Archive for December, 2005

  American Degree Program (ADP), Taylor’s College

Monday, December 26th, 2005 by enghan

“I’m now studying in ADP.”
“Har??? What’s that???”
“American Degree Program. It’s something like a twinning program.”
“Oh. Er. Okay.”

The above scenario is what I usually get when I tell my friends where I’m studying. Okay, not all of my friends are as blur as the fictitious person in the above scenario, but for simplicity’s sake, let’s just accept the scenario and move on with something more important— An Autopsy of ADP. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in United States, Colleges, Twinning Programs | 10 Comments »

  International Baccalaureate Diploma

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005 by enghan

“Eh, so what you studying in US ah?”

“I’m doing the IB,” I answer.

“WTH is that?”

The International Baccalaureate Diploma, fondly known as the IB, is a pre-university course fairly unknown to many Malaysians. Instead of launching into a tirade about it, having been asked the question so many times, I usually reply with something like, “er, something like A-levels and STPM-lah.” Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Pre-University | 11 Comments »