In view of my disgruntlement over the fiasco and shortcomings of students's admission into critical courses, I would like to make my points clearer. Whenever I refer to a particular group of people, bear in mind that I am not referring it to the each and every person involves in the subset. I am actually stating the majority of the people of the particularly mentioned subset. So, to avoid further misunderstanding, I would first apologise to the many of you who are actually innonsensely blamed by my judgements when I refer to the group of people in which you are actually residing in; to those in the authorities who are not able to carry their duties to the fullest of fairness and efficiency due to beauracracy and political hedge, and also to those students who are outright deprived and have their purest of dreams shattered.

Firstly, the cycle of processing applications. Few words to describe: shoddy, blur, not standardised, random (arbitrary), unfair, non-objective, and the worst of all, it depends on LUCK and not competency. Reaction to the process: unfair, meritocracy which is aint, bias, abstract, subjective, deprivation, aspiration annihilated, uncivilised and it is yet another methodology coined to further enhance the grip of special rights of the Bumis.

My suggestion to stamp out iniquity and favouritism (applicable when only the "majority" are ready to accept the fact, the fittest ones win and the the less ones, must give way). First process, the application and its submission. Critical courses should have different forms of application. Why? To making sure that the students pick the courses they desire. If they really desire to be doctors, then they just have to apply medicine instead of putting in a "rojak" of choices when they are not sure or when they are influenced by glamourity and mentality like "if i score full As and not applying medicine, what a waste", which might unfairly and grievously deprived those who have the full aspiration to be doctors and help patients. When you want medicine, you only apply medicine, you could not apply for any other courses. Include some short essay questions in the application forms, to gauge a person's inclination and interest towards those fields especially medicine.

Upon submission, the authorities should work closely with the medical faculties to filter, screen and select prospective students. Each medical faculty should come out with 2 lists; the list of accepted applicants for interviews/entrance tests and the waiting list (on-hold students). Never mind if there are students who are in accepted lists and/or waiting lists of different universities because they are required to reply to accept or not to go for the interviews. Nevertheless, one shouldn't be in more than n list; where n is an integer, standardised and proven by statistics and academicians; those people are paid to work out on this.. don't tell people it is hard, if it is easy, you will be working in farms or shit tanks.

Those people who are in waiting list need not be in despair but also doesn't mean they can take it easy. They are in the waiting list, they should start bucking up and have some alternative mitigation plans. After the interviewing process, those medical faculties should coordinate to choose and select and drop successful and unsuccessful applicants respectively. Successful applicants then should confirm as whether they would like to accept the offer or not. Here come the chances for the applicants in waiting lists, because they are some idiots who wouldn't go for medicine in UKM because it aint UM's medicine. In addition to remaining extra seats, these "rejected" seats will be freed and allocated to those in the waiting list.

Those unfortunate, who are not successful in their application should be given a chance to apply for other courses, which are related, like bio-medic, medical science, biochem which are more prominent instead of zoology, wood fibre technology. Those of you who rejected offers from UKM or UPM, don't expect to be given a chance to re-apply. Those too specialised courses should be abolished. Undergraduate studies are meant to be wholesome, holistic and well-rounded. Wood fibre technology and such courses are too specialised and are only suitable for intense research and development at post-graduate level. No point you offer such courses when there are no job opportunities in the market.

Authorities should concentrate on expanding and upgrading prominent and fundamental courses and not spending big bucks in establishing new in-depth courses where and when the nation actually don't have such need and expertise. If they have the far vision and do see the prospect of, say, wood fibre technology, they should increase the fundings to research institutes (like Perhilitan, or some sort), professors and post-graduates students.

That I believe is the way for a better tertiary education in Malaysia. Everyone knows, all these required efforts. Najib will be even saying "Kita tak boleh sewenang-wenangnya membuat perubahan kerana pertimbangan itu ini perlu diambil kira... bla bla". Hello, you and those people are paid by tax payers, it is your job to do all these positive changes and every work is hard. Again if it is easy, might as well we pay at a lower cost to hire tom dick and harry to do. You are placed in positions concerning the nation and the public, please dont expect to work only when problems arise and sit in the air-con rooms borak angin. You are to work hard and not easy through out the year man!