yeah. the fact is, 3 months from now, English will be my first language. i will be using it to talk to teachers and friends, to order for food and drinks, to ask for directions, to ask for anything i don't understand in class, etc etc etc :( therefore i decided to write my blog in English. if i cannot even write in English well, how can i even talk to others in English, right?
ah by the way, the reason i write this post is not to announce my decision to write this blog in English, but to announce my much bigger decision.
I am going to Monash KL!
yah. finally, after all discussions of pros and cons i had with my parents and some friends, i decided to continue my uni to Monash KL, not to Monash Australia which i planned before. all this time the plan was that i was going to oz. i joined Jakarta International College to go study to Monash Australia, not to Monash KL.
well, i guess sometimes plans simply do not work.
to be honest, it is really my dream to study overseas, especially to western countries. KL is still overseas, indeed. but it is not a western country (in fact, it has lots similarities with Indonesia). the point is, going to Monash Aussie is, really,really, indeed, my dream.
but, to think of it, tuition fee in Australia is VERY expensive. not because their dollar is becoming stronger and stronger nowadays, but because it is simply very expensive. even when we compare it to tuition fees in countries in Europe, which, of course, is in Poundsterling, Australia is still much more expensive.
and to be honest, the decision of me going to Australia was made in a big hurry. i was so stressed in my high school and was having a terrible time back then. to run from all those things, i decided to quit my school and enrol to JIC. the point is, if the decision was not made in a big hurry, we could search deeper and found out that it is better to study in Europe. it is cheaper, and the quality of their schools are great, too.
because of those things, we decided i will go to Monash KL instead of Monash Australia. the tuition fee is much cheaper, and the rest of the money could be used to fund my master degree in England or Holland *amen*.
Monash KL is simply the branch of Monash Australia. it gives us the exact certificate with the one that Monash Australia gives. however, the courses offered are different. there are some courses that are offered in Australia but are not offered in KL and vice versa. the other difference is the teachers. though all teachers are sent to Australia to make sure that they have same educational standards as theirs, the quality of the English language and accent might differ. teachers in Australia might have better English and accent than ones in KL as in Australia, English is their first language and while in KL, it is not. the fact that one of the purposes of studying abroad is to learn English makes me afraid of what will the accent of my English two years later like. sigh.
there are other bases that support my decision, but i guess those two differences take the biggest proportion of my reasons to choose KL instead Australia.
well, i just wish this is the right decision.
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