Village Boy's Anecdote: When I was Form 6 student.

It was unexpected decision that me, myself could not understand why I decided to choose to be in Form 6 instead of getting into the university. This decision was made after SPM because of following my counselor and teachers advises. I had been informed that by choosing to be a Form 6 student, they said that this is the only shortcut for me to get into degree level. This is because Form 6 will take two years of study only. Without any doubt I chose to further my study in Form 6 at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Yahya Petra (2).

Before I choose to be in Form 6, I had received 3 offer letters from government university and quite some from private universities. I rejected those offers because what I had set in my mind that time was being in Form 6 I would get into degree level even faster. Form 6 and foundation that time are the only fast tracks for the students to pursue their study in degree level.

After two weeks in that particular school, I received a call from UiTM Dungun, Terengganu informing me that my name is in the list of their new intake students. The officer told me that I need to decide either one, remain in school or university. If I pursue in UiTM the course that I will take is Diploma In Tourism which I had applied before entering SMK SYP (2). The officer gave me 24 hours to think whether I'm going to stay as a Form 6 students. But then, I came out with the decision with remaining as a STPM candidates. After that day, I study hard and even harder to get a good pointer in STPM.

For five months I had been in SMK SYP (2), lots of things I learnt from the atmosphere of the school. One day i five months, the school's counselor met me and we arranged a meeting. I met the counselor and we discussed regarding my study in the school. The counselor's name is Cikgu Khuzaimah. I was quite close with her and because of that, she understand me well on what I'm facing in that school. I told her my problems that I could not cope anymore with STPM because it's getting harder and harder. I failed to achieve a good result in certain subjects. I consulted Cikgu Khuzaimah and ask her opinion about that matter. She told me to go for diploma level in university. She knew that I couldn't bear to continue STPM anymore. After that, she helped me with filling the universities form such as UiTM, UPSI and so on.

After one month, the results of universities that I had applied for has came out. My application to pursue study in diploma in UPSI and UiTM were approved. In UPSI I got Diploma In English and UiTM, Foundation In Law. However, I cannot choose both, I have to decide in which university I want to go. Finally I chose to be in Sultan Idris Education University and it continues till now.