Students get up close and personal with universities<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
More than 400 high school seniors packed the auditorium of the
\nLabschool High School in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, on Tuesday for
\nthe sixth annual career day, eager to get some tips on how to get
\ninto a top university.<\/p>\n
\"There are three secrets to success,\" Arief Rachman, a noted
\neducation expert, told the group of graduating seniors from 36
\nhigh schools in Jakarta. \"Ambition, ability and hard work.\"<\/p>\n
Arief is a former principal of the Labschool, where 98 percent
\nof graduates continue on to university.<\/p>\n
Representatives from the University of Indonesia, Gadjah Mada
\nUniversity in Yogyakarta, the Bandung Institute of Technology and
\nPadjadjaran University in Bandung -- four of the most prestigious
\ninstitutes of higher learning -- were on hand to provide
\ninformation on their schools.<\/p>\n
All four institutions are public universities, where the
\nmajority of students must gain admission through a rigorous
\nnational exam. In 2004, when 1.9 million students graduated from
\nhigh schools nationwide, 336,707 students competed for 82,190
\nspots at public universities.<\/p>\n
During the event on Tuesday, Syafnir, a representative of the
\nnational exam board, explained the procedures for the annual
\nexam, which will be held in June this year.<\/p>\n
\"The most important thing to do is to write down your name,\"
\nsaid Syafnir. \"A number of students get nervous and leave out
\nthis small, but very important detail.\"<\/p>\n
The students attending the event at Labschool will take a
\npractice exam on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Admission representatives from 58 institutions of higher
\neducation, including a number of overseas universities, have set
\nup information booths at the event.<\/p>\n
According to Erina Yovanka, who has taught at Labschool for 12
\nyears, 30 percent of the school's graduates continue their
\nstudies abroad. She added that the most popular majors in recent
\nyears were medicine, information technology, economics and
\ncommunications.<\/p>\n
The organizer of the event, Puri Handayani, who is also a
\ncounselor at Labschool, said, \"Through this event, we want all
\nstudents, not just ours, to get accurate information on
\nuniversities.\"<\/p>\n
Ari, 17, a senior at state high school SMA 30 in Rawasari,
\nEast Jakarta, said he thought the event was very useful.<\/p>\n
\"It's a great event. It's very informative and helpful,\" said
\nAri, who wants to study at Padjadjaran University. \"My school
\ndoesn't have anything like this.\" (002)<\/p>",
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