are not available yet. However, last year, the company awarded scholarships for full-time degree programmes at public universities in Malaysia, at value of RM6,000 per award per academic year.

Eligibility: Deserving and needy Malaysian citizens. Must have obtained 4 principals with a minimum of 2As in the STPM 2003 examination and be active in sports and/or extra-curricular activities.

Successful candidates must have gained admission to a public university to pursue selected courses. There is no bond attached to the scholarship.

How to apply: Candidates may collect personally or write in for an application form by enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope or download from the website: http://www.pmp.com.my/scholarship.htm

Contact: Tanjong Scholarship Committee, c/o Human Resource Department, Tanjong Public limited company, Level 29, Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur



8. Public Services Department (JPA)

Available for top universities overseas such as the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Students can also apply for German engineering programmes which means studying in a German university.

Eligibility: Scholarships are awarded to excellent local students to pursue studies in various fields, including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering and science and technology. Scholarships are also awarded to excellent students in government polytechnics.

How to apply: Application forms for students in local universities can be collected from the Student Affairs Department or download at http://www.jpa.gov.my/info/kursus1.htm.

For other sponsorship programmes, the application forms can be collected from JPA when advertised in local newspapers.

Contact: Public Services Department, Training Division,

Level 4, 5 & 6, Block C1, Parcel C

Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62510 PUTRAJAYA. Tel: 03-88853401

Fax: 03-88892164

E-Mail: zamley@<hidden>



9. Petronas

Petronas is offering high achievers in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2003 the opportunity to pursue higher studies either overseas or at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) (for engineering and technology). Available for engineering, applied science, business management, economics and medicine.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Malaysian citizens and must not be older than 19 years of age as at Dec 31, 2003.

How to apply: All applications must be submitted online at http://esuonline.iperintis.comor call its hotline at 03-2331 2277.

Deadline: March 12.

10. Shell Malaysia

The Shell Malaysia Oil Products (OP) Scholarship Scheme is for students in the peninsular while the Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (SM-EP) Scholarship Scheme is for students from Sabah and Sarawak.

Under the OP scholarship scheme, students can opt to pursue degree programmes in engineering: chemical, mechanical, electrical-electronic or instrumentation, or accountancy, business administration, IT, economics, law, commerce and mathematics.

The EP scholarship scheme offers scholarships in various fields including geology, geophysics, IT, economics, medicine, marine science, environment science, biology, Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) and engineering.

Eligibility: Must be Malaysian citizens under 23 years of age. Excel in extra-curricular activities. Must not be holding other scholarships and must have combined household income of RM3,000 and below.

How to apply: Application forms can be downloaded from the company website at www.shell.com.my.

Contact: For more information on the OP scholarship scheme, contact Amelia Wong at tel 03-2091 2369, fax 03-2091 2875 or e-mail recruitment_malaysia@<hidden>. On the EP scholarship scheme, contact M Anwar Khan at tel 085- 453105.

11. Japanese Government



The Japanese Government, through the Japanese Embassy, is offering Scholarships for Japanese Studies and Teacher Training.

Value: Apart from airfare and examination fees, matriculation and tuition fees, a monthly allowance of 139,200 yen (RM4,751) will be given to the Japanese Studies' scholarship recipient and 180,300 yen (RM6,154) to the Teacher Training scholarship recipient.

Eligibility: For the Japanese Studies scholarship (for a one-year course in Japan commencing Oct 2004), applicants must be between 18 and 29 as of April 1, and either 2nd or 3rd year undergraduates majoring in Japanese language or Japanese culture at a local public university.

They must also ensure that they will be able to continue their studies upon their return from Japan. Applicants must also have a good command of Japanese.

For the Teacher Training scholarship (a one or one-and-a-half year non-degree course), applicants must be Malaysians below the age of 35 (as of April 1), graduates of teacher training colleges who have at least five years experience teaching at primary or secondary schools or are working as academic staff at teacher training institutions. Applicants must have a good command of the English Language and be willing to learn Japanese.

How to apply: Through the Public Services Department (PSD).

Contact: Mohd Sazali or Rosmawati of the Look East Policy Unit at the PSD's training division at 03-8885 3432 or 03-8885 3436.



12. British Chevening Scholarship Programme

Chevening is the UK government's premier scholarship scheme.

The objective is to encourage young and dynamic Malaysian students and professionals to study in the UK and then return to Malaysia to contribute to ongoing and future work in the relevant discipline.

Eligibility: You should have or expect to obtain a first degree with at least Upper Second Honours, and can demonstrate drive and determination, ambition and leadership and a strong personality. Candidates with a Lower Second degree but with impressive career achievements may also apply. Most successful candidates will be aged between 25 and 40.

Value and conditions: Chevening Scholarships are not course or institution specific. You can apply for full-time study at any British university in your chosen area of study. Advice on admission to universities and available courses can be obtained from www.educationUK.org.my. The full cost of tuition fees is covered.

However, for MBA and other business school programmes, the scholarship covering fees is capped at ?14,400 (RM100,656) and candidates have to bear the difference themselves.

Students will also get a monthly living allowance for the duration of the scholarship and modest allowances to cover books and warm clothing. They will also get a return airfare to the UK.

How To Apply: Applications for the 2004 Chevening Scholarships are now closed. The next recruitment round in September and October 2004 will be for courses beginning in September/October 2005.

Contact: For further information, call 03-2723 7900, fax 03-2713 6599 or e-mail scholarships@<hidden>

[raizz]

Although I'm a chemical engineer, most of my research and participation are concentrated in the biomolecular@<hidden> and biomedical applications. As for what I know, I think US has the greatest capital thats being put down for biotech advances and research.

Take for example the Lincoln Institute in MIT, their research in biosensors and nanobiotechnology itself is like 20 years ahead of the current time. Well, you may ask if its 20 years ahead why are we not seeing ayn of this gadgetry in the market. The think about the US is most of their high tech research are done under the supervisory of the intelligence service thats CIA. And most of thier achievements are published in scientific papers but not implemented comercially. So thats why we dont see any of these advancements...if you're lucky you might come across reading about it.

I personally think that the best place to do any kind of studies in Biotech would the US. Not to say their the best, but the just have a lot fund to seized oppertunity. That's why a lot of foreign researcher comes to the US whether they conduct thier research wiithout worrying about the funds. And there's like super abundance of Uni's offering biotech right now...i8ts simply the next big thing after the so called glorious information age.

[raizz]

Although I'm a chemical engineer, most of my research and participation are concentrated in the biomolecular@<hidden> and biomedical applications. As for what I know, I think US has the greatest capital thats being put down for biotech advances and research.

Take for example the Lincoln Institute in MIT, their research in biosensors and nanobiotechnology itself is like 20 years ahead of the current time. Well, you may ask if its 20 years ahead why are we not seeing ayn of this gadgetry in the market. The think about the US is most of their high tech research are done under the supervisory of the intelligence service thats CIA. And most of thier achievements are published in scientific papers but not implemented comercially. So thats why we dont see any of these advancements...if you're lucky you might come across reading about it.

I personally think that the best place to do any kind of studies in Biotech would the US. Not to say their the best, but the just have a lot fund to seized oppertunity. That's why a lot of foreign researcher comes to the US whether they conduct thier research wiithout worrying about the funds. And there's like super abundance of Uni's offering biotech right now...i8ts simply the next big thing after the so called glorious information age.

[mish]

hi...I'm SPM leaver for yr 2003.
I heard that there's no quota 4 chinese to get the jpa scholarship, is it true?
As well as, can anyone tell me about the interview? What should and shouln't we do if we are called to attend a interview? They use english right?

[mish]

hi...I'm SPM leaver for yr 2003.
I heard that there's no quota 4 chinese to get the jpa scholarship, is it true?
As well as, can anyone tell me about the interview? What should and shouln't we do if we are called to attend a interview? They use english right?

[chenchow]

Hi Mish, Welcome to ReCom family~!

JPA Scholarship has been on meritocracy policy for some time and there is no quota system. As long as you perform well, you should be able to get the scholarships. There are many ReCom members are the holders of such scholarships.

On interviews, JPA interviews have been on group interviews for the past 2 years due to too many students, but I think the main thing is to highlight yourself well. On what should and shouldn't do, there isn't any clear cut answer since it is very subjective. But a compilation of suggestions given by many scholarship holders are available in an article I wrote at ReMag, ReCom Magazine http://remag.recom.org . Read it. There are a lot of good advices for you.

On what language is the interview. Get ready for both BM and English. If you are asked in English, answer in English and if you are asked in BM, answer in BM. As a deserving Malaysian scholarship holder, you should be able to show good commands of both the national and international language.

Welcome to ReCom~! Please go to Introduce ourselves thread to introduce yourself~! Feel free to spread the news around about ReCom~!

[chenchow]

Hi Mish, Welcome to ReCom family~!

JPA Scholarship has been on meritocracy policy for some time and there is no quota system. As long as you perform well, you should be able to get the scholarships. There are many ReCom members are the holders of such scholarships.

On interviews, JPA interviews have been on group interviews for the past 2 years due to too many students, but I think the main thing is to highlight yourself well. On what should and shouldn't do, there isn't any clear cut answer since it is very subjective. But a compilation of suggestions given by many scholarship holders are available in an article I wrote at ReMag, ReCom Magazine http://remag.recom.org . Read it. There are a lot of good advices for you.

On what language is the interview. Get ready for both BM and English. If you are asked in English, answer in English and if you are asked in BM, answer in BM. As a deserving Malaysian scholarship holder, you should be able to show good commands of both the national and international language.

Welcome to ReCom~! Please go to Introduce ourselves thread to introduce yourself~! Feel free to spread the news around about ReCom~!

[kelvinlym]

I can't tell u for sure about the quota or the interview since I took the interview ages ago.

My interview was in Malay though and they ask stuff like what your dad does for a living and what german factories/companies are there in Malaysia. ( since i chose Germany as my first choice)

What i know is they change their policies every now and then, so what is true today might be gone tomorrow.

and i just got to know that I have to pay back RM 160,000 (amended recently) instead of RM 100,000 if I break the contract.

See, they never tell you when they will change their policies and they are not obliged to do so cause it's in the contract clause.

[kelvinlym]

I can't tell u for sure about the quota or the interview since I took the interview ages ago.

My interview was in Malay though and they ask stuff like what your dad does for a living and what german factories/companies are there in Malaysia. ( since i chose Germany as my first choice)

What i know is they change their policies every now and then, so what is true today might be gone tomorrow.

and i just got to know that I have to pay back RM 160,000 (amended recently) instead of RM 100,000 if I break the contract.

See, they never tell you when they will change their policies and they are not obliged to do so cause it's in the contract clause.

[Schye]

i was wondering if we may divide the scholarship links in the web links to those for SPM adn STPM as i think it will be easier for the use of others.
we may add for master course too if there is any.

[Schye]

i was wondering if we may divide the scholarship links in the web links to those for SPM adn STPM as i think it will be easier for the use of others.
we may add for master course too if there is any.

[chenchow]

we could definitely do so, but I think as of currently we have too few scholarship links yet, and also almost all of the scholarships are for SPM level. Once more members submit more links up, we can definitely do that...

On the price for breaking contract, I think we should never even bother to think of it. I, for one, would definitely vote for increasing it to RM1 million or something like that. I think that way we would be able to select those people who genuinely need the scholarships and as well provide loyalty to our country. If every scholar who has a mind of not wanting to serve the nation, then I think you don't deserve to be a national scholar.

Thailand has a bond of 20 years and if broken, they have to pay triple the price the government pays for it and I know that they stay loyal, so why Malaysians can't do that?

[chenchow]

we could definitely do so, but I think as of currently we have too few scholarship links yet, and also almost all of the scholarships are for SPM level. Once more members submit more links up, we can definitely do that...

On the price for breaking contract, I think we should never even bother to think of it. I, for one, would definitely vote for increasing it to RM1 million or something like that. I think that way we would be able to select those people who genuinely need the scholarships and as well provide loyalty to our country. If every scholar who has a mind of not wanting to serve the nation, then I think you don't deserve to be a national scholar.

Thailand has a bond of 20 years and if broken, they have to pay triple the price the government pays for it and I know that they stay loyal, so why Malaysians can't do that?

[windy_city]

Bad news or good news, i dun know, but JPA has just changed the policy recently!!!
If you break the bond, you are not paying 160K only, that was the "good" or "bad" old day(depending on what you think!!)

The new policy is:
if you break the bond, you pay in FULL!!!
Just get theis info a month ago!!!
:D

[windy_city]

Bad news or good news, i dun know, but JPA has just changed the policy recently!!!
If you break the bond, you are not paying 160K only, that was the "good" or "bad" old day(depending on what you think!!)

The new policy is:
if you break the bond, you pay in FULL!!!
Just get theis info a month ago!!!
:D

[mish]

ok, thanks a lot! :)

ChenChow: Below is copied from Mish's post in Introduce Ourselves thread.

"I hope to study psychology and now is searching info bout this course. I have applied d jpa scolarship but i think d chance 4 me to get it is really thin coz i'm really bad in english speaking. And can anyone tell me is there any courses related to psychology under jpa?

Besides, I hope to go sg to further my study..... know y? coz i hope to improve my eng "

[mish]

ok, thanks a lot! :)

ChenChow: Below is copied from Mish's post in Introduce Ourselves thread.

"I hope to study psychology and now is searching info bout this course. I have applied d jpa scolarship but i think d chance 4 me to get it is really thin coz i'm really bad in english speaking. And can anyone tell me is there any courses related to psychology under jpa?

Besides, I hope to go sg to further my study..... know y? coz i hope to improve my eng "

[chenchow]

As far as I know, i don't think JPA has any scholarship on Psychology. Most of the scholarships are in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, bio tech, com sci, economics, international relations, accounting, architecture, law etc...

Mish, which courses and which country under JPA that you applied to?

You can also go to remag.recom.org , where we have an article on Pointers to Scholarship Interview. you can learn some tricks from there. It is an article that compiles advice from many ReCom members who are scholarship holders of various prestigious scholarships and are studying in many established universities.

As I pointed out in the Introduce yourself thread, ReCom is a good learning opportunities for all of us~! You read and write a lot and practice makes perfect and we learn together~!

Have you applied to any university or junior colleges in Singapore?

Feel free to bombard any question to ReCom~! Welcome to join ReCom family~!

[chenchow]

As far as I know, i don't think JPA has any scholarship on Psychology. Most of the scholarships are in engineering, medicine, pharmacy, bio tech, com sci, economics, international relations, accounting, architecture, law etc...

Mish, which courses and which country under JPA that you applied to?

