Hi, I'm back again to talk about TESL related life experience. I hope those who read my blog posts find the informations/ experiences that I have shared somewhat useful. If not, I'll try to improve myself in the future. So, like what I have stated in my last post (which was months ago), I am currently during Banchelor in TESL in...
DRUM ROLL
University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)!
*GASP*
"But you failed medsi how the hell did you manage to enrol yourself in one of the prestigious university in Malaysia? A government university on top of that?!"
Surprise, surprise. This, people, is what I call luck.
To those who do not pass MEDSI, listen carefully, there's a way to further your studies in Banchelor in TESL else than going for IPTS. But then again, there's no problem with going to MSU, Nottingham or Taylor Universities.
Under Pusat Kembangan Pelajaran (PKP) in UKM, executive programs are introduced for Degree students. The concept is somewhat the same as the ones organised by UIA. And when I mention executive programs, it means that even though you are applying for IPTA, the 4 years (for tesl) education charges are not supported by the government or ministry of education which means you have to pay the fees fully (yes, tak ada subsidi).
Yes (again), it is somewhat like IPTS. Weird, right?
For TESL, the total payment is 44K for the whole 8 semesters; 5.5K for each semester and that does not include the hostel fees and whatnots. Ya, ini bayaran course sarjana muda tesl tanpa subsidi. Terkejut? Yas, I pun sama.
You can apply for this if you are so keen to take TESL or you do not receive any university offer. MSU offers about 42K for Banchelor in TESL. You can go ahead and give a shot at MSU too. I applied for both MSU and UKM, received both offers but with my mom's encouragement and reasonings, I choose UKM. Now, now, I don't choose UKM mainly because of the name/ brand but it is my mother's wish for one of her children to study at UKM so being a good daughter I am, I choose UKM.
It was a hard decision to make. Before I accepted UKM's offer, MSU had called me with a promising bargain; they offered to list my name as a potential candidate for the President's Scholarship. It is a scholarship by MSU for their students who achieve good results and knowing that I had a potential of getting the scholarships made it harder for me to make my decision.
Oh, and just like IPTS, there'll be no interviews or exams to enrol in UKM's executive programs but the requirements stay the same as UKM's requirements (CGPA and MUET result kena jaga, make sure lepas daripada apa yang dia nak). For TESL, the fun part is they will overlook our 'non-existent' MEDSI result, which is excellent if you face the same problem as I once had.
I'm studying TESL in UKM, with other students; the ones who were originally accepted by UKM, same classes and lectures. I've got to enjoy all the facilities in UKM just like other UKM students. I am a UKM student. The only differences are our matric number and the way we enrolled ourselves in UKM.
This gives me a bittersweet closure, actually. MEDSI deemed me unqualified to be an educator, taking away all of my chances to attend interviews to prove my worth but to know that I am accepted by UKM even though it's under PKP, it honestly assures me that it's alright, I'm going to be alright that I am qualified, my hard work pays off, my tears, sweat and partially losing my sanity are worth it and it's enough. I'm enough.
That's all that matters, really.
If you are like me, you want to be here, in UKM, I'll leave the link to PKP website down below.
http://smp.ukm.my/smpe/kemasukan/
I will update more in the future.
DRUM ROLL
University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)!
*GASP*
"But you failed medsi how the hell did you manage to enrol yourself in one of the prestigious university in Malaysia? A government university on top of that?!"
Surprise, surprise. This, people, is what I call luck.
To those who do not pass MEDSI, listen carefully, there's a way to further your studies in Banchelor in TESL else than going for IPTS. But then again, there's no problem with going to MSU, Nottingham or Taylor Universities.
Under Pusat Kembangan Pelajaran (PKP) in UKM, executive programs are introduced for Degree students. The concept is somewhat the same as the ones organised by UIA. And when I mention executive programs, it means that even though you are applying for IPTA, the 4 years (for tesl) education charges are not supported by the government or ministry of education which means you have to pay the fees fully (yes, tak ada subsidi).
Yes (again), it is somewhat like IPTS. Weird, right?
For TESL, the total payment is 44K for the whole 8 semesters; 5.5K for each semester and that does not include the hostel fees and whatnots. Ya, ini bayaran course sarjana muda tesl tanpa subsidi. Terkejut? Yas, I pun sama.
You can apply for this if you are so keen to take TESL or you do not receive any university offer. MSU offers about 42K for Banchelor in TESL. You can go ahead and give a shot at MSU too. I applied for both MSU and UKM, received both offers but with my mom's encouragement and reasonings, I choose UKM. Now, now, I don't choose UKM mainly because of the name/ brand but it is my mother's wish for one of her children to study at UKM so being a good daughter I am, I choose UKM.
It was a hard decision to make. Before I accepted UKM's offer, MSU had called me with a promising bargain; they offered to list my name as a potential candidate for the President's Scholarship. It is a scholarship by MSU for their students who achieve good results and knowing that I had a potential of getting the scholarships made it harder for me to make my decision.
Oh, and just like IPTS, there'll be no interviews or exams to enrol in UKM's executive programs but the requirements stay the same as UKM's requirements (CGPA and MUET result kena jaga, make sure lepas daripada apa yang dia nak). For TESL, the fun part is they will overlook our 'non-existent' MEDSI result, which is excellent if you face the same problem as I once had.
I'm studying TESL in UKM, with other students; the ones who were originally accepted by UKM, same classes and lectures. I've got to enjoy all the facilities in UKM just like other UKM students. I am a UKM student. The only differences are our matric number and the way we enrolled ourselves in UKM.
This gives me a bittersweet closure, actually. MEDSI deemed me unqualified to be an educator, taking away all of my chances to attend interviews to prove my worth but to know that I am accepted by UKM even though it's under PKP, it honestly assures me that it's alright, I'm going to be alright that I am qualified, my hard work pays off, my tears, sweat and partially losing my sanity are worth it and it's enough. I'm enough.
That's all that matters, really.
If you are like me, you want to be here, in UKM, I'll leave the link to PKP website down below.
http://smp.ukm.my/smpe/kemasukan/
I will update more in the future.
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