Valerius Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Hello there, I am a Malaysian currently pursuing my graduate dreams of becoming a professor of Classics someday. I am curious: are there any Classicist from Malaysia? From what I can tell, there are none, and I may be the only Malaysian Classicist. PROVE ME WRONG thanks!
banana21 Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Hello there, I am a Malaysian currently pursuing my graduate dreams of becoming a professor of Classics someday. I am curious: are there any Classicist from Malaysia? From what I can tell, there are none, and I may be the only Malaysian Classicist. PROVE ME WRONG thanks! I'm not a Classicist but I am trying to pursue my dreams of being accepted into graduate school in Communications / Media and I'm from Malaysia! Just nice to see a fellow Malaysian on the forums. Hello, there! =)
Valerius Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Hello there, That seems exciting. You're currently in Singapore right now? Are you there for your undergraduate studies? Also applications for a US visa in Singapore is pretty good (I heard it's better than applying in Malaysia, though I've never applied my visa through Malaysia). Will this be the first time you're traveling to the US? If so, your application process will take longer than normal since they have to perform a background search on you. Brings back memories.
banana21 Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 Hello there, That seems exciting. You're currently in Singapore right now? Are you there for your undergraduate studies? Also applications for a US visa in Singapore is pretty good (I heard it's better than applying in Malaysia, though I've never applied my visa through Malaysia). Will this be the first time you're traveling to the US? If so, your application process will take longer than normal since they have to perform a background search on you. Brings back memories. Was in Singapore for undergrad, have been working in Singapore for the past almost 5 years! Been away from my hometown, Penang for 8 years now! Still a M'sian citizen, but a Singapore PR now. I've got a 10-year visitor visa to the US coz I just went there last year for a holiday. Which part of M'sia you from and how long have you been away?
Valerius Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 You need to change your visa from a visitor visa to a student visa, or else you will not be allowed to study here. I've been in the US since my undergrad days. That's 4 years worth of my Bachelors life. Then I spent a year in Singapore, and now I'm in grad school for my Masters in Classics. I will be applying for my PhD. in the next year. I'm originally from Selangor. I have no intention of ever returning to Malaysia since there I feel no pride there. Plus there is a zero job market for me there. Regardless, I'm still curious if there are any Classicist who left Malaysia and ended up as one. So far I'm the only Malaysian in my field of study. No surprise there, but it's slightly bothersome as I have no one to ask for assistance. All good though, I could play this to my advantage. What is your major?
banana21 Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 You need to change your visa from a visitor visa to a student visa, or else you will not be allowed to study here. I've been in the US since my undergrad days. That's 4 years worth of my Bachelors life. Then I spent a year in Singapore, and now I'm in grad school for my Masters in Classics. I will be applying for my PhD. in the next year. I'm originally from Selangor. I have no intention of ever returning to Malaysia since there I feel no pride there. Plus there is a zero job market for me there. Regardless, I'm still curious if there are any Classicist who left Malaysia and ended up as one. So far I'm the only Malaysian in my field of study. No surprise there, but it's slightly bothersome as I have no one to ask for assistance. All good though, I could play this to my advantage. What is your major? Ooh! You've been in Singapore too! Funnily, I still feel this loyalty toward Malaysia - possibly because my family is still there and I have very close ties with them. Nonetheless, I unfortunately do not see myself ever studying nor working there. :/ I've read some topics where they mention the possibility of affirmative action but take all the posts with a pinch of salt. I'm sure the guidelines and policies will differ from school to school and I just don't want to unnecessarily get my hopes up. I majored in Molecular Biology during undergrad but am (relentlessly) trying to switch over to Communication / Media Studies. With 4 years of - I'd like to think - relevant job experience under my belt, I really hope this will sway my application into the "Maybe" bin at least, as opposed to directly into the "Trash This Application" one! Is the rest of your family back in Selangor or are they all in US with you? Who knows, maybe as our posts continues, more Malaysians will chip in with their replies
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