You can also go to remag.recom.org , where we have an article on Pointers to Scholarship Interview. you can learn some tricks from there. It is an article that compiles advice from many ReCom members who are scholarship holders of various prestigious scholarships and are studying in many established universities.

As I pointed out in the Introduce yourself thread, ReCom is a good learning opportunities for all of us~! You read and write a lot and practice makes perfect and we learn together~!

Have you applied to any university or junior colleges in Singapore?

Feel free to bombard any question to ReCom~! Welcome to join ReCom family~!

[mish]

I applied medicine at Australia under jpa. Maybe I can study medicine and then major in psychology?

I didn't apply any uni or jc at singapore. I'm facing financial prob so i must make sure I can get a scholarship b4 going thr. So far, I still can't find any scholarship which I can apply to study at Sg. As I know, I must at least STPM, A level or quivalent holder to go in d uni at sg. I can't as a spm leaver.

[mish]

I applied medicine at Australia under jpa. Maybe I can study medicine and then major in psychology?

I didn't apply any uni or jc at singapore. I'm facing financial prob so i must make sure I can get a scholarship b4 going thr. So far, I still can't find any scholarship which I can apply to study at Sg. As I know, I must at least STPM, A level or quivalent holder to go in d uni at sg. I can't as a spm leaver.

[yekban81]

Mish,
Check this out. :D

http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarship/

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/OAD/Scholarships/

[yekban81]

Mish,
Check this out. :D

http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarship/

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/OAD/Scholarships/

[Sylvia]

i m a 2003 spm school leaver.i applied for jpa 4 dentistry in uk.how do i kow about when & where is my interview?do jpa inform us through mail about the interview?How is the interview like?Can anyone tell me the details?i heard they held group interview.so what r the examples of their question?

[Sylvia]

i m a 2003 spm school leaver.i applied for jpa 4 dentistry in uk.how do i kow about when & where is my interview?do jpa inform us through mail about the interview?How is the interview like?Can anyone tell me the details?i heard they held group interview.so what r the examples of their question?

[hamiza]

i'm one of spm leavers for the year 2003.. i had apply for jpa scholarship to study actuarial science in u.s.. because u.s is the only country that offer this course in the jpa's application form.. actually, in secondary school, i was a technical student... in the jpa advertisement, it said that students who apply for this course need to score at least b3 in english,add maths,physics, biology & chemistry... and the problem is i don't take biology during spm... but i think that actuarial science has nothing to do with biology cause there are not so much related, right? but, now i'm afraid that my application will be rejected.. i hope anyone out there can tell me more about this course (i only knew a lil' bit about this course & i'm interested with it).. & can anyone tell me the frequently asked questions during the jpa's interview..

[hamiza]

i'm one of spm leavers for the year 2003.. i had apply for jpa scholarship to study actuarial science in u.s.. because u.s is the only country that offer this course in the jpa's application form.. actually, in secondary school, i was a technical student... in the jpa advertisement, it said that students who apply for this course need to score at least b3 in english,add maths,physics, biology & chemistry... and the problem is i don't take biology during spm... but i think that actuarial science has nothing to do with biology cause there are not so much related, right? but, now i'm afraid that my application will be rejected.. i hope anyone out there can tell me more about this course (i only knew a lil' bit about this course & i'm interested with it).. & can anyone tell me the frequently asked questions during the jpa's interview..

[chenchow]

Hi~! Welcome hamiza and Sylvia to ReCom family~!

Hope that you guys can go to Introduce Yourself thread to introduce yourself~!

Hamiza, on actuarial science, I will leave it to other fellow ReComers. You can check this thread or the introduce yourself thread and you will find a number of ReCom members are current JPA scholars who are doing actuarial science. they will be able to give you more details about it.

I would also like to ask those who had recently had JPA interview (SPM 01,02), which has group interview to share your experience here, as I believe that would be more relevant.

hamiza, I would think that you get ready with an alternative course that you would want when you go for interview. Ask the interviewer about the fact that you didn't take biology and seek their opinions politely. If you need to make a change of course, please mention it at the interview.

Sylvia, on when and where is your JPA interview, you would know when JPA sends you a letter. But be forewarn that the time frame will be very tight. The letter would typically reach you about 3 days before the interview. On where is the interview, it is usually at the center that you choose. JPA will let you know via email.

On the sample questions, as I mention above, will let those who just had the interview in groups to share...

yekban81, thanks for sharing~!

main scholarship to study in Singapore would be ASEAN Scholarship. There are ASEAN scholarships for SPM leavers, but guess the deadlines are well over. So, perhaps, the best way would be for you to go through STPM or A Level before applying to Singapore.

Good Luck to everyone who is applying for scholarship~!

[chenchow]

Hi~! Welcome hamiza and Sylvia to ReCom family~!

Hope that you guys can go to Introduce Yourself thread to introduce yourself~!

Hamiza, on actuarial science, I will leave it to other fellow ReComers. You can check this thread or the introduce yourself thread and you will find a number of ReCom members are current JPA scholars who are doing actuarial science. they will be able to give you more details about it.

I would also like to ask those who had recently had JPA interview (SPM 01,02), which has group interview to share your experience here, as I believe that would be more relevant.

hamiza, I would think that you get ready with an alternative course that you would want when you go for interview. Ask the interviewer about the fact that you didn't take biology and seek their opinions politely. If you need to make a change of course, please mention it at the interview.

Sylvia, on when and where is your JPA interview, you would know when JPA sends you a letter. But be forewarn that the time frame will be very tight. The letter would typically reach you about 3 days before the interview. On where is the interview, it is usually at the center that you choose. JPA will let you know via email.

On the sample questions, as I mention above, will let those who just had the interview in groups to share...

yekban81, thanks for sharing~!

main scholarship to study in Singapore would be ASEAN Scholarship. There are ASEAN scholarships for SPM leavers, but guess the deadlines are well over. So, perhaps, the best way would be for you to go through STPM or A Level before applying to Singapore.

Good Luck to everyone who is applying for scholarship~!

[janewai]

I am helping a friend (lilet) to post this.

Is there anyone out there who knows about the JPA Biotech program? Which country has current JPA scholars doing Biotech. I know US for sure, but is there such biotech students sent by JPA in countries like Aus, NZ?

Thank you.

To SPM leavers, please feel free to ask any question on scholarships here.

well... as the infomation i get from my juniors that came to korea last year, which were 2002 SPM leavers, they get to choose Biotech as thier major after they finish thier korean language course at february next year... they will enter selected university that has been selected by JPA, but i am not sure which university it is.

Those choose Biotech is different with those that taking other course. JPA_KOR is just alike JPA_Japan, we have to learn korean language for around one and half years in the Seoul National University. After finish the language course, u will be placed into a technical college which called DongYang Technical College. It depends on the course u choose, some of the courses need 3 years to complete the diploma course. but most of the course only need 2 years. Besides to be placed to study in the college, we can try to apply for other universities that recorgnised by JPA. But we are encouraged to study in the college first because it is not easy to study in a university by using korean language just after finishing the language course.

After we get the diploma, we can apply for university to complete our study to get degree. so far the universities that most of the malaysian students apply are Korea University and Hanyang University. Korea University is one of the TOP 5 university in Korea and HanYang University is the TOP university for the School of Engineering.

That's some general infomation that related about JPA_KOR. if got anyone that interested about JPA_KOR, just try to message me. I will try to help if i able to. thanks.

[janewai]

I am helping a friend (lilet) to post this.

Is there anyone out there who knows about the JPA Biotech program? Which country has current JPA scholars doing Biotech. I know US for sure, but is there such biotech students sent by JPA in countries like Aus, NZ?

Thank you.

To SPM leavers, please feel free to ask any question on scholarships here.

well... as the infomation i get from my juniors that came to korea last year, which were 2002 SPM leavers, they get to choose Biotech as thier major after they finish thier korean language course at february next year... they will enter selected university that has been selected by JPA, but i am not sure which university it is.

Those choose Biotech is different with those that taking other course. JPA_KOR is just alike JPA_Japan, we have to learn korean language for around one and half years in the Seoul National University. After finish the language course, u will be placed into a technical college which called DongYang Technical College. It depends on the course u choose, some of the courses need 3 years to complete the diploma course. but most of the course only need 2 years. Besides to be placed to study in the college, we can try to apply for other universities that recorgnised by JPA. But we are encouraged to study in the college first because it is not easy to study in a university by using korean language just after finishing the language course.

After we get the diploma, we can apply for university to complete our study to get degree. so far the universities that most of the malaysian students apply are Korea University and Hanyang University. Korea University is one of the TOP 5 university in Korea and HanYang University is the TOP university for the School of Engineering.

That's some general infomation that related about JPA_KOR. if got anyone that interested about JPA_KOR, just try to message me. I will try to help if i able to. thanks.

[janewai]

oh yeah... forgot about NanoTechnology. well... started this year, those are taking Chemical Engineering are given the chance to study NanoTechnology in the college.

well... i am one of those doing NanoTech now in the college. It involves many fields, such as microelectronis, micromachine, BioTech, Catalysis and so on... NanoTech is just cool~! :wink:

[janewai]

oh yeah... forgot about NanoTechnology. well... started this year, those are taking Chemical Engineering are given the chance to study NanoTechnology in the college.

well... i am one of those doing NanoTech now in the college. It involves many fields, such as microelectronis, micromachine, BioTech, Catalysis and so on... NanoTech is just cool~! :wink:

[chenchow]

Below is from naturesimple from introduce ourselves thread:

naturesimple: i am 1 of the graduates of spm 2003. now wandering about and doing nothing and jobless. regarding about the jpa scolarship i myself have already sent in my application form and i have choosen engineering in australia. is that weird to choose the course in australia cause many replies stated that us and uk are the best place to go for especially in engineering??? n ........any tips about the interview later on??? i know many have asked this question before ... but i just hope to get a proper answer even tough the truth is that i'm lazy to search for it.


>> Hope that those SPM 01 and SPM 02 people can come in and help answer those questions about the group interview process ok? Thank you~! I think it depends on preference and how you look at it~! I don't think many here are doing engineering in UK.

On interview, general interview tips, you can go to remag.recom.org , the ReCom Magazine, there is an article on Pointers for Scholarships. On JPA Specific interviews, please check on here. There should be people sharing soon~!

janewai, thanks a lot for sharing~!

[chenchow]

Below is from naturesimple from introduce ourselves thread:

naturesimple: i am 1 of the graduates of spm 2003. now wandering about and doing nothing and jobless. regarding about the jpa scolarship i myself have already sent in my application form and i have choosen engineering in australia. is that weird to choose the course in australia cause many replies stated that us and uk are the best place to go for especially in engineering??? n ........any tips about the interview later on??? i know many have asked this question before ... but i just hope to get a proper answer even tough the truth is that i'm lazy to search for it.


>> Hope that those SPM 01 and SPM 02 people can come in and help answer those questions about the group interview process ok? Thank you~! I think it depends on preference and how you look at it~! I don't think many here are doing engineering in UK.

On interview, general interview tips, you can go to remag.recom.org , the ReCom Magazine, there is an article on Pointers for Scholarships. On JPA Specific interviews, please check on here. There should be people sharing soon~!

janewai, thanks a lot for sharing~!

[chenghau]

There have been many questions about the JPA interview. So here it is:

1. You will receive a letter from JPA if you are shortlisted for interviews around the end of March/the beginning of April.

2. Remember to bring documents needed.

3. On your interview day, students will be separated into few groups, with around 20 students in a group.

4. Each group will have the interview together.

5. It is more like a presentation rather than an interview actually. Each group will have to respond to a same topic. You have to voice your opinion regarding to the topic given. The topic might be any social issue. For example:

a. Tell us your opinion the development of music industry in Malaysia.
b. How to imporve the inter-race harmony in Malaysia?
c.....

You will be given som time to think about the topic. Anyone who is ready can volunteer to present.

6. Language
The languages policy might be different, depending on which location you have your interviews. Some allow you to use either Malay/English for the entire presentation. Some reuqire you to use both languages (means you have to use Malay/English first, and switch to another language at the middle of your presentation.

7. Time
Everyone is limited to a certain amount of time, 10 minutes, in general.

8. Before the interview begins, the interviewers will go through your certificates, result slips, identity certificates of yours and your parents. They will also reconfirm your courses and countries. If you would like to change your mind in the courses and countries, you MUST let them know on the spot. That is your last chance. Although you can always appeal after you get the scholarship, the process will be very complicated and hard.

If you need any further information, please let me know. I will try my very best to remember what happened 2 years ago.

[chenghau]

There have been many questions about the JPA interview. So here it is:

1. You will receive a letter from JPA if you are shortlisted for interviews around the end of March/the beginning of April.

2. Remember to bring documents needed.

3. On your interview day, students will be separated into few groups, with around 20 students in a group.

4. Each group will have the interview together.

5. It is more like a presentation rather than an interview actually. Each group will have to respond to a same topic. You have to voice your opinion regarding to the topic given. The topic might be any social issue. For example:

a. Tell us your opinion the development of music industry in Malaysia.
b. How to imporve the inter-race harmony in Malaysia?
c.....

You will be given som time to think about the topic. Anyone who is ready can volunteer to present.

6. Language
The languages policy might be different, depending on which location you have your interviews. Some allow you to use either Malay/English for the entire presentation. Some reuqire you to use both languages (means you have to use Malay/English first, and switch to another language at the middle of your presentation.

7. Time
Everyone is limited to a certain amount of time, 10 minutes, in general.

8. Before the interview begins, the interviewers will go through your certificates, result slips, identity certificates of yours and your parents. They will also reconfirm your courses and countries. If you would like to change your mind in the courses and countries, you MUST let them know on the spot. That is your last chance. Although you can always appeal after you get the scholarship, the process will be very complicated and hard.

If you need any further information, please let me know. I will try my very best to remember what happened 2 years ago.

[Sylvia]

Thanks Chenghau for the information provided.I am sure they will come in handy.You said that it is more like a presentation rather than an interview ,so do we have to interact with the other members in the group or we just stand up and present our opinion one by one?If with do have do interact,how should we do it ?Can we do it like a group dicussion?But tere are 20 people in a group and that's a large group ,won't that be hard to dicuss?

[Sylvia]

Thanks Chenghau for the information provided.I am sure they will come in handy.You said that it is more like a presentation rather than an interview ,so do we have to interact with the other members in the group or we just stand up and present our opinion one by one?If with do have do interact,how should we do it ?Can we do it like a group dicussion?But tere are 20 people in a group and that's a large group ,won't that be hard to dicuss?

[chenghau]

Very rarely that there will be interactions between group members. What most likely to happen is:

"I agree with MR X that....."

"As Mr X pointed just now, we...."

In short, it is more like voicing your personal thoughts rather than discussion. Anyway, it really depends on the interviewers.

