On 29th May, my sis informed me that she was accepted by USM to pursue her further studies. I was happy as she will be staying in Penang with us instead of living far apart from the family. But somehow her excitement was cut short when she found out her name was not in the USM accepted list anymore. That happened on yesterday.
This morning, she went to USM to get clarification from the officer in charge. To her horror and many others, it was confirmed that she was not the chosen one. Apparently, the computer system screwed up. Only those who received sms from USM are considered successfully accepted into the university.
I was there right after lunch hours. At that time, Ng Wei Aik the political secretary of Lim Guan Eng was having press conference. Many other parents and students were waiting anxiously, hoping for the best.
After an hour of waiting, YB Lim Kit Siang appeared and was directed into the “Bilik Taklimat” for another round of discussion and press conference with the vice chancellor.
The meeting went thru very fast and soon many of us found out that the latest list is the correct one.
Those who didn’t receive the sms will not be accepted into USM. They will be in the big pool of students to be picked by UPU in coming weeks. It’s really very screw up!
For me, I just don’t understand why such an issue can happen at the first place. It had created a lot of emotional stress to my sis and the rest affected by this issue.
Malaysia APEX University is a laughing stock to the rest of the world!
Read TheStar news over here
Really sorry to hear that, hopes everything will sort out soon for your sis’s studies.