Finally now having 5 classes, after being assign in to the wrong class of decision making instead of marketing decision making. All the classes consider started, while lecturers trying to prevent over lapping 3 different subjects, strategic marketing, marketing decision making and integrated marketing communication; if all 3 subjects are about the same why not just create 1 called integrated strategic marketing communication and decision making, won't that be easier.
Life in apiit was never this shitty until apiit decides to draw hundreds more student for profit, as you might already guess, drop in quality, gain in quantity. Foreign student are consider the most profiting group among all the student, and those who are bad in English as second language are their cash cow, don't blame yourself if you never grad from the apiit english learning class. Foreign student are profit because;
A, you need to register student visa through the school itself, apiit only give you 3-6 months and charge you rm99 (should be) per renewal while outside you may get 1 - 3 years renewal for free of charge as your fee already cover those charges.
B, you need to get apiit accommodation for the first year when you reach malaysia, of course you can get other alternatives, IF you manage to find one, which most doesn't, apiit charge about rm 300-500 for their accommodation, about rm 100 - 200 above market price, (the one i'm currently living is at rm 180), oh yes, utilities fee are not included in the bill. If you so lucky to get one that is not under apiit (correct, you save about 100 to 200) great now you need to go to school either is by public transport or you buy a car.
C, public transport is easily available if you spend either time or money, bus came every 1 hour, and sometimes might speed away if they can't stop at the bus stop, rapidkl dominates the market around apiit, if you are so unlucky, wait for another hour. Cab charges at rm3 -4 to go to apiit, of course its actually rm 2.50 -4 depends on location and traffic condition. cab usually DOES NOT run on meter if you are get one in apiit. finally, something better which is the apiit bus that goes to the places like the lrt station and apiit accommodation places, it cost about rm 60 a month (i never ride it), it runs on time, but never expect it to stop in apiit itself unless it rains.
D, after paying the basic need, to eat in apiit, price varies from the eye of the cashier, it cost about rm 2 to 20 PER meal (might be more if you decide to add in additional toss salad, a piece of chicken, cup of tea and a slice of cake), don't be scare there is still hope, apiit chicken rice cost about rm 3.50 - 4.00 each plate, with a bowl of rice and few pieces of chicken that cover the top of your rice and a few slice of cucumber and drops of sauce. Eating in apiit is not really what you would want everyday. Going out to eat might be costly, so you can just eat some where around apiit, a nasi lemak stall in enterprise 3, cafe in patimas, MC'd around petronas, cafeteria at enterprise 4 and one more shop right opposite of maybank.Choices is that you really have a lot to choose from, prices at the other hand is that you will spend around rm5 per meal.
E, again if you so unlucky to fall under this group of cash cow, be happy cause you know that you are rich enough to be in the group (sadly you suck in life and i would strongly suggest you to transfer). ESL students are usually stuck in the english study area for 6 -12 months, 3 if you are good enough, and lets for get the maximum unless you ran out of cash. Most of the china student ended up here with others from east asia and north asia, fairly because you can't pretty much understand what people is talking and you can't express yourself other than body language. Basically you are screwed because medium in apiit is english. A class for ESL cost about 1k (i was told as 1K), it is cheaper than what you can get outside, again lets talk quantity.
In the context of money, not everything is bad, or at least. Your tuition fee is fixed for that intake and it will never increase (or decrease) with the on going money depreciation and inflation, given USD or MYR, there won't be a word called cheap if you are going to study at a foreign place. So dear friends, think twice before coming to the hell hole, because down is where the admins are.
Oh shit, think of it I was thinking to get another degree oversea.
