I want to share this for anyone researching APU before committing, because I wish someone had told me this before I paid the money and packed my bags.

APU markets itself heavily on "diversity" students from every corner of the world, a global campus experience. In reality, a huge chunk of the international student body barely speaks functional English, and there's very little real cross-cultural interaction happening. You're not getting the "global exposure" they sell you in the brochures.

A big part of the social scene revolves around partying and drugs. If that's not what you're there for, you end up fairly isolated, because that's the common ground a lot of people are bonding over.

Academically, it's not rigorous. Grades are easy to get, which sounds nice until you realize it means the degree doesn't actually stretch you or prepare you for much.

And here's the part that mattered most to me: job prospects. If you're not Malaysian, don't expect the internship/job pipeline to work in your favor, local companies overwhelmingly prioritize Malaysian nationals, for understandable visa/labor reasons, but nobody tells you this upfront. So you're left wondering what the entire investment was for.

On top of that, back home (Pakistan), APU isn't a name that carries much weight. Employers and other institutions tend to favor grads from more established universities. So you end up with a degree that's expensive, doesn't guarantee local (Malaysian) employment, and doesn't open doors back home either.

I left after one semester once it became clear this wasn't going to lead anywhere good for me. No regrets about leaving, just wanted to put this out there so other students go in with realistic expectations, or reconsider entirely.

Happy to answer questions if anyone's currently deciding on APU.

I'm planning to apply to UM for both Southeast Asian Studies and Economics.

When does the feb/mar intake usually open for applications? I've heard that applications might open on September 8, is that info correct? (Also I'm considering UPM and UKM)

Also, what's the difference between the March intake and the October intake? Is IELTS 7.0 enough?

I'd appreciate any information
is there anyone who has applied through the feb/mar intake before?

hello, i'm going to start my first year in this bachelor's program at UPM at the end of the month and was wondering if it will be significantly more difficult if i don't know coding/programming beforehand.

i took compsci in matriks SDS, but i genuinely don't think it counts as me having any real knowledge or skills in it because the things we learned to code were extremely basic surface-level java programs

I'll be joining MUM in October and some of these reviews are so bad, saying the business degree isn't worth it and unemployable and shi. Am I cooked 😭😭

Hi, im starting in apu in september 2026 with my brother, my major will be software engineering while his is business in ai and data analytics, could someone tell me what we should expect when we go there, the student life, the lecturers and how easy going they are, assignments overload? exams and quizzes, best areas to get an apartment , please and thank u

1) Chinese students cant speak English and do not socialize from outside their nationality
2) Every 3 sentence must end with la
3) You guys love food to an insane level
4) As an international dont expect to find job at all
5) There is some racial bias against indians ( 😬) actually felt this one a little bit

Hello im a Petronas 2026 scholar and ive been an active smoker since 2024 ish , i turned 18 3Months ago

My uni has nothing against smoking and totally no judgement at their smoking area. But i do have a concern if my smoking habit will lead to termination of my scholarship 😭😭😭 like it's a stupid stuff to be worried at, but im tryna be cautious because i wouldn't like to repay everything 😢 you get it

So like im here to simply ask whether it will affect my scholarship status to smoke in public as a scholar😹

I'm currently struggling a bit with my GPA and I’d really appreciate some insights from people who have been through something similar.

I had a 3.9+ GPA in my previous semester but this semester I dropped to a 3.52. I know 3.52 isn’t a terrible GPA objectively but I’m having a hard time accepting it because I know I could have done better. There were some subjects where I feel like I lost marks mainly because I didn’t manage my time/preparation well enough, which makes it even more frustrating.

At this point, I’m not sure what kind of GPA I should realistically aim for going forward. Should I still be pushing myself to get as close to a 4.00 as possible.. or is there a point where I should stop obsessing over every decimal and focus more on actually learning and doing well?

For those who have experienced a GPA drop after previously getting very high grades:

- How did you mentally deal with it?

- What GPA did you decide was “good enough” for yourself?

- Did you continue aiming for 4.00 or did you change your mindset?

- Did one bad semester actually affect your final CGPA as much as you feared?

Also, I need some advice on choosing an elective.

I’m currently deciding between taking an elective from Computer Science or taking another course that is more heavily focused on Mathematics.

For context, I’m studying Statistics, so I can see the value in both. CS could be useful for programming/computing skills while Math would probably strengthen the theoretical side of my degree.

