Freshmen's feedback on university life

By Wong Li Yee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To find out how students are taking to the university life, I interviewed freshmen from different courses.

 

Jane Wee Li Yen, 18, from Foundation in Computing replied, "I would be lying if I said I wasn’t worried about how college life was going to be. Taylor’s University (TU) made me feel comfortable with the transition from high school life to college life.”

 

She added that the lecturers were helpful, and the workshops and talks that are being organised were able to give better insight on the subject of computing.

 

She also said the TU facilities were very well equipped. She concluded, "I had a hard time deciding which college I was going to but I think choosing Taylor’s to further my studies was the best decision I’ve ever made."

 

Asking a few others about their university life resulted in plenty of common complaints, such as the lack of parking space and expensive food. However, several freshmen pointed out issues I didn't consider.

 

Foundation in Design freshman Chong Shin Wen, 18, said the leaking ceiling of the path on level 2 which connects Block C, D and E is a problem that should be fixed as water drips down when it rains. However, she is mostly satisfied with her university life.

 

The lack of water coolers in U residence and the campus was brought up by Cavin Yeo Teck Wei, 19, a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering freshman who lives in the TU hostel.

 

He really hopes that the authority can add more water coolers and fix the leakage mentioned by Chong.

Diploma in Interior Design student Nor Raihanah binti Abdul Rahman, 18, shared that she felt the university culture is very different from what she is used to, back in Kuching. "I'm still in the state of culture shock," she said.

The return of seniors as a new semester begins had also caused her only method of transportation, the bus, to be filled to the brim regularly. She is often forced to wait for the next bus to go home.

 

Even so, Nor Raihanah had no troubles with her lecturers and her classes are going well. "I don't have any troubles working with groups, other than just one person with very strong opinions," she said.

 

Everyone had very different experiences being here, and it really showed in their responses. Some problems only cropped up recently, such as the issue with the bus and limited number of water coolers used to fill water. Overall, those interviewed are satisfied with their education.