Perbezaan program yang ditawarkan
Monday 20 January 2014
Question : Apa tu A-Levels? IB? AUSMAT? ADFP? Macam mana nak apply? Requirements? Scholarship untuk yang ni macam mana
Assalamualaikum,
Just nak share sikit info untuk sesiapa yang tengah aim nak sambung study di luar negara (sorry, tak tahu sangat pasal dalam negara, kalau tanya pasal UPU or matriks semua memang tak reti la nak jawab)
1) A-Levels.
Style lebih kurang macam SPM juga, duration between 12 bulan (fast track) to 24 bulan (normal). Ambil between 3-5 subjects, terbahagi kepada dua fasa (AS Level, A2 Level). AS Level masa first year, A2 masa second year.
Ada dua examination bodies which are Edexcel and Cambridge. Dua2 okay je, sama taraf, (cuma maybe Cambridge macam susah sikit paper Maths dia).
A-Levels mostly digunakan oleh mereka yang nak ke UK (England, Scotland, Wales) Ada jugak yang ke India, Indonesia, Germany, Aussie, US, Ireland, dan merata lagi tempat. Kira universal gak la A-Levels ni.
Kat mana nak ambil? Well, tempat favorite orang ambil: Taylors, Sunway, KDU, INTI, INTEC Shah Alam, KYUEM, Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar, etc. Banyak kolej yang offer A-Levels, so no worries sangat la
Tapi one thing la pasal A-Levels. Gaya macam SPM habis la, belajar setahun, then exam. Personally I rasa bosan (sebab pernah ambil 6 bulan pastu drop). Tapi if you guys prefer yang macam ni, go ahead
2) American Degree Foundation Program & American Credit Transfer Program. (ADFP and ACTP)
More geared towards undergraduate in USA, though can also be used for Canada and Australia. US-based pre-university, ADFP (1 year) and ACTP (2 years). ADFP students akan masuk university as a freshman (4 tahun di US), and ACTP akan masuk as transfer students (3 tahun di US). Bilangan courses berbeza setiap semester, every semester ada finals, kira ikut CGPA setiap semester.
Ditawarkan di INTEC Education College, Taylors, Sunway, dan colleges yang lain. Duration between a year and two years.
Kalau korang tak suka SPM sebab exam yang menentukan segalanya, ambillah ADFP / ACTP ni. Coursework, assignments, presentations, homework, tests, quizzes, final, semua benda dimasukkan dalam final CGPA.
More info about ADFP di INTEC (maaf, tu je boleh bagi sebab tu je yang pernah buat: http://www.syazanazura.com/2013/06/intec-journey-to-states.html)
3) International Baccalaureate
6 subjects for 2 years, widely accepted internationally. Includes more weightage on off-class education (community work, etc).
Colleges / Schools offering IB in Malaysia: MCKK, Cempaka International School, International School of KL, Fairview International School, Kolej MARA Banting, Kolej MARA Seremban, Taylors, etc.
[more information: http://www.ibo.org/country/MY/]
4) Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) / South Australian matriculation (SAM)
Minimum of 5 subjects, duration about 8 months - 1.5 years, mostly geared towards Australia, but also accepted at certain universities in New Zealand, USA, Canada, Russia and some private universities in Malaysia.
Ada ditawarkan di INTEC, Sunway, KBU, Taylors and other colleges.
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Okay, macam sebenarnya ada banyak lagi program yang geared ke luar negara (Canadian International Matriculation Program, etc), and ada je yang buat local program tapi boleh ke luar negara (STPM, Asasi/Foundation, etc), tapi empat yang atas ni yang biasa orang guna la.
Kalau ke Timur Tengah, biasanya orang go through sponsors masing-masing. Like, for MARA or JPA yang disponsor untuk ke Timur Tengah, biasanya dihantar ke INTEC Education College, Shah Alam for Middle East Program (3-4 bulan) before berlepas ke sana.
Okay, so, emm, yeah. Happy researching about your future paths Kalau ada apa-apa, boleh tanya! Kalau nak tanya pasal A-Levels or ADFP, insyaAllah boleh dijawab sebab ada pengalaman dengan both of them. Kalau nak tanya pasal AUSMAT or IB, akan mengambil masa sikit sebab kena refer kawan.
Papai!
credited to Kak Syazana Nazura
