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Hi there, as the title written, for context, im 23 years old and have 3 semesters left, i've been studying and covering expenses all on my own for the past 2 semester and now all of my scholarship applications have been rejected, im in dilemma whether i should continue to finish of my degree or drop out and continue working and pursue degree part-time later on if needed.

1. I used to work before continuing degree so i actually have 1-1.5 years of working experience, specifically as a soft dev. So i think this could be a great boost for me but at the same time that was back in 2024, im not sure if my experience could be relevant still if i were to go back to job hunting.

2. Continuing study has been exhausting for me, its been studying, finishing assignments and part time work as shopee warehouse assistant/drive as grab during my free time. The money im making is just barely sufficient to pay my expenses for my rent/utilities/car and daily spendings. I tried to explore more into university programs/competitions and hackathons so i dont waste my university life experience but its been going pretty hard for me to balance it out all so i had to pass out on some. I did consider for PTPTN but i already applied for PTPTN back then for my diploma and applying again for my degree, i feel like i dont want to put myself in a lot of debts after study.

What would you do if you were in my position? No financial support from anyone, just you on your own. Is there something that i could try to make my situation easier so i can finish my degree? or should i just drop out and work considering i already have some experience and building my working experience could be better?

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Hi everyone, I’m an international student who received an offer for a Master’s at Universiti Malaya.

I accepted my offer through the MAYA portal on 16 August and reached Step 4 of 8, but I had not yet paid the admission fee or the international student processing fee.

Now when I go back to the Accept Admission Offer section, it says “There are no documents found.” My Fees & Payments section also shows RM 0.00 and there is no invoice/payment option available.

Has anyone experienced this with UM MAYA? Am I supposed to be able to continue the acceptance process and pay the admission fee from the portal, or does UM need to reset/enable something on my account?

I’ve already submitted a UM Helpdesk ticket, but I’d really appreciate it if anyone who recently went through the international postgraduate acceptance process could tell me what happened in their case.

i got an offer to pursue a degree in law. honestly, i’m not very confident in my eng, even tho i got Band 4 in MUET. i don’t think i’m good at arguing or expressing my points, and i don’t have any background in law either. but i do love reading, and i’m genuinely interested in the field. should i give it a try? what should I do to prepare myself? or should i just switch to a diff course after sem 2??? plsss helppp

Ive always wondered whether having a degree secures me a better job in the future, whereas to just working to earn money and progressing in the profession. What do you guys think about it? Is having a degree compulsory?

Im an international student looking for accommodation near sunway university, preferably walking distance.
Im female,
Muslim
1500 RM budget
Need a CLEANNN room
Looking for a room with a private bathroom
Does anyone have any leads on safe spaces i could rent, and what are the best places to be looking for rooms?
Ive been searching on facebook groups and lots of websites online, the places i find are either too far from sunway university, too expensive or just in really bad conditions. Pls help a girl out!!

hi! im planning on applying to ums for upu rayuan but ive just been notified by my dad to find alternatives as his friend informed him the water disruption got worse there.

any seniors/current students can give insight on this? thanks in advance!

me and my parents came for my uni application to get student visa. it was originally an one day trip where i would return to my country, we ended up being told that because my student visa will take time to approve i am unable to leave malaysia and my course starts in September. my parents have a flight back today night and i had to get a last minute stay at a hotel. (i got 2 dollars and a chill gum 😭 to my name).

Asking if anyone had been published articles/papers during their Y1-Y4 years, not including FYP,

I mean personally seek out institute or research labs around unis or other unis and assist the Drs to conduct experiments plus doing internship for better CV

Hey guys, I was researching about the cost of living here in KL specifically near UKM but found very conflicting info. Going off what I found , 700rm/month for studio apartment, 400 for food plus 400 more for misc (recreation, gym, social)... come to about 1500 - 1600 rm/month. For those who live there, is this realistic or way too low?

So I just recently got diagnosed with ADHD and are currently trying medication right after I got my UPU and I’m currently pondering over this borang kemasukan pelajar from the Uni on the health section.

I’ve never needed to fill this with anything so I don’t what implication it will brings if I actually disclose a “kecacatan”.

Can they suddenly pull my admission? What differs if I did disclose it compares to if I didn’t?

Hey guys I just got into UM , I applied for BA in International Strategic Studies. I am from Zimbabwe , Africa

How is the accomodation situation for International Students. What are the rates ?

Is Bahasi hard to learn ? Which resources should I use ?

How do students network generally ?

International and local students?

How is the school environment?

Are school clubs accommodating for international students?

I don't wanna go in blind , Let's hear your opinions

Let it rip!!!

