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>#First of all, we have to ask ourselves; are all SPM high achievers >academically sound to begin with?#

>No. The SPM grading system is simply too inflated; there is >absolutely no way to discern ‘good’ high-achievers >from ‘excellent’ high-achievers.

This may be true but until the system is changed, it is the only objective indicator available.

>#Does 9A1 necessarily equate to good Pre-University results?#

>No. Many top scorers with strings of A1s perform miserably in >quality-controlled assessments such as A-levels, IB, SATs and >Year 12. Don’t believe me? Just browse through the countless >blogs kept by JPA scholars and you will be surprised that quite a >number of these A-laden students are struggling to live up to >their expectations.

It may not be perfectly positively correlated but surely there must be a positive correlation between the SPM top scorers and those that do well at A-levels etc.

>#Academic results do not accurately reflect a person’s true >calibre.#

>Admittedly, quite a number of Malaysian students are pathetic. >And no, getting 235280550832450 A1s for SPM does not >guarantee your exit from my Pathetic list. Really, some of >these ‘top-scorers’ have pathetic intrapersonal skills, pathetic >mastery of English, pathetic mentality, pathetic maturity, >pathetic communication skills, pathetic creativity; heck there’s no l>limit to the list.

What’s your point? Students are in yours pathetic list should not be given a scholarship? How does one objectively measure “pathetic-ness”? Do you have a test that can objectively measure this?

>#Only the most deserving should get the scholarship.#

>Brother Kit Siang, if your suggestion does go through, getting a >scholarship will be so easy that it will breed a twisted mentality >that scholarships are a right, not a privilege.

While I would agree that getting 9A1 and more is easier these days, I would be hesistant to make an unqualified remark that it is “so easy”. I am quite sure that the students did work hard even though it is easier to do well grade-wise these days.

>#The solution?#

>Scrap the entire system of awarding full scholarships based on >SPM. Instead, shove all promising students into STPM and only >award the scholarships to individuals who gain entry into top->notch universities/critical courses. This move solves all the >problems; ……

How long do you think that it will take to implement your system, even assuming that it is the right one? In the meantime, what are you going to tell those that have done well? Too bad, just wait?

Ideally, I think we all like to have a good and fair system. However, I would settle for system that is fair for now.

Does Najib think we are (that) stupid?

The main culprit here is envy and superiority of overseas graduate in our society, not the problem of UTAR or STPM. If someone with 12A1 or less gets overseas scholarship, then why not me. Afterall everyone is talking about knowledge and brain economy, here a 12 A1 brain, I am definitely entitled to this award.

Brother Lim, as much as I admire your political struggles against the Najib’s tyranny, your suggestion of awarding scholarships to all students with 9A1 is short-sighted; merely a quick-solve reflex to a problem that must be tackled at its roots.

#First of all, we have to ask ourselves; are all SPM high achievers academically sound to begin with?#

No. The SPM grading system is simply too inflated; there is absolutely no way to discern ‘good’ high-achievers from ‘excellent’ high-achievers.

#Does 9A1 necessarily equate to good Pre-University results?#

No. Many top scorers with strings of A1s perform miserably in quality-controlled assessments such as A-levels, IB, SATs and Year 12. Don’t believe me? Just browse through the countless blogs kept by JPA scholars and you will be surprised that quite a number of these A-laden students are struggling to live up to their expectations.

#Academic results do not accurately reflect a person’s true calibre.#

Admittedly, quite a number of Malaysian students are pathetic. And no, getting 235280550832450 A1s for SPM does not guarantee your exit from my Pathetic list. Really, some of these ‘top-scorers’ have pathetic intrapersonal skills, pathetic mastery of English, pathetic mentality, pathetic maturity, pathetic communication skills, pathetic creativity; heck there’s no limit to the list.

#Getting good results is one thing; getting into a good university is another.#

JPA can only provide the student with financial support. Everything else is up to the individual. Evidently, not everyone is good enough to be admitted into top-notch universities/critical courses. We must remember that entry into good universities will involve stiff international competition. Even at the present stage, many scholars have failed to secure places at their designated universities, swamping JPA with the problem of relocating these individuals. Increasing the number of scholarships will only further aggravate this problem.

#Only the most deserving should get the scholarship.#

Brother Kit Siang, if your suggestion does go through, getting a scholarship will be so easy that it will breed a twisted mentality that scholarships are a right, not a privilege. Eventually, there will be so much drama that the entire SPM-leaver population will scream for scholarships; not the best scenario by any means.

#The solution?#

Scrap the entire system of awarding full scholarships based on SPM. Instead, shove all promising students into STPM and only award the scholarships to individuals who gain entry into top-notch universities/critical courses. This move solves all the problems; it saves money and it ensures that only the best will be sponsored.

To complement this solution, academic consultants who are well-versed in foreign university application processes should be made readily available so that every student will know what to expect and what procedures have to be done. This gives everyone an equal footing in the rat race.

Personally, this solution has been glaringly obvious from day 1. I simply cannot understand why politicians are bickering over JPA scholarships and SPM top scorers being denied places. They aren’t trying to solve the problem; they’re perpetuating it.

How about Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman offering him a full scholarship? Even some local colleges offering overseas degrees give full scholarships if you get more than 10 A1s or something like that.

Why also not try to get a scholarship from the Republic of the Red Dot? They give ASEAN scholarships.

The problem is everyone wants an overseas scholarship based on SPM results. I don’t think you can get admitted into a University based solely on SPM results. You need at least an “A” level equivalent whether this be STPM, HSC or matriculation equivalent. So why not get the STPM first?

Also talking about grades, how many marks for a 1A? 2A? etc? Is SPM still equivalent to an “O” level (or whatever they call it now)?

Imagine. PKFZ currently escalated to RM 7.5 billion. That’s equivalent to at least 20,000 overseas scholarships!!!!

Ask your political master to dissolve the Dewan Rakyat and pave the way for the 13th GE. Or advise them to amend the Federal Constitution so that the tax and revenue collected from PR states go directly to the coffers of PR controlled states. Don’t talk nonsense.

You don’t care about the plights of these students, you are here to satisfy your own ego.

Corruption! No other reasons but corruption! The only reason I can think of is corruption! BN is all about corruption!

A. He is a pendatang
B. His parents are not in umno
C. All non-bumis are as rich as Robert Kuok
D. All of the above

Uncle Lim just tell Madam Yap there is many ways to become a dragon. Just take yourself as an example, you never set a foot in any foreign higher institutions, yet your dragonness is least at 10 times more fierceful than those overseas graduates.

No choice, we really got to stop this public overseas scholarship nonsense, it is becoming source of envy, disappointment and unrealistic entitlement for young achievers. Trust me it is just matter of time JPA would be like Mara, just run of funds to continue this not-value-for-money stupid practice. Come to this point of time, can a 16As scorer screams loudly it is unfair because previous years 16As students automatically awarded with overseas scholarships, now he gets nothing.

Honestly; in my pea brain, your proposal to automatically awarding of overseas scholarships to those with 9A1 and above is just not realistic. The number of students who score A1, fees and living expenses are ever increasing, shrinking exchange rate will make this policy unbearable. Unless the overseas education we are talking about is to Indonesia, Pakistan, Crimea…. Maybe now Madam Yap will prefer her son to become a dragon by not crying for overseas scholarship. MU, UTM is just fine.

1987 – bathe keris with chinese blood.

2009 – sign MOUs with chinese to strenghten bilateral ties???

1 MALAYSIA is just another empty slogan like WAWASAN 2020!!!