I chose UTAR's English Education programme as it is first and foremost MQA accredited and extremely affordable. In addition to that, there are well-equipped facilities such as the Micro-teaching laboratory for mock-teaching sessions as well as the language laboratory. We were also given multiple opportunities to work with the local community by organising language camps for school students which gave us education students good exposure to what life as an educator would be like.

SMK Jalan Tasek, Ipoh English Language Day Camp organised by us ED students (Shagina; standing first row far left)

Looking at the extra-curricular activities, there were plenty to choose from. I was elected as the Secretary for the 2014/2015 Indian Cultural & Language Society and was given the opportunity to choreograph and perform a semi-classical dance number for one of the event organised by the society, UTAR ICLS Thamizhar Thirunaal Kondattam - Ponggal Vizha 2015.

A still shot from the dance performance (Shagina; centre)

I was also the first female Chairperson for the Asian Cultural Society for the 2015/2016 board. There were many activities that were organized meant for student networking and bridging, the most well-known being the HOLA Festival. It is the festival of colours integrated with team building activities. This helped develop our students teamwork and leadership skills while taking a break from their studies at the same time. My friends and I had a blast at these events!