tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712211.post4960468988388790178..comments2015-03-16T10:59:17.200+08:00Comments on The Main Streeter: Economics @ Home © Volume 2 Issue 18Shihonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264003213143587074noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712211.post-33767031307197172332010-12-19T12:19:04.186+08:002010-12-19T12:19:04.186+08:00The fact that you have to try to outsmart the gove...The fact that you have to try to outsmart the government into giving you your last few choices is a big joke.Shihonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264003213143587074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712211.post-88091652327821846992010-12-19T02:46:45.446+08:002010-12-19T02:46:45.446+08:00the govt policies changed some time ago in my year...the govt policies changed some time ago in my year. i put the first three choices as my 6th,7th & 8th choice knowing that they usually allocate us those last choices. and put my least favorable course as my first choice. turns out, they gave everyone their first choice in my year. i think it's cus they lost badly in elections in penang. haha. but the scholarship part remains the same. it's still not according to merit.Grace Honghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171053565615773619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712211.post-82648432053392538412010-09-03T15:34:35.896+08:002010-09-03T15:34:35.896+08:00Sighs. Such a heartwarming story. My sister went t...Sighs. Such a heartwarming story. My sister went through the same thing but wasn't so lucky. Got a place in Oxford for law but didn't get a scholarship except for a small merit scholarship from the university which is only a fraction of the total amount. But she's doing law in UM and managed to represent the country for the World Jessup moots. Thing is, Malaysia are more than willing to send douchebags to study in some half baked uni in the UK then cater to the brilliant ones. Sighs.Ganeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818152189939276755noreply@blogger.com