University Entries

This just in- Utusan reported that female students outnumber male students in public universities. So was the 'hot chat' on Hot FM this morning. Why is this happening?

There were a lot of speculations about why less males have enrolled in public universities, but one particular comment irked me. A male caller mentioned that male students choose not to go to universities as they are responsible and and choose to help their family members by working right after leaving school. Another comment was that the males would rather not enrol in uni as they'll end up jobless anyways. What a silly reasoning! It's like saying that "I'd rather not learn to drive as I'll end up in a fatal accident"... or "I'd rather not get married as I'll end up divorced anyways"...

I have no personal comments about why there are less male students in public universities. There seems to be a lot more male students & a dearth of female students in our college! A whole lot of research has to be done on why this is happening and mere speculation will not cut it. If the males are not in universities, where are they?