Kuala Lampur, June 15 -- Around this time of the year, campuses across the country begin to fill up again with new pre-university students (although UM's Asasi starts slightly later this year).

Students arrive carrying luggage, registration documents, and enough uncertainty to fill an entire lecture hall.

Some are starting foundation programmes. Others are beginning matriculation, diploma studies, or A-Levels.

Many are away from home for the first time. Some arrive excited. Others arrive nervous. Most are probably a mixture of both.

I often wonder what is going through their minds during those first few days. Perhaps they are thinking about the course they have chosen. Perhaps they are worried about making friends. Perhaps they are al...