Kuala Lampur, June 22 -- Soon, fresh-faced students will fill the campus again, as another pre-university intake begins its journey.

Although starting slightly later than many other institutions this year, foundation students at Universiti Malaya will go through the same routine as their peers elsewhere: getting to know new friends, new lecturers, and unfamiliar surroundings.

More importantly, many will arrive carrying a quiet sense of certainty about who they are becoming. The future doctor has enrolled in foundation science. The future lawyer is taking pre-law. The future engineer already has a picture in mind of where all this is heading. For many of these students, the next chapter of their lives feels as though it has finally begun...