Malaysian Matriculation - UPU - Interview - University

当一名Matrikulasi的学生，我告诉自己，我后悔不起。人人都说，身为Matrikulasi生的我半只脚已经踏进了大学的门槛。这句话有点恶心，不只因为听了多，也觉得半只脚在门槛上，像个傻瓜，不会酸吗？万一能耐有差，那半只脚收了回来，那岂不是功亏一篑？曾看过书上写道：人生没有后悔药。人生的后悔无药可救，说得太好了！就那么一年，争取进入国立大学的通行证，看似简单，但并非如此，一年内有甚多关卡要突破，从学业成绩，课外活动，MUET 到面试，都不能掉以轻心，它们都是让你得到大学通行证的挑战。要在学业有个漂亮的成绩，当然不会简单，也不至于上刀山，下油锅那么困难，大家都有自己的读书方式，我不多说，也不想用古人的名言，啥‘不到黄河心不死啊’，啥‘只要用恒心，铁棒磨成针’，啥‘有志者，事竟成’，来鼓励在看这部落格的各位，因为我不是在写作文，不需要A+的成绩，身为读书人的你明白就好。至于课外活动，更不要成为冬眠学生，而应参与各项活动，让生活过得多姿多彩，从中获得经验之余，也得到诱人的Markah Koku。那时忙进忙出，早出晚归，为了办好一些活动的忙碌，终于有了收获。皮肤把身体的水分化为汗水排出了，之后才不会欲哭无泪。说到MUET,当然就要靠自己了，对自己有信念，再加上用心，就足够了。

大学面试对我而言，是最为重要的部分。当人人都获得 4 Flat, 课外活动分数都很标青，MUET处于中等成绩时，当然大学面试将定你的江山。这里有些小提示，纯属个人意见及体验，希望能帮到大家。以下意见将会以英文传达。

Interview session is extremely significant for you ( Matriculation students) in order to get the offer from your desire university that you have filled in your UPU or USM, successfully. So here is some guidance and tips that I would like to dedicate to you before sitting for the interview(s). For matriculation students, I am pretty sure that you have attended classes for subject Dynamic Skill, do take it serious, make theories into practical, especially the topic of ‘Temu Duga’. Guess what? I had gained lots of knowledge from that particular subject (when everyone complained it was an extremely boring subject). Of course, some tips from my beloved teachers, lecturers ,friends and family.

Things to be emphasized        Your appearance
                                                Your attire

                                                Your documents

                                                Your smiling face

``                                             Your language proficiency (BM & English)

These things carry marks I guess.

You have no need to worry. Here is a quote I read from Facebook ‘If it can be solved, there’s no need to worry. And if it can’t be solved, worry is of no use’. So, Chill! Relax!

As a Buddhist, I prayed before and after the interview, to gain confidence and to relax myself. It worked and it really made me calm. Depends on your religion, do believe in yourself and start praying.

During the interview, you will face a myriad type of interviewers. I was lucky enough to have balance combinations of interviewers (Serious faces + Kind looking faces). Take a really deep breath and enter the interview room. REMEMBER,  KNOCK THE DOOR BEFORE ENTERING THE ROOM). Then, give them a smile and sit down after they call you to do so. You must be wondering the questions that they will ask during the interview. Don’t spot the questions, in my opinion, you will regret of spending too much time to spot those useless questions. (Just my opinion). This is because their questions are mostly according to your answers. So, I would like to share my experience of the interview conducted by the doctors/professors from the University of Malaya for MBBS course.

1.        First questions that the interviewers would normally ask: Can you introduce yourself?

-Now, It’s your time to promote yourself. Don’t forget to show off like what you did to impress your boyfriend/girlfriend. Tell them your excellent achievements, your goals in your life, your hobbies that lead you to have such goals… Tell everything like a promoter who go the extra mile to sell a product. Now, you are ‘selling’ yourself.

2.      Next question, why you want to be a doctor? So, I told them a story that I experienced in my life. -That particular incident had indeed solidified my dream to become a doctor who is able to serve my family, my country. I touched the term Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) when I was telling my story. Out of the blue, the next question stunned me.

3.      Please tell us more about CKD.
  -This time, I was like OMG, how am I going to answer this type of questions as I did not undergo any detailed researches for this diseases and most importantly I am not a doctor. But, I did read some articles before that and a doctor did expose me some information of this sickness before. Before answering this question, I tried to give some excuses to avoid from answering such question but in vain. Thus, I recalled back and told them exactly what was on my mind.
##Don’t cheat. You will definitely get speechless if you are going to look up and down for excuses.

4.      Your choice of specialist and tell us about that particular field.

-I did have an answer in my mind and I just elaborated it.

 5.    How about your extra-curricular achievement?

-I showed them the certificates that I have already prepared. I explained further about the programs that I had involved and those achievements. (Starting from the highest position/ level I had ever been)After that, they asked more about those programs.

–Reasons that lead me to have a dream to become a doctor.

-Scopes / Duties in those programs

6.      Situation Question.

-The aim of this part is to test the ways of thinking. No definite answers. So I told them my opinion that crossed my mind. Make sure it is logic and acceptable.

Interview is simply enjoyable. I enjoyed every single seconds in the interview room and I am sure you will as well.

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Good Luck !