The PTPTN booth attracted a large crowd during the recent Star Education Fair 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. — File pic
IN 1998, I received an entrance letter to the then first local private university in the country to pursue a bachelor’s degree with honours in the field of creative multimedia.
It was an exciting period for a small town girl like me to receive the offer but at the same time, the total course fee, which was close to RM50,000, made me wonder if my parents were able to fund that.