Things might change. Like my year (2002) was the first year they change the interview format and many did not expect such format. No one can tell whether they might do it in discussion this year.

ChengHau

[chenghau]

Very rarely that there will be interactions between group members. What most likely to happen is:

"I agree with MR X that....."

"As Mr X pointed just now, we...."

In short, it is more like voicing your personal thoughts rather than discussion. Anyway, it really depends on the interviewers.

Things might change. Like my year (2002) was the first year they change the interview format and many did not expect such format. No one can tell whether they might do it in discussion this year.

ChengHau

[z]

general piece of advice:

avoid personal attacks. make positive/constructive remarks about other people and keep the conversation alive.

good luck :)

[z]

general piece of advice:

avoid personal attacks. make positive/constructive remarks about other people and keep the conversation alive.

good luck :)

[littlebigone]

I also think it's about your listening skills and how open you are to suggestions and maybe not only criticise other people's opinions but to build on them

[littlebigone]

I also think it's about your listening skills and how open you are to suggestions and maybe not only criticise other people's opinions but to build on them

[tree007]

but most important during interview is...

TALK!!

impress those big guys there... dun keep quiet.. u wun get invited to tok..

i've heard cases where students even went to the extent of giving out simple thesis/their opnion on subjects pertaining to their major choice to impress those JPA fellas....but of course.. that one.. rare lah.. but u can try that.. hehe.. expect to get responds like "wah lah eh.. sai um sai ah.. "... hehe...

[tree007]

but most important during interview is...

TALK!!

impress those big guys there... dun keep quiet.. u wun get invited to tok..

i've heard cases where students even went to the extent of giving out simple thesis/their opnion on subjects pertaining to their major choice to impress those JPA fellas....but of course.. that one.. rare lah.. but u can try that.. hehe.. expect to get responds like "wah lah eh.. sai um sai ah.. "... hehe...

[lonewolfhan]

Well.. after all of us met each other in INTEC, we talked about our interviews .. and we found out that different places have different styles of interveiws... so i guess it depends on the interviewers u get!

However, no matter what, u MUST TALK during the interview session. Try to grab any ooportunity u have to talk.. Hmm.. u really have to "fight" against the others to talk... try to "crap" anything related to the topic u get... as long as u talk then i guess its ok !

Another advice is that make sure u have some knowledge of the field u r applying... if not.. it shows that u r not interested enough.. For example, there was one gal in my group who applied for Medic... she din even know what is the difference between high colestrol and low colestrol food!after a long pause, the interveiwer just said" Ok.. thank you.."...

Nonetheless, there are many people who said that interview is not important.. Well.. for my case.. i guess it is true.. the interviewers just looked at our certificates and documents while we were talking.. he din even know who was talking... sigh~

BUT do take the interview seriously.. u never know what will happen ~ Try to make urself the most outstanding one in ur group~ Good luck u guys! :D

[lonewolfhan]

Well.. after all of us met each other in INTEC, we talked about our interviews .. and we found out that different places have different styles of interveiws... so i guess it depends on the interviewers u get!

However, no matter what, u MUST TALK during the interview session. Try to grab any ooportunity u have to talk.. Hmm.. u really have to "fight" against the others to talk... try to "crap" anything related to the topic u get... as long as u talk then i guess its ok !

Another advice is that make sure u have some knowledge of the field u r applying... if not.. it shows that u r not interested enough.. For example, there was one gal in my group who applied for Medic... she din even know what is the difference between high colestrol and low colestrol food!after a long pause, the interveiwer just said" Ok.. thank you.."...

Nonetheless, there are many people who said that interview is not important.. Well.. for my case.. i guess it is true.. the interviewers just looked at our certificates and documents while we were talking.. he din even know who was talking... sigh~

BUT do take the interview seriously.. u never know what will happen ~ Try to make urself the most outstanding one in ur group~ Good luck u guys! :D

[chenchow]

I would like to say that listening is very essential in this kind of interview setting. As had been said, build on others opinion and have constructive opinions. Make sure you listen and not just making up your thoughts. It would be a humiliation if you just merely repeat a point that had been mentioned by others.

It would be great if you could relate personal experience to those topics mentioned. Say, How to imporve the inter-race harmony in Malaysia?

Give an example of an effort that you had worked on and showed it to them~! And frankly who knows something that you had done in ReCom, connecting with Malaysians all over the world and discussing stuff, could potentially be something that you can talk about during the interview~!

Another thing, read widely and make sure be polite during interview. While it is important to speak, never speak too fast. Speak clearly. It is the quality that matters. Hopefully your points would resonate with the interviewers. Be confident when speak and look at the interviewers. Hopefully get some head nods from them.

May be those who had gone through the interview could share some more topics/questions related, so that those who are preparing could get a good preparation on that!

One month to go to the interview day, so sufficient time to prepare~!

[chenchow]

I would like to say that listening is very essential in this kind of interview setting. As had been said, build on others opinion and have constructive opinions. Make sure you listen and not just making up your thoughts. It would be a humiliation if you just merely repeat a point that had been mentioned by others.

It would be great if you could relate personal experience to those topics mentioned. Say, How to imporve the inter-race harmony in Malaysia?

Give an example of an effort that you had worked on and showed it to them~! And frankly who knows something that you had done in ReCom, connecting with Malaysians all over the world and discussing stuff, could potentially be something that you can talk about during the interview~!

Another thing, read widely and make sure be polite during interview. While it is important to speak, never speak too fast. Speak clearly. It is the quality that matters. Hopefully your points would resonate with the interviewers. Be confident when speak and look at the interviewers. Hopefully get some head nods from them.

May be those who had gone through the interview could share some more topics/questions related, so that those who are preparing could get a good preparation on that!

One month to go to the interview day, so sufficient time to prepare~!

[naturesimple]

THANKS for the info from every1!!!i think i can imagine abstracly on the sureface about the interview. besides i have went through a similiar interview before in petronas scholarship...... unfortunately or maybe i'm not the person they looking for i was not selected :( .
besides the idea from tree007 which is quite..............sai um sai ah.....anymore idea to be more outstanding from the others during interview???

[naturesimple]

THANKS for the info from every1!!!i think i can imagine abstracly on the sureface about the interview. besides i have went through a similiar interview before in petronas scholarship...... unfortunately or maybe i'm not the person they looking for i was not selected :( .
besides the idea from tree007 which is quite..............sai um sai ah.....anymore idea to be more outstanding from the others during interview???

[mish]

hi naturesimple,

Can you please tell us about the situation during the petronas scholarship interview?

Thanks :)

[mish]

hi naturesimple,

Can you please tell us about the situation during the petronas scholarship interview?

Thanks :)

[lonewolfhan]

NAtire Simple:
Well.. dun be sad that u din get petronas Scholarships... hehe.. most of the JPA schorlars din get it too... perhaps they give more to their own workers' children... so.. nothing one la... have confident in urself!!! good luck for ur JPA interviews... :D

Hmm... how to be outstanding? normally, after giving the topic... the interviewers will say" You may start now..." for my case, all of us just looked at each other and waited for someone else to open his or her mouth 1st.... so GRAB this chance to be the 1st one to break the silence... be the 1st one who talks !!!!!!!!!! i guess this may give u some credits~ :wink:

[lonewolfhan]

NAtire Simple:
Well.. dun be sad that u din get petronas Scholarships... hehe.. most of the JPA schorlars din get it too... perhaps they give more to their own workers' children... so.. nothing one la... have confident in urself!!! good luck for ur JPA interviews... :D

Hmm... how to be outstanding? normally, after giving the topic... the interviewers will say" You may start now..." for my case, all of us just looked at each other and waited for someone else to open his or her mouth 1st.... so GRAB this chance to be the 1st one to break the silence... be the 1st one who talks !!!!!!!!!! i guess this may give u some credits~ :wink:

[tree007]

ohya.. when the interview instruction said "dress formally n smartly".. do follow their orders.. 'cos during my interview, there was one "hero" that wore jeans n t-shirt.. he was asked to changed... haha..

[tree007]

ohya.. when the interview instruction said "dress formally n smartly".. do follow their orders.. 'cos during my interview, there was one "hero" that wore jeans n t-shirt.. he was asked to changed... haha..

[lonewolfhan]

Yea...i agree with Tree007... do dress formally!

at my place.. guys wore long sleeves and tie... most of the gals in Baju Kurung...

[lonewolfhan]

Yea...i agree with Tree007... do dress formally!

at my place.. guys wore long sleeves and tie... most of the gals in Baju Kurung...

[naturesimple]

to mish n every1 who interested:
actually petronas interview is similar to jpa scolarship as what chenghau has stated.but there is also some different between them. first all students who have been shortlisted will be divided into groups n each group comprises only 20 students. the different is that this number of students then again be divided into 4 each in smaller group. then only these smaller groups will be given situation n about 10 minit to get ready. u will be called up to be interviewed accordingly n INDIVIDUALLY! only after all the 4 members in smaller group finish individual interview then again they will called ur smaller group to do a negotiation in front of them.
okie about it :?:

[naturesimple]

to mish n every1 who interested:
actually petronas interview is similar to jpa scolarship as what chenghau has stated.but there is also some different between them. first all students who have been shortlisted will be divided into groups n each group comprises only 20 students. the different is that this number of students then again be divided into 4 each in smaller group. then only these smaller groups will be given situation n about 10 minit to get ready. u will be called up to be interviewed accordingly n INDIVIDUALLY! only after all the 4 members in smaller group finish individual interview then again they will called ur smaller group to do a negotiation in front of them.
okie about it :?:

[mish]

ow..... feel like the interview is hard.... i'm really worry...
what's the topic for the interwiew?
and how long the interview took?

[mish]

ow..... feel like the interview is hard.... i'm really worry...
what's the topic for the interwiew?
and how long the interview took?

[chenghau]

Mish,

I understand that now is a very frustarting time, as you have no idea how the interview is going to be. Nobody would know what the interview topic is going to be. But people did post some "past year topics." Check it out.

You have to wait for 1 hour - few hours before you are "interviewed" for 10 minutes. Kinda sad, isn't it?

[chenghau]

Mish,

I understand that now is a very frustarting time, as you have no idea how the interview is going to be. Nobody would know what the interview topic is going to be. But people did post some "past year topics." Check it out.

You have to wait for 1 hour - few hours before you are "interviewed" for 10 minutes. Kinda sad, isn't it?

[chenchow]

Why don't those who have gone through interview, post your interview topic here, and those who are preparing can discuss here on those topics.

[chenchow]

Why don't those who have gone through interview, post your interview topic here, and those who are preparing can discuss here on those topics.

[DecentMerson]

sure...

i still remember that tree007 and I are in the same session....
our title is : The effects of ICT on Malaysia...

another friend of mine got a title about pollution....

another friend of mine got something slightly unorthodox... what is special about you?

i will try to get more titles from my friends who underwent the interview last year...

anyway, when is the interview???

[DecentMerson]

sure...

i still remember that tree007 and I are in the same session....
our title is : The effects of ICT on Malaysia...

another friend of mine got a title about pollution....

another friend of mine got something slightly unorthodox... what is special about you?

i will try to get more titles from my friends who underwent the interview last year...

anyway, when is the interview???

[lilet]

I couldn't help wondering whether there is anyone out there who doesn't feel frustrated when it comes to facing interviews. Can someone actually go straight for interview without doing any substantial research first and then come out successful? I bet the answer is no. I'm also facing this dilemma now.. fresh out of SPM too. Guess there's just no short cut around this, is there? :D

[lilet]

I couldn't help wondering whether there is anyone out there who doesn't feel frustrated when it comes to facing interviews. Can someone actually go straight for interview without doing any substantial research first and then come out successful? I bet the answer is no. I'm also facing this dilemma now.. fresh out of SPM too. Guess there's just no short cut around this, is there? :D

[chenchow]

thanks decentmerson and hope others will post too. and I hope those SPM 03 leavers will invite more of your friends to ReCom, so that this will benefit more people. Ask more questions too, because it is you guys that will gain the benefits of having this competitive advantage.

I believe the interview should be around mid April.

[chenchow]

thanks decentmerson and hope others will post too. and I hope those SPM 03 leavers will invite more of your friends to ReCom, so that this will benefit more people. Ask more questions too, because it is you guys that will gain the benefits of having this competitive advantage.

I believe the interview should be around mid April.

[DecentMerson]

I couldn't help wondering whether there is anyone out there who doesn't feel frustrated when it comes to facing interviews. Can someone actually go straight for interview without doing any substantial research first and then come out successful? I bet the answer is no. I'm also facing this dilemma now.. fresh out of SPM too. Guess there's just no short cut around this, is there? :D

of course u have to put in ur best effort and hope for the best...
prepare? if u read the newspaper every now and then, u should be fine without much preparation...

if u never flip the paper and never crack a book, i can tell u that u must really cross ur fingers and try to read about some important current issues...

fresh out from SPM? dilemma? make up your mind by meeting ur school counselor... try to ask urself what u wanna be in the future..
what's ur interest??

in order to be productive, u have to make up ur mind ASAP.. :idea:

[DecentMerson]

I couldn't help wondering whether there is anyone out there who doesn't feel frustrated when it comes to facing interviews. Can someone actually go straight for interview without doing any substantial research first and then come out successful? I bet the answer is no. I'm also facing this dilemma now.. fresh out of SPM too. Guess there's just no short cut around this, is there? :D

of course u have to put in ur best effort and hope for the best...
prepare? if u read the newspaper every now and then, u should be fine without much preparation...

if u never flip the paper and never crack a book, i can tell u that u must really cross ur fingers and try to read about some important current issues...

fresh out from SPM? dilemma? make up your mind by meeting ur school counselor... try to ask urself what u wanna be in the future..
what's ur interest??

in order to be productive, u have to make up ur mind ASAP.. :idea:

[mish]

Mish,

I understand that now is a very frustarting time, as you have no idea how the interview is going to be. Nobody would know what the interview topic is going to be. But people did post some "past year topics." Check it out.

You have to wait for 1 hour - few hours before you are "interviewed" for 10 minutes. Kinda sad, isn't it?

Yeah, really a very frustarting time!! I even feel that the pressure is more than the one when I was facing the spm! Wait for 1 hour to hours for the interview? I don't really mind that since that maybe they are busy for other groups of interviewees but.... I will probably get nervous n more nervous when I have more time to think of it.... every jpa scholars faced the same situation of waiting 1 hour to hours?

I was actually asking about the topic for the petronas scholarship interview which naturesimple has just gone through. I'm sorry for not mention it. :)

And of course, I will be very appreciate if you can share the topics of the interviews u have gone through!

Thanks a lot!

