About ASEAN Scholarship & Singapore's Education System

ASEAN Scholarship, the gateway to employment in Singapore and potentially a Singapore green card, is the dream of many.

I apply for ASEAN scholarship, after SPM, which is quite late compared to my friend, which has already receive the ASEAN scholarship & merrily studying in Singapore.

Petronas Youngstar Day 2014

Warning: Long post ahead.

So, in my previous blog I had mentioned about applying for all scholarships, & it turns out that I am only offered an interview by Petronas. I was totally trilled of the idea of meeting new people, and I felt blessed to have the opportunity to experience the interview process.

What to do after SPM? Scholarship? Bursary?

Before 2011, this question is usually answered by:"Apply JPA scholarship, no matter PIDN or PILN, just apply it."

But sadly, because SPM is not a good measurement to determine a student's capabilities in their pre-uni studies. So, JPA no longer gives scholarship to the post-SPM student, but only to post-pre-uni students.

So, what to do next?

Before College: SPM 2013

So, what is SPM? For Malaysian, this probably won't be your question. For those who don't know what it is, let me explain, SPM is Sijil Pendidikan Malaysian, direct translation would be Malaysia Certificate of Education, which is taken by all Malaysia public secondary school students. The paper is equivalent to IGCSE & GCE O-level.