We appreciate that it can be difficult to plan out and take your next steps into higher education. The vast number of options available to you, along with the corresponding entry requirements and financial costs can be daunting and difficult to navigate through.
We are here to guide you through one of your most important life decisions.
Our team of Malaysian advisors are not only well informed with respect to the higher education application steps and processes, but they have also been through these application processes themselves. They have successfully gained admission to some of the world’s top universities and are well placed to give you the best advice for your next steps into higher education.
Through our platform, you can gain access to one of our advisors that best suits your profile and requirements. Not only will they guide you through your application processes (via email, skype, facetime, whatsapp etc.), but you will also be able to ask them for general education or career-related advice post completion of your applications, with no pre-determined cut-off date! This could include the assessment of post-graduation options, as well as CV building advice.
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Ashwin graduated from the London School of Economics with a First Class Honours in BS.c. Accounting & Finance. He was previously enrolled in the A-level programme at Taylors college Subang Jaya and the IGCSE programme at Sri Kuala Lumpur (Subang Jaya). He currently works at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in London, with previous stints at Ernst & Young (EY) and Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). He is also a chartered accountant.
Ashwin Chockalingam
Founder & AdvisorKelvin received a BSc in Mathematics with Economics from the London School of Economics with First Class Honours, and a MPhil in Finance and Economics from the University of Cambridge. He was previously enrolled in the A-level programme at Taylor’s College Subang Jaya. He currently works at JP Morgan Asset Management in London, and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs.
Kelvin Tan
AdvisorWee Kii read Biotechnology at Imperial College London and graduated with a First Class Honours in 2015. Prior to that she had completed her A-Levels in HELP Academy, Kuala Lumpur. She is currently based in London, focusing on loan syndication as an Associate in the Debt Capital Markets team at Bank of America.
Wee Kii Teh
AdvisorZhi-Yang studied Medicine at University College London where he obtained a First Class Honours for an intercalated BSc. He sat his A-Levels at HELP Academy, Kuala Lumpur. He is currently training as a Junior Doctor in London, and hopes to begin his surgical training in 2020.
Zhi-Yang Low
AdvisorJoey graduated from the London School of Economics with a First Class Honours in BSc Actuarial Science. Prior to that he was enrolled in the A-Levels programme at Taylors College Subang Jaya. After graduating from LSE, Joey started his career in the technology scene by joining IBM as a Consultant. He is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Courtsite, a IoT tech startup based in Malaysia.
Joey Ng
AdvisorIan is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and holds a degree in BSc. International Relations. He completed his A-Levels at Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur. Ian now works as a Software Engineer at Coinbase in London. Prior to that, he was a Senior Data Engineer at Tracr, and before that, a Staff Engineer at a FinTech / RegTech company.
Ian Lai
AdvisorDelia obtained her Bachelors from the University of Manchester and her Masters from Warwick University in Economics. She was enrolled in the A-Levels program at Taylors College beforehand. Upon graduation, she started at JP Morgan in Kuala Lumpur and then relocated to Hong Kong with the same company at the end of 2018.
Delia Azahari
AdvisorAshwin graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He completed his Year 12 in the South Australian Matriculation (SAM) program at Taylor's College Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur. In his penultimate year of university, Ashwin began his career in property development for a local Sydney developer in Sydney's North West. He currently works as a Senior Investment Analyst for Poly Global Capital, the real estate private equity division of the listed Chinese developer, Poly Developments & Holdings Co. Ltd.
Ashwin Arumugam
AdvisorVimal studied Chemical Engineering at University College London, where he graduated with First Class Honours. Previously, he was enrolled at Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas. Vimal currently works in Operations at a logistics tech company, Deliveroo. Prior to that, Vimal worked as a Sustainability Analyst for Rolls-Royce.