[mish]

Mish,

I understand that now is a very frustarting time, as you have no idea how the interview is going to be. Nobody would know what the interview topic is going to be. But people did post some "past year topics." Check it out.

You have to wait for 1 hour - few hours before you are "interviewed" for 10 minutes. Kinda sad, isn't it?

Yeah, really a very frustarting time!! I even feel that the pressure is more than the one when I was facing the spm! Wait for 1 hour to hours for the interview? I don't really mind that since that maybe they are busy for other groups of interviewees but.... I will probably get nervous n more nervous when I have more time to think of it.... every jpa scholars faced the same situation of waiting 1 hour to hours?

I was actually asking about the topic for the petronas scholarship interview which naturesimple has just gone through. I'm sorry for not mention it. :)

And of course, I will be very appreciate if you can share the topics of the interviews u have gone through!

Thanks a lot!

[naturesimple]

pressure?? dillema?? frustrated??.......kinda serious already i think
i admit that interview is some formal thing but felling of pressure n frustrated only stuck u during interview. i have heard once that interview is just like a dating where u go with desire n happiness! then u would have the passion to keep the conversation going on n on. also of course u would talk normally with ur loved 1 right? so y wanna change it now :wink: ??? however u must equip urself with ideas n things like current issues n .........................knowledge(too formal already u may say).in other word i agree wat decentmerson have said actually.
mish,
topic that i did during petornas interview is crime. ways of preventing crime.

[naturesimple]

pressure?? dillema?? frustrated??.......kinda serious already i think
i admit that interview is some formal thing but felling of pressure n frustrated only stuck u during interview. i have heard once that interview is just like a dating where u go with desire n happiness! then u would have the passion to keep the conversation going on n on. also of course u would talk normally with ur loved 1 right? so y wanna change it now :wink: ??? however u must equip urself with ideas n things like current issues n .........................knowledge(too formal already u may say).in other word i agree wat decentmerson have said actually.
mish,
topic that i did during petornas interview is crime. ways of preventing crime.

[lilet]

Thanks a lot to DecentMerson for your advice... Chenchow has been heaping tons of many other essential advices and suggestions on me too! :lol:

if u read the newspaper every now and then, u should be fine without much preparation... if u never flip the paper and never crack a book, i can tell u that u must really cross ur fingers and try to read about some important current issues...
Haha.. have to admit that I don't really read much newspaper until lately when I no choice as I have to go through General Paper. Still, a large proportion of the issues that I read nowadays are mainly Singapore-based. I like their The Straits Times, though. :wink: Am currently keeping up as much as I can..


fresh out from SPM? dilemma? make up your mind by meeting ur school counselor... try to ask urself what u wanna be in the future..
what's ur interest??

I meant dilemma as in facing interviews... This will my first one, thus, I'll definitely have to put in more effort.. On my interest, I applied for Biotech under JPA. I guess I should be fine with that field...

Thanks!!!

[lilet]

Thanks a lot to DecentMerson for your advice... Chenchow has been heaping tons of many other essential advices and suggestions on me too! :lol:

if u read the newspaper every now and then, u should be fine without much preparation... if u never flip the paper and never crack a book, i can tell u that u must really cross ur fingers and try to read about some important current issues...
Haha.. have to admit that I don't really read much newspaper until lately when I no choice as I have to go through General Paper. Still, a large proportion of the issues that I read nowadays are mainly Singapore-based. I like their The Straits Times, though. :wink: Am currently keeping up as much as I can..


fresh out from SPM? dilemma? make up your mind by meeting ur school counselor... try to ask urself what u wanna be in the future..
what's ur interest??

I meant dilemma as in facing interviews... This will my first one, thus, I'll definitely have to put in more effort.. On my interest, I applied for Biotech under JPA. I guess I should be fine with that field...

Thanks!!!

[chenchow]

lilet, I think the main thing will be to read Malaysia-based newspaper and I would say that it is different than those biased view point of Malaysia in ST. To prepare for this JPA Interview, I think Berita Harian, Utusan, NST and perhaps The Star would be useful. Do read those. Those links are available from ReCom Weblinks.

Yeah, you should view interview positively. I would say that you need to make your presence felt once you reach there. Everyone you interacted with, be it the interviewers, the clerks, other parents or other students, treat them nicely, talk to them nicely and who knows that may turn out to be positive outcomes to you.

And you should sell yourself, especially in those questions related to stuff that you had done. Say your question is on How to Improve Racial Integration in Malaysia. Talk from your own experience with real-world example that you have done will be much better than merely stating the fact.

I would say that participation of you guys in ReCom, could perhaps be brought up during interview~! That will shine very positively on you guys~!

[chenchow]

lilet, I think the main thing will be to read Malaysia-based newspaper and I would say that it is different than those biased view point of Malaysia in ST. To prepare for this JPA Interview, I think Berita Harian, Utusan, NST and perhaps The Star would be useful. Do read those. Those links are available from ReCom Weblinks.

Yeah, you should view interview positively. I would say that you need to make your presence felt once you reach there. Everyone you interacted with, be it the interviewers, the clerks, other parents or other students, treat them nicely, talk to them nicely and who knows that may turn out to be positive outcomes to you.

And you should sell yourself, especially in those questions related to stuff that you had done. Say your question is on How to Improve Racial Integration in Malaysia. Talk from your own experience with real-world example that you have done will be much better than merely stating the fact.

I would say that participation of you guys in ReCom, could perhaps be brought up during interview~! That will shine very positively on you guys~!

[chenchow]

Post from Deedee:

hi all,

i'm a med student from a local university. i'm writing on behalf of my sis, who haf just finished her SPM. she is currently in NS camp. she is interested in actuarial science, and had applied for JPA and BNM scholarships.

I would like to know what is the style of interview for both JPA and BNM, esp in relation to the course. i hope there is someone out there who's had experience in this can help.

thanks a lot
cherio
DeeDee

[chenchow]

Post from Deedee:

hi all,

i'm a med student from a local university. i'm writing on behalf of my sis, who haf just finished her SPM. she is currently in NS camp. she is interested in actuarial science, and had applied for JPA and BNM scholarships.

I would like to know what is the style of interview for both JPA and BNM, esp in relation to the course. i hope there is someone out there who's had experience in this can help.

thanks a lot
cherio
DeeDee

[chenchow]

The interview style of JPA has been replied in the earlier posts in this thread. Please feel free to ask more questions about it. Thank you~!

[chenchow]

The interview style of JPA has been replied in the earlier posts in this thread. Please feel free to ask more questions about it. Thank you~!

[DecentMerson]

here is another JPA discussion question from another friend ...

Q: How can we make malaysia an education hub..

[DecentMerson]

here is another JPA discussion question from another friend ...

Q: How can we make malaysia an education hub..

[mish]

I read newspaper everyday but.... it's in mandarin. too bad huh? :(

[mish]

I read newspaper everyday but.... it's in mandarin. too bad huh? :(

[DecentMerson]

Post from Deedee:

hi all,

i'm a med student from a local university. i'm writing on behalf of my sis, who haf just finished her SPM. she is currently in NS camp. she is interested in actuarial science, and had applied for JPA and BNM scholarships.

I would like to know what is the style of interview for both JPA and BNM, esp in relation to the course. i hope there is someone out there who's had experience in this can help.

thanks a lot
cherio
DeeDee

the style for JPA interview is very much like the MUET discussion....
normally, a group of 5 - 6 will be given a topic to discuss about 15 minutes.... it is wise to give others a fair chance to speak... dominating the whole session doesn't prove u to be superior over others.... some session will have some warming up question... but others go directly to the discussion...

just organize ur point well, try to make urself heard, listen to others, refute if u dun agree, give ur support....

dun try to add ur own flavour of artificial accent....it's grotesque and GROSS

before the interview, u'll called to confirm ur courses and countries... if u have any queries, ASK IT.... I;m really remorse that I kept my question , and i got something wrong...I applied for another course becoz the form for 2002 has no column for Actuarial Science... Fortunately, I am not accepted in the first intake, and fortunately enough, I got the appeal one and I changed my course thru the appeal letter.... LUCKILY, i got the appeal.....
THANK GOD I FOUND YOU....hahaahah :P


the BNM interview has several stages. i hear from my fren that there's 3 interviews... not sure as i wasn't contacted after i submitted the form online....

can't help much about the BNM

[DecentMerson]

Post from Deedee:

hi all,

i'm a med student from a local university. i'm writing on behalf of my sis, who haf just finished her SPM. she is currently in NS camp. she is interested in actuarial science, and had applied for JPA and BNM scholarships.

I would like to know what is the style of interview for both JPA and BNM, esp in relation to the course. i hope there is someone out there who's had experience in this can help.

thanks a lot
cherio
DeeDee

the style for JPA interview is very much like the MUET discussion....
normally, a group of 5 - 6 will be given a topic to discuss about 15 minutes.... it is wise to give others a fair chance to speak... dominating the whole session doesn't prove u to be superior over others.... some session will have some warming up question... but others go directly to the discussion...

just organize ur point well, try to make urself heard, listen to others, refute if u dun agree, give ur support....

dun try to add ur own flavour of artificial accent....it's grotesque and GROSS

before the interview, u'll called to confirm ur courses and countries... if u have any queries, ASK IT.... I;m really remorse that I kept my question , and i got something wrong...I applied for another course becoz the form for 2002 has no column for Actuarial Science... Fortunately, I am not accepted in the first intake, and fortunately enough, I got the appeal one and I changed my course thru the appeal letter.... LUCKILY, i got the appeal.....
THANK GOD I FOUND YOU....hahaahah :P


the BNM interview has several stages. i hear from my fren that there's 3 interviews... not sure as i wasn't contacted after i submitted the form online....

can't help much about the BNM

[gal_flower]

i haf been to a few interviews..juz tot of sharing a little...

the first interview in my life is of coz the JPA scholarship...
i did not prepare beforehand or anything...serious..i was in spore n it was the SARS period...i was more concern n worried abt how to go back to kuching without approval( i need MOE, my principal n my hostel director's permission--none knew i left the island in the end)

in kuching, the interview was conducted in 6s...we all went in 6 by 6..most of us had the debate style interview...which was fine with me coz i had experience debating...but it was not exactly a debate. 6 of us were divided into the pro side n the con side. then given the topic, we were given the chance one by one to talk. my topic was patriotisme in malaysia, i think. only a few minutes given, i said my stuff n tad was it.

then i had a selection interview in my college in spore for a research attachment....tad was basically quite basic....some interviews' aim is juz to find out certain things...like why are u interested...why do u thnk u r suitable...why u think u can cope...etc...i also had selection interview for leadership positions in interact club, student council etc....

the last interview i had was the yale university interview...
the interviewer juz ask abt my major...why i pick the major...
it was a seriously normal conversation....he asked abt my short stint in spore...ask me to compare there n here...etc...

my advice?
yes, u haf to be well read n well verse most of the time....
but most importantly..
BE YOURSELF!!!

[gal_flower]

i haf been to a few interviews..juz tot of sharing a little...

the first interview in my life is of coz the JPA scholarship...
i did not prepare beforehand or anything...serious..i was in spore n it was the SARS period...i was more concern n worried abt how to go back to kuching without approval( i need MOE, my principal n my hostel director's permission--none knew i left the island in the end)

in kuching, the interview was conducted in 6s...we all went in 6 by 6..most of us had the debate style interview...which was fine with me coz i had experience debating...but it was not exactly a debate. 6 of us were divided into the pro side n the con side. then given the topic, we were given the chance one by one to talk. my topic was patriotisme in malaysia, i think. only a few minutes given, i said my stuff n tad was it.

then i had a selection interview in my college in spore for a research attachment....tad was basically quite basic....some interviews' aim is juz to find out certain things...like why are u interested...why do u thnk u r suitable...why u think u can cope...etc...i also had selection interview for leadership positions in interact club, student council etc....

the last interview i had was the yale university interview...
the interviewer juz ask abt my major...why i pick the major...
it was a seriously normal conversation....he asked abt my short stint in spore...ask me to compare there n here...etc...

my advice?
yes, u haf to be well read n well verse most of the time....
but most importantly..
BE YOURSELF!!!

[lilet]

Huh? I know that returning back for JPA interview is kind of allowed if we are under ASEAN, but we still have to inform at least the school and the hostel first if we are leaving, don't we? What about other scholarships? Is there any ex-ASEAN scholars out there who came back to Malaysia more than once for scholarship interviews? If yes, can you please tell me how you did that without getting into trouble with the MOE Singapore? Reason is because I will have to do so too myself... :lol:

Thank you..

[lilet]

Huh? I know that returning back for JPA interview is kind of allowed if we are under ASEAN, but we still have to inform at least the school and the hostel first if we are leaving, don't we? What about other scholarships? Is there any ex-ASEAN scholars out there who came back to Malaysia more than once for scholarship interviews? If yes, can you please tell me how you did that without getting into trouble with the MOE Singapore? Reason is because I will have to do so too myself... :lol:

Thank you..

[DeeDee]

dear chenchow,

thanx for the reply. glad i've stumbled upon an actuarial student. just wanna ask whether it's tough to compete for that particular JPA scholarship? is it as tough as for medic?
and another thing, my sis got 8a1 and 1a2. what do u think of her chances of getting shortlisted?
she's supposed to be the one doing all these researching thingie. damn frustrated that she's in an army camp (National service). best part is they have no access to tv and newspaper!! urrgghh..just hope that she can talk when the time comes. if there's anyway i can transfer my brain info to her i would...


deedee

[DeeDee]

dear chenchow,

thanx for the reply. glad i've stumbled upon an actuarial student. just wanna ask whether it's tough to compete for that particular JPA scholarship? is it as tough as for medic?
and another thing, my sis got 8a1 and 1a2. what do u think of her chances of getting shortlisted?
she's supposed to be the one doing all these researching thingie. damn frustrated that she's in an army camp (National service). best part is they have no access to tv and newspaper!! urrgghh..just hope that she can talk when the time comes. if there's anyway i can transfer my brain info to her i would...


deedee

[lilet]

Wow, deedee, you are such a great brother - doing all these stuff for your sis. How I wish my brother would say that to me too! So envious of your sister.. :lol:

Not straight A1's? Then welcome to the family!! Yeah, it's very frustrating cause people like us have to put in much more effort especially in the interview. Don't worry so much, since your sis is in NS, she'll have an advantage over the rest of us who don't... Pray hard though... but I can't guarantee that will help.. or else I will do it too! :D

[lilet]

Wow, deedee, you are such a great brother - doing all these stuff for your sis. How I wish my brother would say that to me too! So envious of your sister.. :lol:

Not straight A1's? Then welcome to the family!! Yeah, it's very frustrating cause people like us have to put in much more effort especially in the interview. Don't worry so much, since your sis is in NS, she'll have an advantage over the rest of us who don't... Pray hard though... but I can't guarantee that will help.. or else I will do it too! :D

[chiunlin]

It will be hard to get JPA without straight A1s this year but for BN scholarship, it is the extra-curricular activites that count.

