You have begun to think about what life after secondary school is like: what path should you take next? What course should you do? What institution best suits your financial and skillsets?
You know that quality higher education is important to achieve larger life goals. Closing The Gap Malaysia wants to help you make some of the most important decisions you will make in your life.
Powered by Closing The Gap Malaysia, this Resource Pack contains advice, information, and opportunities for secondary school students to engage in higher education.
The latest version of the Resource Pack can be found below - click the links to access the full content.
Designed to help give you a structured outline for your planning, this Resource Pack is divided into four stages of higher education exploration (below).
For a personalised experience, feel free to jump around in your exploration. Feel free to adapt according to what you will need.
To quote our favorite historian George Santayana — 'To know your future you must know your past'. Explore the ups and downs in your past and how these experiences have changed you when you draw your life map.
There are many opportunities post-SPM for you. Each course has its own unique benefits and challenges. Here, an overview of the tertiary education landscape in Malaysia is presented - make sure you do your own research to fully understand which option is best for you!
Once you have identified what has shaped you up till the present point, what’s next for you? Where would you like to go? Who would you like to be? When you envision your future — what kind of job or university do you see yourselves in? How would you like to be remembered? Use the TIM Tool and RIASEC test to help you find out.
You have already identified a few options you'd like to pursue, but you need a little support along the way. Scholarships are one way to set you up for life, not just financially - with a scholarship, you can breathe a little easier and improve other aspects of pre-university/ university life. Below are a list of things to consider when researching for scholarships - again, research is key!
The process of scholarship applications can be long and challenging but worry not. In this section, we will cover scholarship application essay writing. Writing essays can be challenging, but fret not we have frameworks that will help you get started.