How To Keep Your Cool When Accessing UMCTES

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If you are currently pursuing your bachelor's degree at ol' Universiti Malaya, then you already know that you have to evaluate your courses online at this site or else suffer the consequences next semester. I know, I know...sounds like a threat, but in actuality, it is. So don't play play and get it done by Nov 6.

On the other hand, if you have tried (and failed to complete) to access or the web pages times out followed by numerous syntax errors, don't throw your chair at the computer screen just yet. 

I have ze solution!

First of all, it's important to note that UM's online systems can't seem to cope with the thousands of undergraduates trying to access the same server. In order to evade this and save yourself a ton of headache, take heed of the following advice;

1. Access the site during non-peak hours (i.e weeknights) or on weekends 

2. Once inside, complete the evaluation forms AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The longer you take, the more inclined the server is to time out.

3. Suggestion forms at the end of the evaluation form only allows 200 characters and does not state it until you punch Enter. Amending this takes a lot of time, so if you insist on submitting a suggestion, type it out in Word first to ensure you stay below the 200 character marker and then cut and paste.

4. If halfway it does time out, do not bother refreshing or going back a page. It is more effective to log out and back in to try again.

Hopefully, these methods will be of use to everyone who wished they'd stuck to paper evaluation forms (including moi). Let me know if the above steps were useful to you and are all smiles like us!

SMILE!!!