I've gotten UKM Speech!!!

There are pretty much to update here. But since the photos are not ready yet, I decided to post about my Uni offer which I had just gotten last week.

I have been applying lots of universities, both local and overseas; private and government. Biomedical Sciences, Dentistry, and...how did I know about Speech Pathology??!

Hah, Thanks to my Boss' family. I love kids, I am patient I guess.... I was teaching in a nursery as a teacher for five months. Half way my job, Caryn came home and she got a chance to talk to me. She knew I love the job that allows me to interact with people. Some how, before local U application starts, we mentioned about this course.

I still feel that it is God's arrangement that I am brought to this course. Caryn has a colleague that used to work as a speech therapist in Sunway Hospital. She left after three years and open a small clinic, meeting appointments. I am so glad, I used to talk to Mr Ching about this course before I apply overseas. But he is scared that I may not have good prospect in Malaysia when graduate. Thus, I took his advice to apply Biomedic in UK. I got really happy the time I found out every hospital has at least one speech therapist!!!! And, the more I read about this course, I got more inrested in it. Its work--well, deal with kids with autism, speaking problems, communication problems and etc. I also have the chance to work with adults with such problems too. Well, you may think it is not as professional as Dentist or Doctor. I used to struggle on this issue with my parents as well. But then, soon, i became to realise, maybe that is not what matter. I can work with kids, I can help kids, just like Mrs Chua has told me, it is nice. Talking to Mrs Chua definitely helped a lot. I became firm with it.

I am kinda brave to put Speech Pathology as my first choice in both UPU and USM. I didn't care for the rests, just simply put. After that, I have a couple of interviews on Biomedical Sciences in private and overseas Universities, I did not have time for Speech interview at all. And, Praise the LORD! I got the call for interview(Many of my friends did not get). The night before the interview in Penang, I flashed through some web pages on speech and UKM. Guess what!!! The interview, it was a two-session interview, both Written and Speaking. The moment I got my paper, thank God, they are what I have read last night! I did very well of course. Thank God again, the interviewers made me relax in the second session. I got some compliments on the things i wrote, and my experience working in a nursery gave me credits. I went out from the room with a big smile cause of what the interviewers said---wait for the good news--:D

And I am impressed by how brave and daring and stupid I was, to refuse going to Kelantan for my another Speech interview. Parents were not happy with it, but I insisted I do not want to have my university life there alone plus, it is not an honour degree.. I got some nagging from them after hearing many of my friends not getting the calls for interview from USM. But, nah, doesn't matter d now..

Then, the waiting months are torturing for parents. They kept asking for my back-up plans, but surprisingly, I was not worried at all. I had a good feeling I would get it. And........not to mention the information I gathered for "Back-UP" to show my parents... AHHHH~~~~~

THANK GOD!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!I GOT THE OFFER. ONLY ONE OFFER! UKM SPEECH PATHOLOGY!!

Mum shared this good news with me. And Mrs Chua next. They are all very happy for me. Another thing is that I am among the minority who get my first choice in my class, my school!!

Now, just one more thing, except for those health science student. Wahaha. People will have the wrong expression that it is something like Translation or Linguistic or whatever. Not many people is familiar with it. Actually, it is something like physiotherapy. Just that, ours emphasize on speech and hearing. :)

UKM Speech is good and many graduates will be employed in Singapore. It is the first university in South East Asia that offers this course. Also, it only takes 20 students this year. Out of 89 applicants in Malaysia. :)

There is an association. MASH(Malaysian Association of Speech and Hearing) Wow. Things got better and better. With a grateful heart, I thank God and all the people that has given me lots of encouragement and support and advice throughout my application.:) Thank to Mum and Dad too, for never against my decision though they were worried. I still remember how Mum cried with me seeing the offer letter! :D