After the blunder by USM, the balance students who did not get a place in any other public universities were absorbed by USM. That’s above 150 students.4,574 students who were mistakenly declared as successful in USM application managed to get a place in one of the other 19 public universities (but not sure if their choice of course).
Higher Education Ministry director-general Prof Datuk Dr Radin Umar Radin Sohadi said the 150 did not receive other offers as they did not apply to the ministry’s student admissions department.
“Absorbing the students will not complicate matters as USM-supplied data shows that not all accepted students took up their offers,” he said at the ministry’s press conference concerning the 2009 public university intake.
“However, the absorbed students may not obtain places in their preferred course,” he said.
Well, is something better that nothing?