If you had to choose between the two, which would you recommend and why? I’d especially appreciate answers from Statistics/Math/CS students or graduates.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading my whole rant ❤️Here’s a popcorn 🍿.

Anyone joining APU this September for architecture? And does anyone know anything about the course?

hii yall. Heading to KL in few days for APU. A random idea popped up. Lets make a FRESHERS 2026 INSTAGRAM GC for the incoming APU/Monash/Taylor’s/Sunway students so we can connect, chat about housing, classes, life in KL, or just make friends before campus starts. Dm me ur offer letter and ur instagram handle to be added. Lets connect and know eachother :)

^OPEN TO ALL FRESHERS 2026 (APU/Monash/Sunway/Taylors)

I am a 2nd year med school student. I am in a really difficult spot right now. When I started the course my plan was for PTPTN to cover most of it however due me to unknowingly having a business in my name the PTPTN only covers 50 percent of this. I am in MSU shah alam. My father was intially supporting my studies but due to him being an alcoholic he is now out of the picture. My mother has remarried and does not cover anything for me and I am operating on minimal support. I used most of my savings to pay for fees up till the 3rd year start where my installments will start from there at a relatively low amount monthly. What should i do in this stituation, I cant really stop now as its wasted time and i would have to repay PTPTN and will struggled to continue studies from there. Any help or advice anyone can give ?

Can anyone share their experience applying for a postdoctoral position at UNITEN Malaysia?

How long does the application process take?

Hi guys,

I finished my degree 2 months ago and just got a job in a cybersecurity firm. It's a SME/startup since the staff isn't much (more or less 5 to 10 staff only).

Currently, I'm in my 2nd week working and my mom has been pressuring me to do master degree since she thinks im doing nothing. So far what I did for the past few days was monitor any threat alert for our client.

My concern is that there are few people who have done master got no job as the recruiter said they're overqualified for the role. I do wanna continue to do part time master but not in the upcoming 1 or 2 years.

My plan was to grind for certs such as CCNA, CEH, etc while working so i won't spend a dime and claim to HRDC.

What do you guys think?

Slalu orang cari intern kat mana? Skarang ni dh last sem college and nak cari tempat intern tpi x tau nk start kat mana.

Orang kata kat Indeed ngan LinkedIn x brapa nk okay sngat so yeah.

Need some advice here! Anyone here does self study for ielts? If so, do you recommend it?

I know many self study with mateirls from british council or other centres...but I'm not confident since most unis in the UK want at least 6.5 and above for ielts.

hi im new to the community here. I know that the topic seems confused....

First of all im 19yrold and currently a pharmacy year 2 student. Last week, I was thinking bout my future , pharmacist is really a career that i wanted to go through with my life?. So I did some research about future demand of lae and pharmacist, the facts that neither of them were going well. Salary for pharmacist as i know kinda mid in malaysia, it's easily to reach the bottle neck without having further explore in industry field. But then for aircraft engineering idk if the demand is high or low. Nevertheless, aviation industry always be one of my dream if I can't go for pilot then aircraft engineer might be one of the consideration for me

Can i get some advices from all the aspects cuz I'm struggling if i want to continue my pharmacy program or to join aircraft engineering program like MABES.

Btw i was taking igcse in my highschool, i will sit for BM, English as well sejarah paper this year. Is that possible to combine both spm results and my previous Igcse results, if i decided to go for lae program?

🙏 thanks

I just wanna ask if the a levels are good or nah

1. ⁠Tell me the harsh truth about the course.

2. ⁠Mistakes that you done

3. ⁠How is the environment and the lecture?

4. ⁠Is there is job scope for me after finishing this degree?

5. ⁠What I need to do to excel in this degree?

6. ⁠Please share the material that gonna learn in sem 1 so I can take a look.

7. ⁠Can anyone explain about the 2u2i thing?

8. ⁠Is 2u2i better than other course because only data eng got this approach?

the results had just come out for me atleast, i wanna say congrats to the ones who received the scholarship!! it sucks on my part but oh well atleast ive tried :)

my emgs process taking unnnecessary long , i submitted 31st august, 5th august it updated to 32 % and then it was stuck there and then on 26th august it went to 35 now my uni starts 7th september, its 1st september today, i need to apply for an sev after this too, and uni apu said theyll only give me a week extension which is so annoying tbh im so stressed

Hello!! I'm an international student currently waiting for my EMGS. Is it possible to email them to accelerate the progress??

Can anyone share their experience applying for a postdoctoral position at UNITEN Malaysia?

How long does the application process take?