Dream Denied: STPM Top Scorer Asks 'How Good Must You Be?'

Top STPM scorer denied UM Accounting course despite near-perfect results

KUALA LUMPUR: Top STPM scorer Edward Wong Yi Xian is heartbroken after being rejected by Universiti Malaya (UM) for its Accounting course despite near-perfect results in both studies and co-curricular activities.

Dream denied: STPM top scorer asks 'how good must you be?'

Six universities have rejected Wong's application to continue his studies.

Wee cries foul after STPM top scorer misses out on UM course

Penangite fails to get into UM's accountancy course under the UPU pathway despite a 4.0 CGPA and scoring 99.9% for co-curricular activities.

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Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Edward Wong Yi Xian from SMJK Jit Sin in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, thought he had cracked the code. Two years of grinding through Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) – Malaysia’s challenging pre-university program – had earned him a perfect 4.0 CGPA, near-perfect co-curricular scores, and a 99.90% merit rating that should have been his gol…