Extra courses needed for university admission test<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Three years of study at high school are apparently not enough for
\nstudents to prepare themselves for the university admission test.
\nMost of them, who lack confidence, even take additional lessons.<\/p>\n
\"I can't rely only on the knowledge I have obtained from
\nschool. The competition for the test is to tight and I'm afraid
\nthat what I have now is not enough to pass,\" Pranatalia Maria
\nManik, a high school student at a state high school in Bukit
\nDuri, South Jakarta, said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"I'm attending the month-long additional course, which
\nprovides intensive study guidance for would-be university
\nstudents, to prepare myself,\" she said, adding that she had paid
\nRp 400,000 (US$46) for the course starting early this month.<\/p>\n
Pranatalia plans to continue her studies at the school of
\nengineering, majoring in industrial engineering at the University
\nof Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"It's very important to join the course as I will have a trial
\nadmission test every week, which is crucial for fresh graduates
\nlike me. It's very beneficial to experience what the test is
\nreally like,\" said the 18-year-old student, who is still unsure
\nof whether she will pass it.<\/p>\n
High school graduates throughout the country will take the
\nadmission test for state universities on July 2 and July 3.<\/p>\n
A total of 69,232 high school students in the city are
\nexpected to graduate this year. They said schools would inform
\nthem of their graduation results through the post on Thursday at
\nthe latest.<\/p>\n
Andry Permatasari, of another state high school in Tanah
\nKusir, South Jakarta, said she was also taking the month-long
\nadditional course.<\/p>\n
\"I need to attend the course because I'm still not good enough
\nin several subjects for the admission test,\" said Andry, who
\nwishes to continue her studies at the Bogor Institute of
\nAgriculture.<\/p>\n
Andry must attend the course from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every
\nday until the end of this month.<\/p>\n
As she had paid a Rp 450,000 fee, she thought it a shame to
\nskip the sessions. She also had to postpone her English course,
\nwhich she has attended since fourth grade, for advanced learners,
\ndue to her preparations for the test.<\/p>\n
However, not all students attend the course to prepare
\nthemselves better for the admission test.<\/p>\n
Caroline Octavianita, a student of a state high school in
\nTanjung Priok, North Jakarta, revealed that she attended the
\nadditional course just to broaden her knowledge.<\/p>\n
\"I have been admitted to a private institute for secretaries
\nin East Jakarta and have paid the admission fee of Rp 8 million
\nin total,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Caroline said, however, she still wanted to measure her
\ncapability in the admission test for the school of economics,
\nwhere she hopes to major in developmental economics at the
\nUniversity of Indonesia.<\/p>",
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