Vimal Sanker
AdvisorSebastian graduated from the University of Bristol with a Masters in Civil Engineering. He completed his A-Levels programme at Taylors College Subang Jaya. After graduation, he started his career working for Gamuda Land in Project Managemen. He is currently the Founder and Director of CPC Development Sdn Bhd, a property development company based in Malacca, Malaysia.
Sebastian Lim
AdvisorCindy graduated from the University of New South Wales with a BSc in Commerce. She was enrolled in the South Australian Matriculation program at Taylors College beforehand. She currently works at KPMG Singapore under their Digital Transformation team. Prior to that, she worked at BDO Sydney in Business Restructuring. Cindy is also a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ).
Cindy Loong
AdvisorClaire read Law at the University of Bristol and graduated with a Second Class Upper in 2015. She also achieved a distinction in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) from BPP University. Prior to that, she completed her A-Levels at HELP Academy, Kuala Lumpur. After graduation, she completed her training contract at Osborne Clarke LLP (Bristol, United Kingdom) and qualified into the firm’s Commercial department, specialising in commercial contracts, intellectual property and data protection. In 2019, Claire decided to explore her interest in social impact, public policy, and business, by moving back to Malaysia and completing stints in the Khazanah Research Institute and Shopee. Currently, she is a strategy consultant with Eden Strategy Institute, a social innovation consulting firm headquartered in Singapore.
Claire Lim
AdvisorTze graduated from the London School of Economics with a First Class Honours in BSc Mathematics and Economics. Prior to that she completed her A-Levels at HELP Academy, Kuala Lumpur. Tze is now a Technical Program Manager/Product Manager at Palantir Technologies in London, and has previously worked at BlackRock.
Tze Yi Tan
AdvisorKin graduated from the University of Bristol with a 1st Class Honours in MEng Mechanical Engineering under the PETRONAS Overseas Scholarship. Prior to that, he completed his A Levels at Sunway University College. He currently works at Amazon Robotics in London as an Engineering Project Manager, with previous experience at Jaguar Land Rover, Bristol Robotics Lab and Eco World. He was awarded Rising Star in Innovation during the Global JLR INNOVISTA Awards.
Kin Onn Lee
AdvisorJin Hern graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Economics, and University of Oxford with a MPhil in Economics. He was previously enrolled in the A-levels programme at Kolej Yayasan UEM. He currently works as an analyst at Citadel Investment Group.
Jin Hern Thed
AdvisorJoey graduated from the University of Bristol with a First Class Honours in BSc Economics and Finance. Prior to that, she completed her A-levels from Taylor’s College. She has worked in London for 6 years with experiences in Investment Banking, Corporate Strategy and Hedge Fund Distressed Investments. Joey has also recently completed her CFA level III exams.
Joey Tan
AdvisorRyan graduated from the University of Warwick with a Bachelor of Law (with Honours). Upon graduation, Ryan took a gap year and joined Kaodim, a service marketplace start-up in South East Asia as the Head of Operations, before going on to lead the Growth/Business Development team at Kaodim. Ryan moved to London after his gap year, completing and achieving a distinction in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at BPP University. Ryan is currently an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in London, having completed his training contract at Linklaters.
Ryan Junyang
AdvisorNathalie studied medicine in University of Bristol. Prior to that, she completed her A-Levels at Taylor’s College, Kuala Lumpur. After graduation, she completed her foundation training in South West England, before relocating to Singapore. She currently works in Singapore General Hospital.
Nathalie Liew
AdvisorMark graduated from The University of Warwick with a BSc in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics. He then worked for Prudential Malaysia in strategy and actuarial reporting. Following which he joined Prudential Group in Hong Kong focusing on strategy across Asia. Mark is pursuing his papers to be a Fellow Actuary.
Mark Low
AdvisorKar Jin graduated from Yale University with a BA in History (Distinction). Prior to that, he completed the IB program at the International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) under scholarship. He is currently Chief Strategy Officer of nØught labs, a growth strategy agency dual-headquartered in Singapore and Switzerland.
Kar Jin
AdvisorKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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