Well, I went for the BN interview last year. There are two interviews altogether. During the first interview, they asked us to write an English and a bahasa essay. After that, each of us was asked to do an individual presentation. The topic was: Given RM500,000 and a 10 acres land(I don't quite remember the size), write a proposal plan on what how you are going to develop it.

After the individual presentation, we were grouped together and were given the same topic again, but this time we had to present the proposal as a team.

If you make it through, they will call you up for the second interview. At my time, I was interviewed by three people(not very sure which department they came from). They first asked about the role of actuarist in Bank Negara. Then they touched on the achievement.

[chiunlin]

It will be hard to get JPA without straight A1s this year but for BN scholarship, it is the extra-curricular activites that count.

Well, I went for the BN interview last year. There are two interviews altogether. During the first interview, they asked us to write an English and a bahasa essay. After that, each of us was asked to do an individual presentation. The topic was: Given RM500,000 and a 10 acres land(I don't quite remember the size), write a proposal plan on what how you are going to develop it.

After the individual presentation, we were grouped together and were given the same topic again, but this time we had to present the proposal as a team.

If you make it through, they will call you up for the second interview. At my time, I was interviewed by three people(not very sure which department they came from). They first asked about the role of actuarist in Bank Negara. Then they touched on the achievement.

[DecentMerson]

Huh? I know that returning back for JPA interview is kind of allowed if we are under ASEAN, but we still have to inform at least the school and the hostel first if we are leaving, don't we? What about other scholarships? Is there any ex-ASEAN scholars out there who came back to Malaysia more than once for scholarship interviews? If yes, can you please tell me how you did that without getting into trouble with the MOE Singapore? Reason is because I will have to do so too myself... :lol:

Thank you..

haha... if u really need to come back for interview, just tell them straight into their face for the first time.... but for the 2nd time, u have to convince them with other lame reason...

just make up a story and come back.... missing a few days of school is still ok...

the most important thing is to get ur parents' letter... and u can go anywhere u like...
the SIngapore system is not to deter u from coming back to Malaysia, but they just want to know where u are.... and they dun have to b responsible if anything happened to you....

i was luckier last year... with the SARS around, i can make up any story and extend a few days of holiday back in Malaysia...

[DecentMerson]

Huh? I know that returning back for JPA interview is kind of allowed if we are under ASEAN, but we still have to inform at least the school and the hostel first if we are leaving, don't we? What about other scholarships? Is there any ex-ASEAN scholars out there who came back to Malaysia more than once for scholarship interviews? If yes, can you please tell me how you did that without getting into trouble with the MOE Singapore? Reason is because I will have to do so too myself... :lol:

Thank you..

haha... if u really need to come back for interview, just tell them straight into their face for the first time.... but for the 2nd time, u have to convince them with other lame reason...

just make up a story and come back.... missing a few days of school is still ok...

the most important thing is to get ur parents' letter... and u can go anywhere u like...
the SIngapore system is not to deter u from coming back to Malaysia, but they just want to know where u are.... and they dun have to b responsible if anything happened to you....

i was luckier last year... with the SARS around, i can make up any story and extend a few days of holiday back in Malaysia...

[lilet]

but for the 2nd time, u have to convince them with other lame reason...


Hahaha... :lol: May I know if there is anyone out there who has any creative ideas? Cause I certainly can't think of one really convincing one right now... The teachers told us before that they have heard lots and lots of *cute* excuses from the ASEAN scholars, Malaysians specifically, therefore, they are very prepared. What a good warning! :wink: So, I'm wondering whether are there any ways to make it seem more inconspicuous?

Thanx a lot!! :D

[lilet]

but for the 2nd time, u have to convince them with other lame reason...


Hahaha... :lol: May I know if there is anyone out there who has any creative ideas? Cause I certainly can't think of one really convincing one right now... The teachers told us before that they have heard lots and lots of *cute* excuses from the ASEAN scholars, Malaysians specifically, therefore, they are very prepared. What a good warning! :wink: So, I'm wondering whether are there any ways to make it seem more inconspicuous?

Thanx a lot!! :D

[ElansarGelmir]

Hahaha... May I know if there is anyone out there who has any creative ideas? Cause I certainly can't think of one really convincing one right now... The teachers told us before that they have heard lots and lots of *cute* excuses from the ASEAN scholars, Malaysians specifically, therefore, they are very prepared. What a good warning! So, I'm wondering whether are there any ways to make it seem more inconspicuous?

Haha... cute excuses? I dunno .... Last time my interview was conducted during the SARS outbreak, so not a prob for me. But then, if you are really desperate, just say that you lost your IC and need to get back to the Malaysia to do it, blah blah blah... they need your parents signature as well as yours, blah blah blah ....
THey'll allow it. By the way, which JC you're from? Do they keep your passport? Do not submit to them your passport to the hostel unless they keep requesting it for it from you personally. If general request is being made, juz ignore it. Otherwise, it's very cumbersome to get it back. Trust me! :wink:

[ElansarGelmir]

Hahaha... May I know if there is anyone out there who has any creative ideas? Cause I certainly can't think of one really convincing one right now... The teachers told us before that they have heard lots and lots of *cute* excuses from the ASEAN scholars, Malaysians specifically, therefore, they are very prepared. What a good warning! So, I'm wondering whether are there any ways to make it seem more inconspicuous?

Haha... cute excuses? I dunno .... Last time my interview was conducted during the SARS outbreak, so not a prob for me. But then, if you are really desperate, just say that you lost your IC and need to get back to the Malaysia to do it, blah blah blah... they need your parents signature as well as yours, blah blah blah ....
THey'll allow it. By the way, which JC you're from? Do they keep your passport? Do not submit to them your passport to the hostel unless they keep requesting it for it from you personally. If general request is being made, juz ignore it. Otherwise, it's very cumbersome to get it back. Trust me! :wink:

[DecentMerson]

err.... a school Hari Kecemerlangan is quite a good reason...

or U can say is 'Ching Ming' if u are a chinese....

if u want to say something about a wedding dinner, u need to prepare a copy of invitation card...

or if u are desperate, u can just say something very emergency...
i remember one of the rul says that if u need to come back to Malaysia on emergency, u just have to tell ur housemaster.... so get to know a housemaster well and play with ur charm.... then u will be fine....

one of my fren came back for 4 times.... 1 for petronas, 1 for posting the JPA application, and the other one is JPA interview...
the 4th time, cancel ASEAN with JPA in hand....

[DecentMerson]

err.... a school Hari Kecemerlangan is quite a good reason...

or U can say is 'Ching Ming' if u are a chinese....

if u want to say something about a wedding dinner, u need to prepare a copy of invitation card...

or if u are desperate, u can just say something very emergency...
i remember one of the rul says that if u need to come back to Malaysia on emergency, u just have to tell ur housemaster.... so get to know a housemaster well and play with ur charm.... then u will be fine....

one of my fren came back for 4 times.... 1 for petronas, 1 for posting the JPA application, and the other one is JPA interview...
the 4th time, cancel ASEAN with JPA in hand....

[ElansarGelmir]

my sis got 8a1 and 1a2. what do u think of her chances of getting shortlisted?

From my experience .... ermmm... kind of tough to get into the 1st intake, unless she has her lucky stars. Sorry for this demoralizing statement, but my batch (2nd intakes) are the ones who has an A2 and other A1s in our SPM, and that is, most of us have more than 9 A1s. I've a friend from St. Xaviers in Penang who got the same result as your sis, but he did not make it... What's more, this year's performance is much higher than my year's. So can you imagine the competition there? Unless your sis has other outstanding performances in co-curricular activities, or other prowess which distinguish her from the rest, or she has been very fortunate all the while... then you'd better pray for a miracle. However, what I would advice is to still go for it. I can't be too sure what JPA has in mind...

[ElansarGelmir]

my sis got 8a1 and 1a2. what do u think of her chances of getting shortlisted?

From my experience .... ermmm... kind of tough to get into the 1st intake, unless she has her lucky stars. Sorry for this demoralizing statement, but my batch (2nd intakes) are the ones who has an A2 and other A1s in our SPM, and that is, most of us have more than 9 A1s. I've a friend from St. Xaviers in Penang who got the same result as your sis, but he did not make it... What's more, this year's performance is much higher than my year's. So can you imagine the competition there? Unless your sis has other outstanding performances in co-curricular activities, or other prowess which distinguish her from the rest, or she has been very fortunate all the while... then you'd better pray for a miracle. However, what I would advice is to still go for it. I can't be too sure what JPA has in mind...

[DecentMerson]

[quote] my sis got 8a1 and 1a2. what do u think of her chances of getting shortlisted?
quote]


one more question for deedee.... where did ur sis wish/choose to go...

if UK, then i can tell u frankly that it is nearly impossible...

if US, then she has to be really good in her interview, she must also has good CCA...it is not impossible because the JPA is kinda weird in their recruitments becoz.... they are a few of them who got a B and get into the first intake...

for 2nd intake, last year, only those who have 10A1 and above have confirmed offer....

one more question, are ur parents/parent government servant?? if yes, then, u stand a much higher chance....

[DecentMerson]

[quote] my sis got 8a1 and 1a2. what do u think of her chances of getting shortlisted?
quote]


one more question for deedee.... where did ur sis wish/choose to go...

if UK, then i can tell u frankly that it is nearly impossible...

if US, then she has to be really good in her interview, she must also has good CCA...it is not impossible because the JPA is kinda weird in their recruitments becoz.... they are a few of them who got a B and get into the first intake...

for 2nd intake, last year, only those who have 10A1 and above have confirmed offer....

one more question, are ur parents/parent government servant?? if yes, then, u stand a much higher chance....

[lilet]

By the way, which JC you're from? Do they keep your passport? Do not submit to them your passport to the hostel unless they keep requesting it for it from you personally. If general request is being made, juz ignore it. Otherwise, it's very cumbersome to get it back. Trust me!

I'm from Anderson JC, the JC with the most fantastic PE lessons in town. :lol: On passport, it is not compulsary to surrender ours to the hostel but most of us do so. Caused me to forgot about my passport the previous time I came back to Malaysia. Okay, I admit that I am forgetful too! :wink: Missed the bus.. ~sigh~

err.... a school Hari Kecemerlangan is quite a good reason...
or U can say is 'Ching Ming' if u are a chinese....
if u want to say something about a wedding dinner, u need to prepare a copy of invitation card...
or if u are desperate, u can just say something very emergency...
i remember one of the rul says that if u need to come back to Malaysia on emergency, u just have to tell ur housemaster.... so get to know a housemaster well and play with ur charm.... then u will be fine....

School Hari Kecemerlangan is next Saturday so that's out. I AM a Chinese. Is my name that odd? My name is Tan Li Let. Worse thing is people get the idea that I am a guy! 8O Why? I dunno. ~sigh~ Wedding dinner huh? Can I print out a fake one? :D Or must it be genuine one and then I liquid away the date and put a new one? About housemaster, that will be no problem cause he knows that I applied for other scholarships too and he doesn't mind. Hmm.. then maybe I should go and "sweet-talk" more a bit... :D

one of my fren came back for 4 times.... 1 for petronas, 1 for posting the JPA application, and the other one is JPA interview...
the 4th time, cancel ASEAN with JPA in hand....

Wow, I salute your friend! Such courage... :lol: Hahaha..

[lilet]

By the way, which JC you're from? Do they keep your passport? Do not submit to them your passport to the hostel unless they keep requesting it for it from you personally. If general request is being made, juz ignore it. Otherwise, it's very cumbersome to get it back. Trust me!

I'm from Anderson JC, the JC with the most fantastic PE lessons in town. :lol: On passport, it is not compulsary to surrender ours to the hostel but most of us do so. Caused me to forgot about my passport the previous time I came back to Malaysia. Okay, I admit that I am forgetful too! :wink: Missed the bus.. ~sigh~

err.... a school Hari Kecemerlangan is quite a good reason...
or U can say is 'Ching Ming' if u are a chinese....
if u want to say something about a wedding dinner, u need to prepare a copy of invitation card...
or if u are desperate, u can just say something very emergency...
i remember one of the rul says that if u need to come back to Malaysia on emergency, u just have to tell ur housemaster.... so get to know a housemaster well and play with ur charm.... then u will be fine....

School Hari Kecemerlangan is next Saturday so that's out. I AM a Chinese. Is my name that odd? My name is Tan Li Let. Worse thing is people get the idea that I am a guy! 8O Why? I dunno. ~sigh~ Wedding dinner huh? Can I print out a fake one? :D Or must it be genuine one and then I liquid away the date and put a new one? About housemaster, that will be no problem cause he knows that I applied for other scholarships too and he doesn't mind. Hmm.. then maybe I should go and "sweet-talk" more a bit... :D

one of my fren came back for 4 times.... 1 for petronas, 1 for posting the JPA application, and the other one is JPA interview...
the 4th time, cancel ASEAN with JPA in hand....

Wow, I salute your friend! Such courage... :lol: Hahaha..

[z]

Hahah.. my excuse back then was: "I'm having lunch with the PM :)"
which of course was true but i stayed an extra few days for JPA interview at home.

I think there's no harm in telling them directly that you're going home for a scholarship interview. In fact, I don't see why anyone should hesitate leaving JC for legitimate reasons... unless you really do intend to stay in JC for 2 yrs... have other academic commitments or you're representing the school for tournaments...

I agree that it's a matter of liability. As long as you release the JC/MOE from any liabilities during your absense, should be okay.

[z]

Hahah.. my excuse back then was: "I'm having lunch with the PM :)"
which of course was true but i stayed an extra few days for JPA interview at home.

I think there's no harm in telling them directly that you're going home for a scholarship interview. In fact, I don't see why anyone should hesitate leaving JC for legitimate reasons... unless you really do intend to stay in JC for 2 yrs... have other academic commitments or you're representing the school for tournaments...

I agree that it's a matter of liability. As long as you release the JC/MOE from any liabilities during your absense, should be okay.

[ElansarGelmir]

School Hari Kecemerlangan is next Saturday so that's out. I AM a Chinese. Is my name that odd? My name is Tan Li Let. Worse thing is people get the idea that I am a guy! Why? I dunno. ~sigh~ Wedding dinner huh? Can I print out a fake one? Or must it be genuine one and then I liquid away the date and put a new one? About housemaster, that will be no problem cause he knows that I applied for other scholarships too and he doesn't mind. Hmm.. then maybe I should go and "sweet-talk" more a bit...

