oh hello hello

done with 2 interviews. dont ask me about jpa. damn it was not fun at all. seriously i say. why should the discussion topic was on obesity? those who got current issues as ur topic discussion, be grateful. lets not talk about jpa as im sure no one is interested knowing how was the interview as there were thousands who were called up for the interview and, the one reading this post might be a JPA scholar too. haha.

and since isnizam n wa n sirfik etc etc keep asking me how was the petronas educamp, and im currently not in the mood of replying sms-es as my handphone merajuk lagi, haha, i decided to let the thoughts and experience to flow right here wokeh. if im not answering you, call me or text me ok.

okie dokie.

on the first day, there was mostly briefing on the tests you will be sitting for and interviews which you will undergo. those who are going to the next educamp, please wait for the bus about 20 minutes earlier before the exact time the driver say he will be. because what happened to be was, damn, i missed the bus and caught in the rain. haish. lucky me to have this pak cik who is from the transportation maintenence dept to drive me n and my roommate exclusively to the cancellor hall. however, we still arrived there well, about half an hour late. hahaha. right after the briefing, there was a group activities which was done during the campus tour programme. grab the chance to know your competitors. but when u decide to get to know ur competitors, be prepared as you are getting to know how great your competitors are. hahaha. seriously, i met this syed putra girl who currently was under 2 weeks programme organized by Yayasan Tun Abdul Razak which the interview was super tough and the programme was/is attend by the chosen ones only as the programme was/is directly under YAB DS Najib. and she was also the penghuluwati during her NS. from the way she talked, i knew she's a great leader. the other who i met was a boy from east coast, who when i asked him what a carburator is, he explained to me the function of the carburator and related it to the throttle, fuel tank and also physics principals as if he's a professional mechanic n good for him, he's applying mechanical engineering. thank god no one asked me about business. ahahaha.

at night, there were two tests, personality test and maths and science test. for d maths and snc test, the test taken depends on the course you take, e.g. during my time, those who were applying for technical courses i.e. engineering courses, they have to take maths and snc test (not 2 tests, but maths and science (phy, chem, bio) questions were compiled altogether in a booklet) and for those who were applying for non-technical courses i.e. econs, BA, finance, geology etc. have to take maths test.

the next day was the crucial one. my interviews were in the 1st session. let me get this clear, there will be 4 sessions, i.e. A, B, C,D. A & B sessions were held in the morning and the other 2 were held at noon.

there were 2 interviews- individual and group. firstly, we were told to be in groups, and were given a case study. every group consist of 4-5 candidates. so there were Card A, Card B, Card C blablabla. every card was on the same case study in general, but different on the aspects on seeing the case study. oh this is getting complicated. ok, lemme explain again, using examples ok.

my case study was on Education Policy and the group we were in was a comittee formed by the Minister of Education (but not muhyiddin la, ok, haha). i was the 3rd person, so i gotta hold the Card C. Card C see the education policy in professionals point of view and the recommendation on the modification of the current education policy was to place the most clever in universities and the less clever will be given relevant skills training. for the holder of Card D, the case study still on the Edu Policy, but the views are different and the recommendation was also different. same goes to the other cards.

30-40 minutes were given for preparation before all of us were called to be in a waiting room and wait for our turns.what to do during the interview is when u're called in the interview room, present your case, whether u agree or disagree with the opinons, give your own opinions and your solution. right after the individual interview, wait for all ur groupmates and again, wait for your turn. once ure called up again, go into the interview room as a group and discuss abut ur case study and find a solution for your problem. in my case, we had to decide an education policy to be implemented in our education system.

done with the most crucial. next, there were IQ tests and English Placement Test to be taken. i guess u know what to do. :)

here i would like to say thank you for all who helped me out throughout the educamp. parents, pakandak and seniors, thank you so much for ur advices, zul, u helped me a lot :). to the first one who rang me during the educamp, thanks for ur ideas on why i applied for BA n for ur fullest support.*ehemehem.thanks for ur money n time. >:p to aliyyah, thanks for being a very cooperative n nice roommate. to shah, thanks for being there nights and days giving tips and telling me what to do and what not, and also for being super supportive every time i called u asking the same questions. sorry that i was so lazy to walk to V2 that noon.all the best in ur studies and walla for ur coco. to all RCSUs and the educamp comittee, u guys are great. to Miss Ani, all the best breaching ur contract :P. to nizam n hanzalah, all the best in whatever u undertake. to all G2s members, u guys rock. anis, hope to see you again.

all the best for future educamp participants.