For me my visa got approved in 2 days. I did my online visa application on Monday, did my medical check up of Tuesday and my student visa got approved on Thursday though that was early this month, not that many people are doing their student visas yet. Now with a lot of students already having full offers etc. they will be a whole bunch of people applying for student visa now increasing immigration's work load so it could take up to 10 working days.

Hello!
May I know if anyone is planning to buy a broadband in Perth, Australia?
Is it necessary to buy it?
How to buy the broadband?

I'm clueless...Thanks in advance for your attention and help

you want to buy broadband? wow you got a lot of money ahahaha
if your think you can live without internet and the internet your university provide you is enough to do assignments then no need though that's very limited, how about some entertainment, social stuff etc. ^^
Go google around there's a lot of types. Search for the one most suitable for you.

hehe, I'm not that rich..uumm, so it is not encouraged then..Thank you, Hikari!
btw, love your pic

well then.. I guess I'll be bringing some food in my hand luggage.


still have one week before I can apply for visa.. gonna be a bit hectic in early Jan i supposed..

My advise for newbies when you arrived in Australia do not rush to get your broadband especially if you're signing a contact, especially true for 3G broadband.
But compare to previous years, this year have been a really competitive price/service wise in the broadband industry, heck even Telstra's Bigpond broadband looks tasty.
Scout around and ask questions here but please do your research first.
On a personal note my broadband plan values changed 3 times this year, first 10 dollars price cut, then data increased from 50GB to 70 GB then to 150 GB at the same price point.


Enjoy your time back home and I am sure you're looking forward to be in Australia.

I think you mean subscribing to a broadband package . I'm heading to Perth too, and I've been told that if you're without Internet...you're screwed (to boredom). But Internet seems rather expensive, like a prized commodity in aussie. Heck, my university-to-be used to charge students for using Internet inside the campus . If you're looking for adsl, naked dsl and tpg seems to be the popular ones.

I'm about to leave back to Malaysia after 5 years so let me say good luck and have fun studying in Australia.

Internet is important but I also enjoy spells of down time to do other stuff really

Hi,all. First of all,thanks for the guides posted here,really useful and appreciate that.

I am currently studying in Monash Sunway Campus,Malaysia (Bachelor of Business and Commerce,majoring Accounting and Finance). I just finished my year 1 and next year will start my year 2 sem 1.
Anyway,I am thinking to transfer to Australia next year. I am stuck between a few choices (Monash Claufield,Melbourne U,University of Sydney and UNSW).
At first,I decided to just continue in Monash Claufield,but I have heard some negative comments from my friends. My friends and coursemates are encouraging me to go for a better uni as my results are actually above average.

Well,I love Accounting and Finance (love Finance more =p) and I am thinking to pursuit a CFA after degree.
So,my main concern is the degree from which of universities I mentioned above is accredited by CFA?

and if possible,do tell me which university is more suitable for a person like me? Who have passion in finance,competitive (can call me "kiasu"),independent,goal-oriented(I set goals and achieve them from time to time) and moderately sociable(cold at beginning,easily get hot once familiar with me).

Besides,I having trouble in checking whether can my current credits be all successfully transferred to the universities I mentioned above. I have try to search through all the universities website,yet I cant really find any of them. Can any seniors here help me in this?

for transfers, you will not find any info in the websites.........you will need to get a transcript from monash msia, and contact the respective unis directly, give them your transcript, and see if they are willing to accept you as a transfer student, and how much exemption they will allow........

Thanks for your reply!
btw,do you think those international education services provider such as IDP can help me in this? I mean contact the university.
Anyway,do you have any idea whether that degree from which of the University I mentioned above is recognized by CFA? As for Monash,it is confirmed recognized and accredited as I am studying there. but,I am not sure about UNSW and Melbourne U. can help?

for people coming to perth for studies, trust me get a ADSL2+ broadband plan.
I'm with 3 wireless broadband 2gb and seriously it's not enuf man.
Trust me you'll need the GB's ! Going to sign up with internode naked s t-shirt plan after finding a new house to stay : )

This post has been edited by rickrick: Dec 27 2010, 06:52 PM

which university are you going to?

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Added on December 27, 2010, 8:23 pmhello! how much does it cost?

This post has been edited by treble27: Dec 27 2010, 08:23 PM

IDP should be able to help you with this, or at the very least provide you with sufficient guidance. As for accreditation information, they are all on the uni websites. Go to their websites and sniff around for a bit. It's important to look out for and understand some of these information yourself as you will be investing a fair amount of money in it.

Why do you still have one week? Are you also waiting for your eCOE? I'm chasing like crazy.

hows the iphone package there ?

we are asked to do our visa in january

why? You can do your student visa as early as 120 days before course commencement. If you have everything ready you should do right away, it's more convenient to do it before the whole crowd comes in.

hi, do u guys buy your textbooks in Aus? Or buy them in M'sia and bring em over to Aus? I've been told that the books in Aussie costs a bomb

This post has been edited by mushroomgirl: Dec 28 2010, 02:06 AM

Purely personal preference. Books are heavy and you have a weight limit to stick to. What I used to do was to wait until the second or third lecture to suss out whether or not the textbooks are needed for the course. Some courses are based largely on textbooks, then yes I will buy - but I'll try to look for second hand books, or buy it from seniors who are getting rid of their old books.