Asasi Sains Pertanian UPM

Hello everyone!
I purposely create this blog to provide more information regarding Asasi Sains Pertanian Universiti Putra Malaysia(UPM).
I am an ASPerian(it means a student of Asasi Sains UPM),Streamers,batch-10,session 2014/2015.
Well,hmm..my semester one had just ended. =)
It is my semester break now so I decided to explain more on Asasi Sains UPM.

Ok,I shall describe Asasi UPM in more details!
First of all,Asasi Sains Pertanian UPM is a Foundation of Science programme but the programme is associated with the word 'Pertanian' as it is one of the compulsory subject in UPM that every Asasi students is required to take.
But no worries,you may still continue pursuing Medicine,Engineering,Veterinary Medicine and etc (any degree in Universiti Putra Malaysia-depends on your CGPA)

You may refer to the official website for more information on the degree intake.

There are two intakes for this programme which are January intake and September intake.
For students who are interested in January intake,you may apply using your SPM trial results starting from 1st of October this year.(refer to the Asasi UPM website).
Students who are successfully enrolled themselves in January will be able to pursue their degree in September.(WHICH MEANS ONLY EIGHT MONTHS)
These January intake students are known as 'Trackers'.
You are able to apply any degree in Universiti Putra Malaysia upon completion of this programme except Medicine.
But you are still able to change to May intake if you are interested in pursuing Medicine(with some conditions- not really sure about it).

For students who are interested in May intake,you may apply through UPU(buy the pin number from Bank Simpanan Nasional) starting from January to March after completion of SPM.
Students who are successfully enrolled themselves in May will be able to pursue their degree in the following year September.(Duration about 1 year)
These May intake students are known as 'Streamers'.

Now,I would like to talk about the education system of this programme.
For Trackers,the subjects is divided into 2 semesters whereas for Streamers,the subjects is divided into 3 semesters.
For Trackers,there are 16 subjects whereas for Streamers,there are 18 subjects.
In this Asasi Sains UPM,you will have examination every end of the month.
The disadvantage of having exam every month tends to make you feel stressful and exhausted of reading books but the advantage is that you are only required to finish that syllabus in that particulat month.
For example,Chapter 1 and 2 Maths tested in the first month,In the following month,these two chapters will not come out anymore.(This system is same to every subjects except Physics)

The lecturers here are amazing.There are a lot of tips too.(But in my opinion,the tips were not really useful as you still had to study every thing as your syllabus only covers that particular month)

In my opinion,many of the students here gets offer from local Matriculation but they still chose Asasi Sains UPM as their priorities because ASPerians are known as university foster's children,
Every ASPerian is confirmed for a degree placement in UPM.(It is all depends on your CGPA and the degree that you want to pursue,if it is a critical course,then definitely you have to excel for it!)
You may still proceed to other local private universities and USM upon completion of this foundation programme.
*Only Streamers are applicable to apply to USM as UPM doesn't offer courses like Dentistry,Pharmacy,Radiology and etc.