I’ve been trying to get an internship at Maybank - applied across June/Jul/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov intakes for this year. And every time on the Maybank job portal, I would see no updates except for when that intake actually closes

I really want to join Maybank, for a voluntary internship. Can anyone share some tips?

Things I have done:
- reached out on LinkedIn to existing Maybank staff and 1 said they will forward to Group HR. Passed my CV, but no response
- spoke to many recruiters at career fairs, they have all said they receive thousands of applications every intake and to wait and see
- 1 recruiter helped to forward my CV but she forwarded to Etiqa’s recruiter who contacted me for a Protege program which I’m sadly not interested in.

I have academic, leadership, competition and past internship experiences

Me and my other international friends can't be the only ones experiencing this! I'm almost done with my degree luckily but it's still so tiring having to deal with this every single time!

For context, I'm an international student at a private Malaysian uni, and this is just one of the many discriminatory incidences that have happened to me over the course of my degree life in Malaysia. We had an exam and was told to sit at different places told by the lecturer. I kept going to where the lecturer wanted me to go but up for some effing reason the lecturer keeps swarming around us thinking we're gonna copy WHEN we have no absolute record of doing that in the first place?? And they got annoyed because we're at the side farthest from the front too meaning they would have to walk around us to keep checking if we copied or not. You put us there and you're scolding us right before the exam for sitting at the place you wanted?? Open your eyes! The malay students are literally copying right in front of you! But you turn a blind eye towards them and we're the target instead??

And yes the lecturer is malay. All of them are for my medical course. We know for a fact they're not as smart as us too, but somehow when the grades come in ofcourse the malay students score higher 😂😂 No wonder the lecturers' never show us the results for any exams or any assignments.

If you're wondering why we never complaint, Well, first few semesters we've asked them for a meeting to discuss our final grades so we can understand where we went wrong. Got hit with messages saying "the results are already finalized, cannot meet". Can't even approach the dean about it either because seniors have tried and when the lecturers found out, they became an instant target and made sure their grades got even lower.

Yes it's only malays! Not malaysians! Our class have malaysian indians and malaysian chinese, but even they get affected. Ofcourse not as affected as us but my heart still goes out to them.

I'm just tired! Tired of walking around on egg shells! Tired of having to work harder to be on the lecturers' good graces! Tired of trying to always having to do my best just so I can get decent grades or even a pass when I know I deserve more than that! Especially when the malays do the bare minimum or not even that! I'm just so3 tired of faking it till I make it.... Pray for me guys. Thank you for listening to my rant 🫂

I really freaking hate my stpm experience. I have been telling myself for the past one year telling myself it will get better and it's just part of the process and honestly a lot of things has been getting on my nerves. The school keeps expecting my class (specifically my class) to get better grades compared to others when we were given like 3 worst teachers in the school and each teaches the most crucial subjects for a science student, physics mathematics and chemistry. Like other classes have some of the nicest and greatest teachers there are and mine was stuck with 3 of the worst ones. I personally am a hard working student I do my revision and hw almost all the time. The problem is the class taught by those 3 were so bad I literally need to spend double the time just to restudy the whole thing myself. Like this just bs and it's too much for me. I have to study physics myself, teach myself everything from start to finish for math. Chemistry was still fine BCS classes merge but I barely see my teacher teach or even care bout us. Idw to mention the school's name as Idw to cause too much drama but it's a particularly famous school in Penang, the school was never as good as it claims. It produced great students bcs the students themselves are hard working. I'm really tired with what's been happening for the past one year. It really sucked to see other classes can have engaging interactions with their teacher and gain insight while mine was just as clueless and dumb as us. The lack of action and the lack of responsibilities really disgusts me

Hi! I'm a student from Semenanjung who recently got UNIMAS, and I'll be starting there soon. I'm Indian, and one thing I've been wondering about is what the experience is actually like for Indian students at UNIMAS.

I know UNIMAS is generally described as a multicultural university, but I'd really like to hear from people who've actually studied there, especially Indian students, other Semenanjung students, or Sarawakians who have Indian friends/classmates.

1. Are there many Indian students in UNIMAS, or are we quite a small minority?

2. Is there an Indian student community/society, or do Indian students generally just mix with everyone?

3. How easy is it for Semenanjung students to make friends with Sarawakian students?

4. Did you ever experience feeling culturally out of place or isolated?

5. Are there any differences in food, festivals, language, religion, etc. that an Indian/Semenanjung student might need to get used to?

6. How's the food there? I know there will be little to no Indian food😭but are Chinese and western food available?

Most importantly, what was your experience actually like, rather than just whether UNIMAS is “good”?

I'm asking because I'll be moving quite far from home and I'm honestly a little nervous about fitting in 😭. I'd really appreciate honest experiences, including negative ones if there are any.