Should I further my studies at UIA in Gombak, Selangor or University of Queensland in Australia.
After speculating about the pros and cons for both university I still can't make up my mind. Well, I did got matrix in Tangkak, Johor. For the course of Sains Hayat. But I decided to skip it because I would like to go for Sains Fizikal. For my upu, I manage to score UIA! For the course of foundation in engineering. I know, I know... Most of you guys must be in bewilderment! UIA & me just doesn't seem to fit together. The chemistry doesn't seem to be there. I'd play Old Yellow Bricks by Arctic Monkeys and the university wants me to play Intifhada by Rabbani.
In fact I just met Govin(deran) earlier at Alamanda on my way to GSC Alamanda and when I drop the bomb that I am going to U to tha IA, his instant reaction was, “Wwwooo, that's so not you.” And that is so true. It amazes me how this person whom I haven't met for 2 years can still know what I am and what I am not. I mean, I have nothing against wearing tudung or learning bahasa Arab or any of that stuff at all. But the fact that I was typing it down a few seconds ago, just made me cringe. It made me cringe just even trying to imagine whether I can even do half of it.
My dad campaigned to me, in his normal aggressive manner (which is for the good of my future anyway so I'm fine with it), that maybe I should think twice about going to UIA. Basically, I just found out that I am not going to study for 2 semesters. I have to study for my 'foundation' for 4 semesters!!! What the ef!!! I'm not being paranoid but my friends who are doing their matrix is doing it for a year, my friend Kamilla is doing her foundation at UTP for like, a year too. When I think about it, it would drive me crazy if my friends are already studying for their degree and here I am, stuck in Petaling Jaya, still studying for my foundation. Boo-hoo!!! So I called the UIA office and I decided to throw a couple of bold questions like... Why is my foundation taking so effing long??? And she said, “Kat UIA nanti you akan belajar Fardhu Ain, Arab, English & ICT. Foundation or matrix kat tempat lain mana ada buat macam UIA. Sebab tu belajar foundation sampai 4 semester. If bijak, 3 semester je dah sampai.” It was something like that. And... Well, I figured, okay... There's the pros of studying there. Later I'll be doing my degree at Gombak since I'm doing engineering. Thank god. If I do took a medic related course they will campak me all the way to Kuantan, Pahang!!!
And if I go for Queensland, I'd have to do my foundation studies at Taylor's for a year. And later fly all the way to Gold Coast, cuci mata sekejap, and later register to study at St. Lucia, one of Queensland's campus. Okay, the description seems nice and simple. But let me drop the bomb. I'd have to make a loan from MARA worth effing RM700,000.00!!! Wow... Like, that's a lot... And my dad said, if you graduate with 1st Honours, you don't have to pay cent. If I graduate with 2nd Honors, I only have to pay 10% of the loan, which means around RM70,000.00!!! Plus, if I go study at Queensland, I already specialize in a field which is Chemical & Metallurgical engineering.
Which means I'd graduate with Bachelor of Degree in Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering. But if I graduate from UIA, I'd graduate with a Bachelor of Degree in Chemical Engineering. Like, I won't specialize in a certain field. And, I already am certain that metallurgical is the field for me.
Basically, here's my plan if I go for UIA. Do my foundation at UIA for at least 3 semesters, then I'll do my degree at Gombak and it will all cost me less than RM50,000.00 . Later, I'll apply for a MARA or JPA scholarship to do my masters overseas. In fact, in some cases, if you get 'outstanding' results, the university themselves will sponsor you to do your masters or/and PhD overseas!!! I mean, my cousin got a JPA scholarship to go study at Pennsylvania, USA. And now, that university is offering her scholarship to do her masters! Or maybe it was PhD, I forgot.
But here's my long term plan if I go for Queensland. I do my foundation at Taylor's (which cost effing RM18,000 for the whole year) and the rest to do my Bachelor of Engineering at University of Queensland. Later, I'll strive and give up my all to at least graduate with a 2nd Honor, or even better, graduate with 1st Honor so my loan will be converted into a scholarship altogether!!! And if I'm lucky, Queensland will sponsor me to do my Masters!!! And later, I will apply to work as a chemical engineer for the steel company Arcelor Mittal. Yup, my future employer will be Lakshmi Mittal, one of the richest people in the world and if I'm not mistaken, he is worth effing 40.sumthing billion dollar!!! That is a lot!!! Like, my MARA loan is just a drop of bucket to him.
Anyway, I know, I know... Things are definitely easier said then done. Especially in this case. Its like, such a big risk! I don't want to be in debt 6 years from now and become a graduate that can't find a job and had to sell insurance to pay for the loan monthly y'know... I don't want that. I just have to make sure that I study really really hard.
To be honest, I don't think I give my all/100% for my SPM, and I still manage to get a good result. I figured, if I push my limit a little bit, and put up a 110%, I might achieve something I never thought I could. Like, graduating with 1st Honor!!! Who knows... I will strive my best to achieve it, I really would. 'Just graduating' is not an option. Let's face it, I can't possibly pay RM700,000.0 . That is 'A LOT'! Pun intended.
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