Ermmm... Are you good in TSD (Theatre, Sketch and Drama)? I picked up a few skills from my friend who's into that, and well, it's very useful. Always keep a straight face, try to look desperate, and get ready to cry if the housemaster says no (of course i dun cry, just look panic). And i dun think Victoria Hall needs to print our wedding card. Just say you are supposed to be your cousin's bride's maid... Or your long long distance uncle coming to visit you. ANd it would be another long long time before u can meet him again... whatever you do, be serious and try to come up with reasonable answers to what they ask u (they like to ask questions, i guess). As long u can convince them verbally, then you're through. No black and white needed (except parents letters).

[ElansarGelmir]

School Hari Kecemerlangan is next Saturday so that's out. I AM a Chinese. Is my name that odd? My name is Tan Li Let. Worse thing is people get the idea that I am a guy! Why? I dunno. ~sigh~ Wedding dinner huh? Can I print out a fake one? Or must it be genuine one and then I liquid away the date and put a new one? About housemaster, that will be no problem cause he knows that I applied for other scholarships too and he doesn't mind. Hmm.. then maybe I should go and "sweet-talk" more a bit...

Ermmm... Are you good in TSD (Theatre, Sketch and Drama)? I picked up a few skills from my friend who's into that, and well, it's very useful. Always keep a straight face, try to look desperate, and get ready to cry if the housemaster says no (of course i dun cry, just look panic). And i dun think Victoria Hall needs to print our wedding card. Just say you are supposed to be your cousin's bride's maid... Or your long long distance uncle coming to visit you. ANd it would be another long long time before u can meet him again... whatever you do, be serious and try to come up with reasonable answers to what they ask u (they like to ask questions, i guess). As long u can convince them verbally, then you're through. No black and white needed (except parents letters).

[gal_flower]

haha...juz listening to all the excuses make me laugh so hard...
well...hehe...i told my hostel i'm going to my cousin's place in spore to stay the sunday nite coz of a family function cum dinner (which of coz was not true :lol: ) my interview was fortunately on a monday....so i went back saturday and ponteng monday's class...said i was sick i think.... headache i think...no need to produce MC one mar...but din know wad to tell my cluster mistress...i think she never questioned me...

so after the interview on monday morning...i took an even earlier flight then planned....(actually told my hostel i'll be back at lights out time)...so reached back in spore safe n sound before planned....
n tads all!

well...i haf my lucky stars to thank, i guess..coz no one at all(not MOE, not my hostel, not my school) knew i left the island....n we were not allowed to leave suka hati at tad time....i din go back to kuching during the SARS hols see..)

[gal_flower]

haha...juz listening to all the excuses make me laugh so hard...
well...hehe...i told my hostel i'm going to my cousin's place in spore to stay the sunday nite coz of a family function cum dinner (which of coz was not true :lol: ) my interview was fortunately on a monday....so i went back saturday and ponteng monday's class...said i was sick i think.... headache i think...no need to produce MC one mar...but din know wad to tell my cluster mistress...i think she never questioned me...

so after the interview on monday morning...i took an even earlier flight then planned....(actually told my hostel i'll be back at lights out time)...so reached back in spore safe n sound before planned....
n tads all!

well...i haf my lucky stars to thank, i guess..coz no one at all(not MOE, not my hostel, not my school) knew i left the island....n we were not allowed to leave suka hati at tad time....i din go back to kuching during the SARS hols see..)

[DeeDee]

thanks for all ur replies. btw i'm a GIRL..not a brother! LOL...only a sister can care so much for their sibblings..no offense to the guys out there.

quite demoralizing comemnts. but i have another question, all those ppl applying and getting straignt A1s, does it apply just for medicine course? what of other courses like engineering, business, etc...surely the academic requirements are much less?? well i pray that's the case..it's a difference between A1 and damn A2...

she applied for actuarial science in US (which i think requirements are quite high for this course..not an easy one to take). my dad works for sarawak electricity cooperation...which is half gov and half private. so i don't really know how to answer whether he's a gov officer or not????? does that count?

btw is there a way to check whether one's been shortlisted or not? or it's just a waiting game now?? i hate waiting...

thanks to chuilin for sharing BN interview...hope there's some chance!!! pretty tough questions there..do they btw repeat the same questions every yr?

deedee

[DeeDee]

thanks for all ur replies. btw i'm a GIRL..not a brother! LOL...only a sister can care so much for their sibblings..no offense to the guys out there.

quite demoralizing comemnts. but i have another question, all those ppl applying and getting straignt A1s, does it apply just for medicine course? what of other courses like engineering, business, etc...surely the academic requirements are much less?? well i pray that's the case..it's a difference between A1 and damn A2...

she applied for actuarial science in US (which i think requirements are quite high for this course..not an easy one to take). my dad works for sarawak electricity cooperation...which is half gov and half private. so i don't really know how to answer whether he's a gov officer or not????? does that count?

btw is there a way to check whether one's been shortlisted or not? or it's just a waiting game now?? i hate waiting...

thanks to chuilin for sharing BN interview...hope there's some chance!!! pretty tough questions there..do they btw repeat the same questions every yr?

deedee

[ElansarGelmir]

thanks for all ur replies. btw i'm a GIRL..not a brother! LOL...only a sister can care so much for their sibblings..no offense to the guys out there.

For your info, i'm also concern about my sis's academic progress... Haha.

Like what i've told u earlier, i dunno what JPA has in mind. For those who are applying to UK medicine, some may end up in Russia or Indo. Others, might actually end up doing bios in aus. Result is one thing. Competition is another thing. You must be certain with what choice you want. Actuarial Science has only 1 choice, which is US. And i think US is really good for actuarial as well. But ATU 10 has lots of actuarials liao. Dunno why ler ...

Anyway, i think the interview doesn't really help much, not in my case, at least. When i went for the interview, the only thing that they are concern of is my A2. Haha, do you get what i imply? Most peeps say it's just for the sake of formality. But i reckon there are some cases too which the interviews help... BUt i think what matters most is what other quality your sis has.

[ElansarGelmir]

thanks for all ur replies. btw i'm a GIRL..not a brother! LOL...only a sister can care so much for their sibblings..no offense to the guys out there.

For your info, i'm also concern about my sis's academic progress... Haha.

Like what i've told u earlier, i dunno what JPA has in mind. For those who are applying to UK medicine, some may end up in Russia or Indo. Others, might actually end up doing bios in aus. Result is one thing. Competition is another thing. You must be certain with what choice you want. Actuarial Science has only 1 choice, which is US. And i think US is really good for actuarial as well. But ATU 10 has lots of actuarials liao. Dunno why ler ...

Anyway, i think the interview doesn't really help much, not in my case, at least. When i went for the interview, the only thing that they are concern of is my A2. Haha, do you get what i imply? Most peeps say it's just for the sake of formality. But i reckon there are some cases too which the interviews help... BUt i think what matters most is what other quality your sis has.

[pandaboy]

hi, just another newbie here....

i wan to tell u about my dumb experience. i enrolled for a-levels program in one of the private colleges, and when i got my spm 2002 results, i was so happy (you know la, those private colleges offer merit scholarships for their students, and i was eligible for the full scholarship). And bcos of that, i didnt bother looking at other scholarships, and i didnt know about jpa at all, sad case. and my friends applied without letting me know, i was so disappointed of them. now, i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?

i'm actually loooking forward to study biotech, and i am currently holding conditional offers from uni of bristol and uni of newcastle from uk, and unconditional offer from uni of queensland, australia. how should i look for scholarship? i am tired of searching from the net, cant seemed to find what i want... so need plenty of help here... :(

i had also applied for scholarship by japanese goverment, to study in japan. it is called....monbusho or something like that, i cant remember. anyone here applied to that scholarship before? if accepted, i have to undergo 1 year intensive japanese language course. i wonder how am i able to study japanese for all my subjects in just 1 year? that will be very tough, rite? even in english, which is my language since young, science subjects are already tough, cant imagine wat will happen if suddenly i have to change to japanese.... hope seniors studying in japan can help with this :)

thanks a lot everyone. how i wish i came across this website last year. i missed the jpa scholarship chance. sigh...take care.

[pandaboy]

hi, just another newbie here....

i wan to tell u about my dumb experience. i enrolled for a-levels program in one of the private colleges, and when i got my spm 2002 results, i was so happy (you know la, those private colleges offer merit scholarships for their students, and i was eligible for the full scholarship). And bcos of that, i didnt bother looking at other scholarships, and i didnt know about jpa at all, sad case. and my friends applied without letting me know, i was so disappointed of them. now, i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?

i'm actually loooking forward to study biotech, and i am currently holding conditional offers from uni of bristol and uni of newcastle from uk, and unconditional offer from uni of queensland, australia. how should i look for scholarship? i am tired of searching from the net, cant seemed to find what i want... so need plenty of help here... :(

i had also applied for scholarship by japanese goverment, to study in japan. it is called....monbusho or something like that, i cant remember. anyone here applied to that scholarship before? if accepted, i have to undergo 1 year intensive japanese language course. i wonder how am i able to study japanese for all my subjects in just 1 year? that will be very tough, rite? even in english, which is my language since young, science subjects are already tough, cant imagine wat will happen if suddenly i have to change to japanese.... hope seniors studying in japan can help with this :)

thanks a lot everyone. how i wish i came across this website last year. i missed the jpa scholarship chance. sigh...take care.

[DecentMerson]

i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?

sorry to hear that... but just wanna tell u that there is no scholarship from jpa for A-levels student...

u can try to search for Singapore based scholarships... i remember reading about a Singapore Government Scholarship(no bond), it is an agreement btwn government....

or u can try to use ur A-level results to get a company to co-sponsor u.... try some big company...

conditional offers from uni of bristol and uni of newcastle from uk, and unconditional offer from uni of queensland, australia
when u say offers, u just mean offer for a place to study rite.?? then, try to get some aid or scholarship... but i dun think there are many out there for UK and Aus... try to hunt around during the education fair....or ask the counselor at ur college....

well, when there's a will, there's a way....learning a 2nd language is no doubt difficult, but it is possible... I have a Malay friend who know how to speak and write in Japanese and Mandarin... she really put a lot of my Chinese friends to shame...

try to check that the 1 year of intensive course, it is more a language course than science course... and if there are willing to offer u the scholarship, dun ever doubt ur ability.... no one is offered a scholarship by chance....

so, good luck and happy hunting.... :)

[DecentMerson]

i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?

sorry to hear that... but just wanna tell u that there is no scholarship from jpa for A-levels student...

u can try to search for Singapore based scholarships... i remember reading about a Singapore Government Scholarship(no bond), it is an agreement btwn government....

or u can try to use ur A-level results to get a company to co-sponsor u.... try some big company...

conditional offers from uni of bristol and uni of newcastle from uk, and unconditional offer from uni of queensland, australia
when u say offers, u just mean offer for a place to study rite.?? then, try to get some aid or scholarship... but i dun think there are many out there for UK and Aus... try to hunt around during the education fair....or ask the counselor at ur college....

well, when there's a will, there's a way....learning a 2nd language is no doubt difficult, but it is possible... I have a Malay friend who know how to speak and write in Japanese and Mandarin... she really put a lot of my Chinese friends to shame...

try to check that the 1 year of intensive course, it is more a language course than science course... and if there are willing to offer u the scholarship, dun ever doubt ur ability.... no one is offered a scholarship by chance....

so, good luck and happy hunting.... :)

[pandaboy]

thanks a lot for ur reply... that is really informative.


i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?

sorry to hear that... but just wanna tell u that there is no scholarship from jpa for A-levels student...

u can try to search for Singapore based scholarships... i remember reading about a Singapore Government Scholarship(no bond), it is an agreement btwn government....

or u can try to use ur A-level results to get a company to co-sponsor u.... try some big company...

how to get company to sponsor me? any suggestions?

[pandaboy]

thanks a lot for ur reply... that is really informative.


i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?

sorry to hear that... but just wanna tell u that there is no scholarship from jpa for A-levels student...

u can try to search for Singapore based scholarships... i remember reading about a Singapore Government Scholarship(no bond), it is an agreement btwn government....

or u can try to use ur A-level results to get a company to co-sponsor u.... try some big company...

how to get company to sponsor me? any suggestions?

[likim]

the first thing you can try is to contact them to see if they actually have a scheme to sponsor students, like YTL or Sime Darby for instance, they have a student-sponsoring programme.

[likim]

the first thing you can try is to contact them to see if they actually have a scheme to sponsor students, like YTL or Sime Darby for instance, they have a student-sponsoring programme.

[ElansarGelmir]

DecentMerson wrote:
Quote:
i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?


sorry to hear that... but just wanna tell u that there is no scholarship from jpa for A-levels student...

u can try to search for Singapore based scholarships... i remember reading about a Singapore Government Scholarship(no bond), it is an agreement btwn government....

or u can try to use ur A-level results to get a company to co-sponsor u.... try some big company...


Since you are into Biotech, i doubt there's many companies in Malaysia that give scholarship or sponsor students. Perhaps you can try to apply scholarship from the United States as well, since you are going to complete your A-Levels. Most universities in the States offer scholarship, but u must be really good, i think.

[ElansarGelmir]

DecentMerson wrote:
Quote:
i am goin to complete my a levels soon, this june, is there any jpa scholarship for a levels student?


sorry to hear that... but just wanna tell u that there is no scholarship from jpa for A-levels student...

u can try to search for Singapore based scholarships... i remember reading about a Singapore Government Scholarship(no bond), it is an agreement btwn government....

or u can try to use ur A-level results to get a company to co-sponsor u.... try some big company...


Since you are into Biotech, i doubt there's many companies in Malaysia that give scholarship or sponsor students. Perhaps you can try to apply scholarship from the United States as well, since you are going to complete your A-Levels. Most universities in the States offer scholarship, but u must be really good, i think.

[pandaboy]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.
more familiar with uk and aus wan...

[pandaboy]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.
more familiar with uk and aus wan...

[aida_ikmal]

my story is a simple one..

i sat for my spm in 2001 and got the result in 2002.. after that i applied for everything.. included da TESL course.. it was a long process.. the application, the interview and the final result.. i was in UIA about 2 weeks taking an English course before i got the final result for TESL.. full scholarship from the government.. how lovely.. so, i withdrew from UIA and now i'm studying in IPBA.. somewhere around KL.. nearly 3 years already.. still 3 years more to go.. next year i'll be enrolled to VUW in NZ.. so wish me luck, guys! :)

[aida_ikmal]

my story is a simple one..

i sat for my spm in 2001 and got the result in 2002.. after that i applied for everything.. included da TESL course.. it was a long process.. the application, the interview and the final result.. i was in UIA about 2 weeks taking an English course before i got the final result for TESL.. full scholarship from the government.. how lovely.. so, i withdrew from UIA and now i'm studying in IPBA.. somewhere around KL.. nearly 3 years already.. still 3 years more to go.. next year i'll be enrolled to VUW in NZ.. so wish me luck, guys! :)

[lilet]

Ermmm... Are you good in TSD (Theatre, Sketch and Drama)? I picked up a few skills from my friend who's into that, and well, it's very useful. Always keep a straight face, try to look desperate, and get ready to cry if the housemaster says no (of course i dun cry, just look panic). And i dun think Victoria Hall needs to print our wedding card.

