People say that we you came across options that were really hard to choose, you should always ask God for guidance. "Istikharah je la". Yes,its true that solat istikharah is really important in making the right choices.
But,people tend to miss another critical element which is musyawarah.It's about asking people who really knows more.Researching, analysing what's important,what we need,what's our priority and rationalising ourselves to make the right choice. At the end of the day,we ourself will make the choice.God will not change someone's fate but the person himself will transform his life.
To tell you the truth,I am in this situation right at this moment. And I really needed COMMENTS,SUGGESTIONS,FEEDBACK to help me in this confusion.
HERE'S MY CASE
Ok, right now, I got two offer, namely UIAM Pre-Med Foundation and the other one is International Baccalaureate at Kolej Mara Banting under Mara Scholarship (Medic). Let's see the it.
UIAM Pre Med
1. Duration : 1 years/2 years depending on orientation week test result.Total = 1+5(degree) = 6 years.
2. High chance to pursue degree. 3.5 and above should be sufficient for male studs esp.
3. According to doctors that I asked, local medical grads have some advantages.Which are:
- Shorter duration
- Seniority: ppl who studied abroad will surely be left behind by a minimum of 1 year.So, local medical grads will have an advantage in terms of seniority, experience and salaries.And added to the fact that,salary nowadays are time-based, which depends on our work experience.So,sometimes new HOs from overseas will have to learn and work under MO who are their classmate in high school! Now, that's really demotivating.
- Overseas grads had to take sometime to adapt to the condition in Malaysia. For ex: the climate is different,so the diseases are also different.Graduates from abroad lack knowledge on tropical diseases. Not to say the communication-wise, socioeconomics,and demographics of the country.Local grads are most probably trained in this kind of situation during their clinical course,while overseas grads will have to take some time in their career to settle this.
International Baccalaureate at KMB
1. Duration: IB=2 years . Degree=5 years Total = 7 years.Longer period.
2. If I do not pass the IB, will be transferred to private colleges/ do twinning programmes.
3. Can go to overseas. Yay!
4. Less chance of getting to do the medical degree relatively compared to UIAM Pre-Med.
5. IB is internationally recognised,and entry to top universities in the world will be easier depending on the points that we will get at the end of the programme.But this is assuming that we pass the IB first.
6. Maybe some ppl say that students from IB are holistic and all-rounded student because they are exposed to various kinds of co-curricular activities. But for me, that's not so important.Why? First of all, we still do these kind of things in other universities.Secondly, come 'on , I heard alot of these kind of arguments in school, holistic students,balanced students,insan yang seimbang dari segi jasmani bla bla bla. But see~, 20 best students in Malaysia who are given National Scholarship which is the the cream of the crop of all the scholarship are evaluated based on their MARKS in SPM.So much for co-curricular activities! For me, what matters most at the end of the day are our academics performance . Even in IB. 45. I'm not saying that soft skills are useless, but as much as the entry level to top unis or getting scholarships,what government see is our MARKS in exam.Soft skills are important,but maybe in our life or in our career. A quote from pemidato khas KISAS during Anugerah Kecemerlangan 2010, " Kelayakan akademik akan membawa anda ke pintu tempat kerja,tetapi perjalanan menyelusuri kerjaya anda selepas itu akan bergantung kepada kemahiran2 generik anda". I say, how can "perjalanan menyelusuri kerjaya" starts when we are not even get the job/chance to study in top unis in the first place?!
So ppl, please please please leave your comments below. Crush my opinions. Debate with me.Convince me. I really need it. Thanks.
