If u ever plan to study abroad | what u should know

last nite me dapat email from one of my blog readers, tanya psl studying overseas..her question is pretty general ie tanya psl persediaan, cost of living etc. i replied to her email, saying that 'nanti me buat blog entry yer ' hhhehe

so entry ni sedikit sebyk hopefully dpt menjawab her question & curiosity..

1st, nak kena tau which level of studying, sama ada undergrad or postgrad--post-grad means masters or phd level

all levels pun, ada scholarship provided by kementerian pengajian tinggi and other bodies like MARA, JPA, petronas etc

kalau undergrad, biasanya scholarship petronas, JPA etc --dulu adik lelaki me, study kat Texas USA, dpt scholarship petronas--mewah gak sbb rate dia tinggi compared to JPA or KPT
kalau undergrad, nak kena dpt good result, sbb ramai yg nak dtg obersi ni..so very stiff competition.

sbb me under postgrad level, so me citer a.k.a bebel panjang sikit psl postgrad studylah yer

majority post grad yg dtg UK ni, attached under IPTA, ie lecturer lah kiranya, sbb kat Msia, ada policy that all lecturers WAJIB ada phd (policy UIA ni--)and rasanya policy ni applies to IPTA lain gak
tp kalau jbtn kerajaan or semi government pun ada gak scholarship cthnya bank negara punya staff, FRIM, apa2 jbtn lah...memang ada skim khas utk further study

persediaan-- wajib lulus IELTS (english exam).kalau nak dtg UK --kena sit for exam under british council, so sedikit sebyk nak kena confident when it comes to english language ni--and thesis, class all 100% english kan--jgn tak tau yer, UIA pun 100% english medium heheh --promo UIA ler plak ;)

persediaan lain2, ok jer kot, sbb semua pun bergantung kpd duit ak.a scholarship
kalau single, current rate yg govt bagi ialah 748 pound per month (univ luar London), cukup jer duit ni, sbb cthnya kat Notts ni, sewa umah sebln around 300 pound, so selebihnya pandai2lah kan like utk mkn, jln2, shopping2, bills etc..and kalau lecturer or those on paid leave/study leave, gaji kat Msia still dpt jer (gaji me licin byr utang ajer--loan umah, personal loan etc)

apa lagi persediaan yer...
emmm...in terms of food, ada jer mknn halal, tp most students msk sendiri ajer, sbb bahan mentah ie groceries sgt murah kan

tak tau nak citer apa lg, sbb me main taip ikut apa yg dtg terlintas ajer ni

kalau dtg dgn family, ada family allowance gak tau, under normal skim, me plak under skim khas (split phd program), so my family tak dpt elaun tu, so Mr Hubby wajib keje kat UK ni utk survive kan...
oh yer, one more thing, kena apply for visa kalau nak dtg UK, isi2 borang etc..mahal gak rate visa UK ni, tp kalau dpt scholarship, boleh jer claim visa fees tu, meaning that tak pyh guna duit poket sendiri

selain elaun bulanan, ada gak elaun buku, elaun alat perkakas (stationery), elaun bj panas (winter clothing) etc semua paid in pound :) so kalau terer manage duit, memang cukup utk travel byk2 time cuti hehheh

kalau nak tau apa2 lg, feel free to ask yer :) kot2 ramai yg nak dtg study UK ni..tp adik me, yg pernah study kat Australia (OZ), dia kata, kena kuat iman gak kalau dok obersi sbb kat sini kat tak byk tenpat solat mcm Msia, so bila kuar2 jln2 or shopping2, so susah nak cari tempat solat, silap2 burnt solat--me biasanya solat dlm baby room--kena belajar jd flexible lah sbb dok negara non-muslim kan..prinsip me senang jer, kalau nak tinggal solat, kat Msia pun jadik, sbb it's between us and Allah kan...sendiri mau ingat lah, bila2 pun ajal kita tak tau..tak kira tua muda --tazkirah plak :p

byk yg best studying abroad ni--mcm me selalu citer2 kat my blog kan--dpt rasa 4 musim, dpt shopping2 brg2 branded, dpt travel ie cuti2 UK , even cuti2 europe, dpt tgk mcm man suasana negara org--cthnya kat UK tak byk crime, mat salleh majority sgt polite, kat UK tak de tol, kat UK petrol murah dari msi, keta2 mewah murah kat UK--cuma nak bwk balik Msia, msia govt kenakan cukai 100% must pay in cash--yelah, kalau tak de cukai gitu, tak laku lah keta brand msia kat msia--sbb keta kat Msia adalah dijual sgt mahal utk rakyat msia..*sigh

o yer...yg tak best,bila study jauh2 ni-- rindu msia, tp akan balik gak bila dh abis study, so abislah rindu tu kan heheh and ada jer sykpe etc--ari boleh call msia :) murah jer, kalau skype to skype, free ajer :)

sekian entry psl study obersi
tak pyh risau and jgn teragak2 utk dtg UK (negara lain me tak tau) sbb me sgt menyukai pengalaman hidup and study kat sini :)

note : Mr Hubby kata, nak galakkan my zharfan study kat UK bila dia dh masuk univ nanti, sbb masa kecik2 kan dia study sini :) me kata, ha time tu, me dh umur late 40s tu...ie dh tua, bolehlah kita dtg jln2 UK sambil visit Zharfan--jauh visi (angan2?) me &hubby heheh