Hmm.. acting skills is it? I'm not a pro but with my current status, should be enough... hope so... :lol: By the way, I don't stay in Victoria Hall, I am in Oldham Hall..


btw i'm a GIRL..not a brother! LOL...only a sister can care so much for their sibblings..no offense to the guys out there.


So sorry about that... Maybe cause the name Deedee sounds like younger brother in Mandarin... Yeah, sisters DO care more... This fact is partially proven true by my two elder brothers at home! :lol:

Thanks for all the advices given. Really appreciate it. :wink: But anyone who has other interesting alternatives, please feel free to enlighten me! :D Going back for interview is a valid reason, but I am afraid that doing so more than once or twice is not so appropriate.. for the MOE, at least! :wink: Will need to find excuses...

[lilet]

Ermmm... Are you good in TSD (Theatre, Sketch and Drama)? I picked up a few skills from my friend who's into that, and well, it's very useful. Always keep a straight face, try to look desperate, and get ready to cry if the housemaster says no (of course i dun cry, just look panic). And i dun think Victoria Hall needs to print our wedding card.

Hmm.. acting skills is it? I'm not a pro but with my current status, should be enough... hope so... :lol: By the way, I don't stay in Victoria Hall, I am in Oldham Hall..


btw i'm a GIRL..not a brother! LOL...only a sister can care so much for their sibblings..no offense to the guys out there.


So sorry about that... Maybe cause the name Deedee sounds like younger brother in Mandarin... Yeah, sisters DO care more... This fact is partially proven true by my two elder brothers at home! :lol:

Thanks for all the advices given. Really appreciate it. :wink: But anyone who has other interesting alternatives, please feel free to enlighten me! :D Going back for interview is a valid reason, but I am afraid that doing so more than once or twice is not so appropriate.. for the MOE, at least! :wink: Will need to find excuses...

[ElansarGelmir]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

[ElansarGelmir]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

[lonewolfhan]

Hmm... i agree.. i dunno how does JPA select their students... our results are almost the same... but some may get Germany and some, like me, got USA!!! However, there are more boys then girls in Germany A level Program.

Well.. for those who didnt get straight A1, for my year, two of my frens got KOREAN program... they r now in Korea ade... so... dun give up if u din get straight A1... u may still get korea or Japan...

ADFP program.. its different from UK system.. thats for sure... the application process for Uni is quite tedious compared to UK uni... we have to write a lot of essays... get recommendation letters... Hmm.. i wont deny that its quite troublesome... especially for those who dont live near KL... we have to go back home quite often just to settle the forms.... but.. its worth it!!!!!! :D

[lonewolfhan]

Hmm... i agree.. i dunno how does JPA select their students... our results are almost the same... but some may get Germany and some, like me, got USA!!! However, there are more boys then girls in Germany A level Program.

Well.. for those who didnt get straight A1, for my year, two of my frens got KOREAN program... they r now in Korea ade... so... dun give up if u din get straight A1... u may still get korea or Japan...

ADFP program.. its different from UK system.. thats for sure... the application process for Uni is quite tedious compared to UK uni... we have to write a lot of essays... get recommendation letters... Hmm.. i wont deny that its quite troublesome... especially for those who dont live near KL... we have to go back home quite often just to settle the forms.... but.. its worth it!!!!!! :D

[DecentMerson]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

definitely, u have to sit for SAT and maybe even SAT2.... and with ur A-levels, u can get lot's of transferable credit.... and University of California- Davis requires A-level for admittance... dunno how true...

[DecentMerson]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

definitely, u have to sit for SAT and maybe even SAT2.... and with ur A-levels, u can get lot's of transferable credit.... and University of California- Davis requires A-level for admittance... dunno how true...

[Sylvia]

Where do JPA send the students after they agree to give us the scholarship (I applied for dentistry in UK) :roll: and when will we know the results of the scholarship?

[Sylvia]

Where do JPA send the students after they agree to give us the scholarship (I applied for dentistry in UK) :roll: and when will we know the results of the scholarship?

[DecentMerson]

err... try to contact JPA thru phone.... or check it at jpa.gov.my

i think the earliest date to get an answer is June...

early June...

[DecentMerson]

err... try to contact JPA thru phone.... or check it at jpa.gov.my

i think the earliest date to get an answer is June...

early June...

[ElansarGelmir]

Where do JPA send the students after they agree to give us the scholarship.

I can't speak much for you on this as I'm an ADFP student, definitely not ALM. If you get to UK, i think they'll appoint you a university, so u dun have to take the trouble to apply, i guess (hey ALMs, correct me if i'm wrong!!!). But many, perhaps most, ALM students have to undergo twinning program... I've a friend who has to go to a university (in Scottland??? or Ireland???) and come back to some Malaysia university to complete his course. It actually depends heavily on your country and course.

[ElansarGelmir]

Where do JPA send the students after they agree to give us the scholarship.

I can't speak much for you on this as I'm an ADFP student, definitely not ALM. If you get to UK, i think they'll appoint you a university, so u dun have to take the trouble to apply, i guess (hey ALMs, correct me if i'm wrong!!!). But many, perhaps most, ALM students have to undergo twinning program... I've a friend who has to go to a university (in Scottland??? or Ireland???) and come back to some Malaysia university to complete his course. It actually depends heavily on your country and course.

[pandaboy]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

definitely, u have to sit for SAT and maybe even SAT2.... and with ur A-levels, u can get lot's of transferable credit.... and University of California- Davis requires A-level for admittance... dunno how true...

thanks for ur info. do u know where can i find more info about sat in malaysia? does all uni's in us accept a-levels? there are so many unis in us, i just dont know how to find information in the net.... any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology? and when are their intakes? thansk a lot..

[pandaboy]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

definitely, u have to sit for SAT and maybe even SAT2.... and with ur A-levels, u can get lot's of transferable credit.... and University of California- Davis requires A-level for admittance... dunno how true...

thanks for ur info. do u know where can i find more info about sat in malaysia? does all uni's in us accept a-levels? there are so many unis in us, i just dont know how to find information in the net.... any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology? and when are their intakes? thansk a lot..

[ElansarGelmir]

thanks for ur info. do u know where can i find more info about sat in malaysia? does all uni's in us accept a-levels? there are so many unis in us, i just dont know how to find information in the net.... any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology? and when are their intakes? thansk a lot..

Uhmm... There's a wide array of universities in US for you to choose, and they rank according to their majors. I have very little knowledge of what each universities are looking for. Some look for special talents, some with unique personal background, some co-curricular activities, some high SAT score. But still, you have to achieve certain scores in SAT to get into the unis.
It's good for you to check it out from your nearby MACEE (Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange). They should be able to guide you through the process. But beware that they charge high fee too...


any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology?

Top-notch universities would be Havard, Yale, and John Hopkins. Others like Wisconsin Madison, Penn State, and more ...

[ElansarGelmir]

thanks for ur info. do u know where can i find more info about sat in malaysia? does all uni's in us accept a-levels? there are so many unis in us, i just dont know how to find information in the net.... any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology? and when are their intakes? thansk a lot..

Uhmm... There's a wide array of universities in US for you to choose, and they rank according to their majors. I have very little knowledge of what each universities are looking for. Some look for special talents, some with unique personal background, some co-curricular activities, some high SAT score. But still, you have to achieve certain scores in SAT to get into the unis.
It's good for you to check it out from your nearby MACEE (Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange). They should be able to guide you through the process. But beware that they charge high fee too...


any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology?

Top-notch universities would be Havard, Yale, and John Hopkins. Others like Wisconsin Madison, Penn State, and more ...

[ElansarGelmir]

Sorry, forgot to include the webpage of MACEE

www.macee.org.my

you can try logging on there... :P

[ElansarGelmir]

Sorry, forgot to include the webpage of MACEE

www.macee.org.my

you can try logging on there... :P

[tree007]

it's safe to say that most Unis in US RECOGNIZE a-levels... it is not a requirement though, except for UCs (University of California universities).. in fact, most top universities would prefer their inernational applicants to have a complete 12-year education (i.e. completed form 6 or a-levels)...

but one thing is for sure: u need SAT and TOEFL...

ohya, under JPA, thanks to the stunts of our dear Pn. Suriana, those applying to UC Davis dun need A-levels dy... hehe.. special case... :)

[tree007]

it's safe to say that most Unis in US RECOGNIZE a-levels... it is not a requirement though, except for UCs (University of California universities).. in fact, most top universities would prefer their inernational applicants to have a complete 12-year education (i.e. completed form 6 or a-levels)...

but one thing is for sure: u need SAT and TOEFL...

ohya, under JPA, thanks to the stunts of our dear Pn. Suriana, those applying to UC Davis dun need A-levels dy... hehe.. special case... :)

[windy_city]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

definitely, u have to sit for SAT and maybe even SAT2.... and with ur A-levels, u can get lot's of transferable credit.... and University of California- Davis requires A-level for admittance... dunno how true...

thanks for ur info. do u know where can i find more info about sat in malaysia? does all uni's in us accept a-levels? there are so many unis in us, i just dont know how to find information in the net.... any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology? and when are their intakes? thansk a lot..


I think you can find a lot of friends doing A-levels in Taylor but still apllying to US's universities. I think they can help you more because they have the most current info. One of them just get accepted into MIT. A-level is more preferable than INTEC prep course because it is widely accepted in US, and you will stand a better chance of getting a UC school if you apply using A-level. There is some senior from JPA who did thier A level in Taylor and Sunway before they come to US. I think they will be a big help too, if you have a ny specific question that need to be answered, feel free to email or msg me, i will be glad to contact them for u.

[windy_city]

how to apply to states using my alevels?
i heard from my fren studying adp that we cant apply to study in us using a levels result... have to sit for SAT
and us system is really confusing, i dunno how their system works.

Yeah, it's a little hard for me to adjust to the ADFP system when I first come here. But nonetheless, it's nothing too difficult. It's rather unpractical for me to tell you the process through here. Why don't you go and ask around, especially if there's anyone whom you know who went to the States. THere are only 2 SAT centers in Malaysia, i reckon... one in Subang, one in Penang.

definitely, u have to sit for SAT and maybe even SAT2.... and with ur A-levels, u can get lot's of transferable credit.... and University of California- Davis requires A-level for admittance... dunno how true...

thanks for ur info. do u know where can i find more info about sat in malaysia? does all uni's in us accept a-levels? there are so many unis in us, i just dont know how to find information in the net.... any uni's u guys would like to recommend for biotechnology? and when are their intakes? thansk a lot..


I think you can find a lot of friends doing A-levels in Taylor but still apllying to US's universities. I think they can help you more because they have the most current info. One of them just get accepted into MIT. A-level is more preferable than INTEC prep course because it is widely accepted in US, and you will stand a better chance of getting a UC school if you apply using A-level. There is some senior from JPA who did thier A level in Taylor and Sunway before they come to US. I think they will be a big help too, if you have a ny specific question that need to be answered, feel free to email or msg me, i will be glad to contact them for u.

[pandaboy]

thanks everybody (ElansarGelmir, tree007, and windy_city) for all the helpful informations... at least now i know where should i start and where to look for help...



I think you can find a lot of friends doing A-levels in Taylor but still apllying to US's universities. I think they can help you more because they have the most current info. One of them just get accepted into MIT. A-level is more preferable than INTEC prep course because it is widely accepted in US, and you will stand a better chance of getting a UC school if you apply using A-level. There is some senior from JPA who did thier A level in Taylor and Sunway before they come to US. I think they will be a big help too, if you have a ny specific question that need to be answered, feel free to email or msg me, i will be glad to contact them for u.


I dont have any friends in Taylors who applied to US's unis (probably i dont have many friends here..lolz) And, ya..would like to say thanks for ur info, and I need ur friends help as well. I will send u a pm....hope u can give me some of their contacts. Thanks again...

[pandaboy]

thanks everybody (ElansarGelmir, tree007, and windy_city) for all the helpful informations... at least now i know where should i start and where to look for help...



I think you can find a lot of friends doing A-levels in Taylor but still apllying to US's universities. I think they can help you more because they have the most current info. One of them just get accepted into MIT. A-level is more preferable than INTEC prep course because it is widely accepted in US, and you will stand a better chance of getting a UC school if you apply using A-level. There is some senior from JPA who did thier A level in Taylor and Sunway before they come to US. I think they will be a big help too, if you have a ny specific question that need to be answered, feel free to email or msg me, i will be glad to contact them for u.


I dont have any friends in Taylors who applied to US's unis (probably i dont have many friends here..lolz) And, ya..would like to say thanks for ur info, and I need ur friends help as well. I will send u a pm....hope u can give me some of their contacts. Thanks again...

[pandaboy]

I think probably we are getting out of the topic of this thread (sorry, its all my fault! hehe). I would like to look for scholarships for A-levels students.....(STPM, A-levels equivalent). There are not many scholarships available for A-levels student right? Mostly are for STPM students to pursue their tertiary education in public unis (public u's dun accept A-levels). There are a lot of scholarships for Form5 leavers as well. But for A-levels students (or maybe it is just me), what other scholarships available for local or overseas studies in Science? So far, I had only found scholarships like Yayasan Sime Darby and YTL Foundation. I just applied to Yayasan Sime Darby recently and I dont know whether they accept my forecast results or they wanted actual results, just try anyway. Not much info I can get from their website , though. Anyone with information about scholarships for A-levels students to pursue Science degree, kindly let me know... Thanks in advance...

[pandaboy]

I think probably we are getting out of the topic of this thread (sorry, its all my fault! hehe). I would like to look for scholarships for A-levels students.....(STPM, A-levels equivalent). There are not many scholarships available for A-levels student right? Mostly are for STPM students to pursue their tertiary education in public unis (public u's dun accept A-levels). There are a lot of scholarships for Form5 leavers as well. But for A-levels students (or maybe it is just me), what other scholarships available for local or overseas studies in Science? So far, I had only found scholarships like Yayasan Sime Darby and YTL Foundation. I just applied to Yayasan Sime Darby recently and I dont know whether they accept my forecast results or they wanted actual results, just try anyway. Not much info I can get from their website , though. Anyone with information about scholarships for A-levels students to pursue Science degree, kindly let me know... Thanks in advance...

[ElansarGelmir]

Anyone with information about scholarships for A-levels students to pursue Science degree, kindly let me know... Thanks in advance...

You can try the ASEAN university scholarship. I think you'll be fully subsidized, but it is heavily bonded. You have to work for the government for about 5 years or more, i think. If you think that you can cope up with Singapore's university's standard, give it a try. NUS should be good for biotech. If not, SMU.

[oshmelvin]

in kuching, the interview was conducted in 6s...we all went in 6 by 6..most of us had the debate style interview...which was fine with me coz i had experience debating...but it was not exactly a debate. 6 of us were divided into the pro side n the con side. then given the topic, we were given the chance one by one to talk. my topic was patriotisme in malaysia, i think. only a few minutes given, i said my stuff n tad was it.
BE YOURSELF!!!

Wow! The interview was conducted with 12 people in a room! From the sound of it I wouldn't even call it an interview anymore, it's a debate. Did the interviewers give you a choice in your language - english or bm? I hope they do and I'll certainly opt for english if it's a debate. How long was the time frame given for a person to give his point. I'll be glad if it's a debate and I'll be even happier if it's a one on one interview (gives you more time with the interviewer).

Thanks

[lonewolfhan]

Where do JPA send the students after they agree to give us the scholarship (I applied for dentistry in UK) :roll: and when will we know the results of the scholarship?

Mmm...Dentistry in UK... my fren applied for this and got it !!!! well.. for my fren's case.. .she is not doing her prep course in INTEC.... she is now in Kolej MARA Banting (Ask me if u want to know more about this kolej.. there is a long long story for this kolej... feel lucky that im in INTEC.. hehe.. ) instead.. she's studying IB course... Heard that this course is quite difficult... has to study sciences and languages... the exam is quite hard too... but.. When there is a will.. there is a way rite ? she seems to be enjoying herself too !!! good luck ya!

I think ALM is mostly for medic... not dentistry.. correct me if im wrong... JPA wont neccesarily send u to the country u apply... most of us who got USA din even apply USA for our 2nd choice... i guess it depends on ur luck ! :) and the result will be out around JUne... for ur information... u usually will have about a week time only to prepare for registration after u receive the letter... this year... we had to register on 10th June !

[Sylvia]

Thanks a lot,lonewolfhan :!: :)

What do u mean by a long story?What does IB and ALM stands for?

By the way, how long is the course?

[oshmelvin]

What does IB and ALM stands for?
By the way, how long is the course?

IB stands for international baccalaureate which is a pre uni course if you are refering to the diploma level. IB was intentionally created for students who travel a lot (moves from one country to another). IB has an international and standard curriculum which means that wherever the student go and if he is under IB he will be studying the same curriculum and will be using a familiar educaiton system everywhere. Until now, IB has been adopted by around 100 countries. And the course is a two year course. :D

[gal_flower]

oshmelvin said
Wow! The interview was conducted with 12 people in a room! From the sound of it I wouldn't even call it an interview anymore, it's a debate. Did the interviewers give you a choice in your language - english or bm? I hope they do and I'll certainly opt for english if it's a debate. How long was the time frame given for a person to give his point. I'll be glad if it's a debate and I'll be even happier if it's a one on one interview (gives you more time with the interviewer).

err...no..it was in 6s..meaning there was 6 ppl all in all...
i don quite remember did they give us a choice to speak in which language bt my grp, we all spoke in english..so tad shudnt be a prob for u...they only gave abt 5 minutes or so..probably bcoz my grp was the last grp in the morning so they r desperate for lunch break...
it wont be a one to one interview, trust me..there r juz too many applicants....esp tis yr got so many straight As students....there might be more than 6 in a grp tis time, i would presume...
n if u ask me, i think the interview is juz a formality....as long as u haf the grades they cant deny u the scholarship..BUT..as i said...tis yr there r juz too many applicants so they juz might use the interview to sieve students....
so as long as u can speak english fluently....there will be no problem...trust me..

[jaclyn]

[quote="oshmelvin"]Wow! The interview was conducted with 12 people in a room! From the sound of it I wouldn't even call it an interview anymore, it's a debate. Did the interviewers give you a choice in your language - english or bm? I hope they do and I'll certainly opt for english if it's a debate. How long was the time frame given for a person to give his point. I'll be glad if it's a debate and I'll be even happier if it's a one on one interview (gives you more time with the interviewer).

it's not really a debate. more like a group discussion. during my interview, we were given a statement, mine was 'malaysia as the centre of international education' something like tat, and we were given a few minutes to think about it and then give our opinion one by one. of course, if u disagree with the person preceeding u, u can always refute it but stating your point will be fine enough.

no, the choice of language was not given to us. however, we were asked to answer in english, but there was one question we had to answer in bm. each person is given about 2 minutes, if u talk longer than that, the interviewer might just stop you.

don't worry too much bout the interview, as what gal flower said, if you are fluent in english, you'll be fine. besides, the interview isn't the main deciding factor, i doubt if it ever was. some said it was just as a formality to reject other applicants.

[lilet]

besides, the interview isn't the main deciding factor, i doubt if it ever was. some said it was just as a formality to reject other applicants.

Is that so? It sounds so depressing and disheartening to those who didn't get straight A1's... :cry:

[oshmelvin]

Gal_flower and Jaclyn,

Thank you both so much for providing me with information regarding the JPA scholarship interview. I'm glad that the language medium used is mostly english. Gal_flower, when you mentioned that you went in 6 by 6, I thought it was a 6 by 6 debate style as in 6 people as the pros and the other 6 as the cons. Thanks for clarifying it. I do admit that there are quite a number of straight a's this year and I think that they are going to use the interview to narrow up the good ones (besides looking at your co-curricular activities and other qualifications). And Jaclyn, thank you for describing your interview, it was indeed an eye opener for me. I'm glad that it's more of a discussion because the time frame given is pretty short i must say - 5 minutes (in your case 2 minutes). Thank you once again and I wish you the best in everything.

Melvin

[phantom]

dont worry lilet...all you have to do is choose the right course to the right country...such as this..if you wanna do engineering,choose USA.if medic/dent/pharm,opt UK.

i dont think jpa is sending engineering students/science and tech students to UK.so by playing the right tune with jpa,u save jpa work loads.and increase your chance of getting the scholarship.

bear also in mind that not all straight A1s will take the scholarship.if you wanna do engineering,you have better chance since i guess and i assume 1/2 of straight A1s wanna read medic/dent/pharm...

1/4 wanna read sciences..

and so you are left to compete with a smaller figures..

if you think that way...you have better chance...even if you dont get the 1st intake..APPEAL AND APPEAL AND APPEAL to JPA.if you want JPA scholarship so badly,prove to them you are stubborn and deserve it.

it's better ending up at private colleges as 2nd intakers.u'll have blast.

finally...remember this: God knows what is best for you.what is the used of studying overseas when you will have more fun at local unis?though this may sound like pulling you down, i think there's rainbows after each storm.

but like i say..hendak seribu daya,tak hendak seribu dalih..if you want jpa scholarship,prove to them that you deserve it..

[ElansarGelmir]

My experience during the interview was before i went into the interview, the officer asked me to check my result, and delibrately highlighted my A2... sigh ... i think that's what attracts them, not the A1s.....

[chiunlin]

That's their policy during our year. They look for straight 1As and nothing else. Hopefully, with so many people getting straight 1As, the policy will change this year to take into account co-curricular activities.

[chenchow]

Back from a long hiatus (holidaying!!!)...

I would say that irrespective of what is JPA's consideration, prepare your best case for the interview. Anyhow, it is better to showcase yourself well for the interview. This is especially true for those who got 1 or slightly more A2s.

If you could let the interviewers watch you in awe with your knowledge, skills, communications, leaderships etc, you will do fine. The most important thing is Selling Yourself. You need to do so tactfully, without showing that you are too proud.

Say a topic on Education Hub. Talks about all the initiatives by Malaysia on this aspect. Compare to other applicants who just state the basic facts, who shines? Go to remag.recom.org to read about the Pointers on Scholarship Interviews. It was compilation of advice by many ReCom members.

A lot of times when the interviewers ask you whether you wish to accept the scholarship to a certain countries, think very carefully before you say yes. If you say yes, you will almost certainly get that particular country. Remember that it would be very difficult for you to appeal to change the country given to you, since you yourself has said ok during the interview. If you say no, your chance for scholarship will be very slim. So, think carefully then.

I would look at the interview as a very subjective case. A basic good advice is to send a thank you email to the interviewer. Check out about the email of the interviewer, or may be name and you try to find out about the email of the interviewer. That will help make you shine.

Arrive early. May be you get a chance to talk to those interviewers, before the interview. I had friend who got invited for lunch by the interviewers. I myself was there at the interview centers (INTEC) early enough to catch a chat with an old man, whom I thought to be a parent of another student. We talked for some 15 minutes and we had a good chat, and of course, I sell myself a little bit too. Little did I know that he was an interviewer of JPA (although of another center).

During the waiting period, I was talking non-stop with other students. We talked about many stuffs and one of it was Mensa. And little did I know that this question was posted to a few students before me, and the question they got was Mensa. And apparently some of them talked about me and Mensa. So, that's good publicity for me.

And use some tacts in replying the questions. I was asked whether I am willing to accept the low wages in government servant. I posed the question back to the interviewers, by saying that they too were gov servants and they seem to be enjoying the job. I talked about the job security, service to nation and a lot of fringe benefits, from EPF, Socso, to low government loan etc. I calculated to them about the amount of money they saved from gov loan etc. And I also calculated to them the amount they are going to spend on me for the scholarship, so I said that those are also part of my future salaries over the next 30+ years etc and etc. I can't imagine, but I spend 5 minutes talking about this.

Then a favorite question during my time, would you want to accept a scholarship on medicine. My brief answer to them was something like: "I am not qualified and there are other better candidates to serve the nation. We want those who have a heart to be a doctor to serve the patients. It would not be nice if I choose to fake saying that I like medicine and later break the bond. It is just a disservice to nation and I am depriving other student who may serve the nation better by being a better doctor. And I mentioned about my poor results. 2A2s. " Their reply was that I got A1 in Biology. Again I play with figures. I show them that there are whatever percentage of students get A1 in Biology, that translates to about a certain number( I forgot the number already, but that is some thousands). So, I said there are only so many scholarships and odds are within those A1s, I may be those that get lower scores.

In fact, I don't know whichever above may help or not help... That may not be so relevant now, since it is group interview, but you will never know.

No matter what topics you get, use some points on your personal thing that goes along with national agenda and also say something that attracts the interviewers. It is subjective.

[ElansarGelmir]

Well, my interview was a screwed up. I got this topic - Social Issue. Easy, rite? We are supposed to discuss it in a forum way. However, when we just finished discussing one factor that leads to social ill, there's this girl (I guess she's too nervous thinking that she needs to say something) suddenly jump to the consequences and started listing all the consequences all to herself. Because of this, the interviewers said my group was no good... :(

[yekban81]

Then, does overall group performance influences individual's chance of getting scholarship aside from personal presentation?

[chenchow]

I would think that the individual performance in ensuring the flow of the group discussion will help. So, if the group performs very well in overall, that would help everyone's improve a bit. I would say that say, someone in the group, helped to make the discussion more orderly, and it would help reflect positively on that person.

[lonewolfhan]

Errmm.. juz want to tell those who are going to the JPA interview... u still have a chance to change ur major and country choices when u go for the interview... so... think carefully and make ur decision wisely b4 heading to the interview... most of my frens made their decision on the spot... and regret... so... dun follow our footsteps ya !!! decide b4 u go ~ :)

[lilet]

Thanks phantom for the reassurance! :) Am aware that I have to choose very carefully... The bad thing is that I don't want to do Engineering, but am more interested in the Science category... 8) Appeal is not a bad idea, but it takes time and my ASEAN bill is going to shoot up the longer I take.. Haha.. :D

[lonewolfhan]

Hmm... juz like what i said b4.. different places have different styles of interview... so... dun be nervous if its not like what u r expecting!

For my case.. there is NO given time for each candidate... We have to FIGHT to give our points... it is an open discussion... u can talk whenever u want... so... FIGHT for any chance available.. try to think as fast as u can then straight away give ur point when someone just end his sentence... this is what i did to survive in my interview session.. hehe..

Well.. to have a higher chance to get the schorlarships... choose something which is less competitive... however... i know that it is VERY VERY WRONG to tell u to change ur intended major juz to get the scholarships... what i can say is... think carefully... maybe u also like engineering instead of Medic ??

Good luck to all of u ~

[lonewolfhan]

Slyvia: Yea.. IB is juz like what Melvin described... according to my fren... its a bit hard to study.. but... im sure with great determination.. i can do it for sure..

Well.. "Long Story" means that there are a lot of stories (Mostly Negative one. hehe) of the college in which my fren is studying now.. for example... gals have to wear baju kurung everyday... boys and gals cannot study at the same table in library... only after all boys leave the cafeteria gals can enter and eat... boys and gals take turn to go out during weekends...

However... the facilities are better then INTEC one i guess... since u have to be locked in the college.... hehee... :P

[z]

i've actually visited Banting and KMYS for tennis matches.
they're not too bad. they have all the basic facilities. here's what i gather from my rather limited exposure to all three places.

both banting and kmys have good facilities like laundry rooms, libraries, courts/gym, and the rooms are pretty decent. they even have air-con and in-room internet for kmys. the sucky part about banting is that they don't have electric outlets in their room. so they have to charge their handphones outside, at a centralized place with outlets somewhere along the corridor. during my time, uitm had the worst rooms among the 3 places.

however i liked uitm because we really had more freedom. yes, at uitm there are "stupid" dresscodes too. but it's much much better than that of banting/kmys. i guess it's because they're in kampung area and the kampung folks are really sensitive about dresscodes.

at uitm too, it's not uncommon to see ppl hanging out with each other regardless of gender. also, we have more freedom of mobility. not forgetting to mention that it's much easier to catch a bus to MidValley or take Komuter/Putra to KLCC or other places. and there's Giant section 18, lots of mamak stalls, lots of cybercafes, and section 25 (for more variety of food) is not too far away.

of course, all these freedom may come at a price. to make a sweeping statement (which i really shouldn't haha), ppl at banting/kmys perform better academically because they have less distraction and honestly, they have nothing better to do than to study. if not mistaken, they even have study hours... sports only in the afternoon/evening i think. unlike at uitm, you could just go makan-makan jalan-jalan everyday without any supervisor forcing you to study study study or sleep at a stipulated time (i'm pretty sure they have lights out hours).

this information is 2 yrs old. so please correct me if i'm wrong:)