A ball park budget of aud1600/month shd suffice. If opting for a residential college with 3 meals/day, with utilities etc, look to lay about 400-425 a week.

Too late if that guy already left for college!

Depends on city, it can be as low as $350 per week at a catered residential hall and that covers a, b, and e. c depends on need, d depends on usage, f heavily depends on lifestyle - why would you want to buy clothes overseas though? Unless you were going somewhere (where they could be cheaper) such as England.

What do you mean by "too late"? There are residential colleges in most unis.

If he had intended for school starting Semester 1 2012 then any budgeting info would have come too late.

Also it depends on which college he goes to (if he hadn't got into one already) as most have early deadlines and competitive admissions.

If he had intended for school starting Semester 1 2012 then any budgeting info would have come too late.

Also it depends on which college he goes to (if he hadn't got into one already) as most have early deadlines and competitive admissions.

Some places will open up last minute, and I know some halls and colleges have some rooms still, even though the semester has started. Some who reserved places, have opted for alternative accommodation arrangements. Hope the info was required for future planning and reference.

Oddly enough, some popular halls inevitably end up taking in kids who were "rejected" (by screwing up or failing to get into others). So not everyone diligently applies before deadlines, but they still can get in. But this might not be the case everywhere. Planning is advised.

Really? Which popular halls, and in which universities? This is quite interesting. You will fail to get into a place in the Uni res halls and colleges if you fail to get into the university. If already a resident, you may be asked to leave for disciplinary issues or academic problems. If you are a new student, it's not that difficult to get into a residential hall or college if you manage to get a place in that Uni.

What do you want me to say? The rules are different everywhere. Even if most attend the university, not 100% of residents need be students of that university, depending on who owns the hall or what their rules are. And I was referring to new and returning residents both.

When did disciplinary or academic issues come in? Those are valid statements but hardly relevant to our discussion. I'm talking about failing to properly apply for a place, and still getting in to another hall which one did not apply to/initially intend to go to.

You said "screwing up". How do would- be first years screw up?  It's not rocket science to apply to halls/ residences.

I've been in Perth for year and man...kids now a days really don't know how to keep clean. I've been moving from house to house every 6 months and living with these untidy kids really drive me nuts. If anyone from murdoch uni is looking for a clean housemate next semester, do let me know

Too late if that guy already left for college!

Depends on city, it can be as low as $350 per week at a catered residential hall and that covers a, b, and e. c depends on need, d depends on usage, f heavily depends on lifestyle - why would you want to buy clothes overseas though? Unless you were going somewhere (where they could be cheaper) such as England.

I've been in Perth for year and man...kids now a days really don't know how to keep clean. I've been moving from house to house every 6 months and living with these untidy kids really drive me nuts. If anyone from murdoch uni is looking for a clean housemate next semester, do let me know

Does this apply to campuses outside the city like Clayton? Also if I go for one semester, an exchange from Monash Sunway to Monash Clayton, I will be landing smack in summer and staying until winter which means I will need clothes there 

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This made me smile. I'm also a clean freak with mild OCD so I will drive people bonkers. I'm planning to stay alone if funds allow

Does this apply to campuses outside the city like Clayton? Also if I go for one semester, an exchange from Monash Sunway to Monash Clayton, I will be landing smack in summer and staying until winter which means I will need clothes there 

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Added on March 5, 2012, 12:09 pm

This made me smile. I'm also a clean freak with mild OCD so I will drive people bonkers. I'm planning to stay alone if funds allow

Noob question:

Why is it some universities require 5 years for an undergraduate engineering degree course while others, 4 years?

For eg  Curtin is 5 years, U Western Aus is 5 years resulting in Masters, University of Queensland is 4 years

Curtin and UQ : undergrad engineering is 4 years. Perhaps go to each uni's website and have a read at the course details to gain better understanding.

Course description, features and facilities
The Engineering Science major provides you with fundamental engineering knowledge and develops your scientific, communication and problem solving skills through a combination of theoretical foundations and practical, hands-on courses and industry projects.

In your first and second years of study you will complete a strong, broad foundation of engineering and science units, before moving into your third year to study a more specialised area of engineering. You will then have the opportunity to gain deeper understanding and application of this specialisation in the postgraduate Master of Professional Engineering* where you can choose to specialise in one of the following areas:

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Software Engineering^
The Engineering Science major is developed in consultation with a wide range of industry leaders and provides you with the opportunity to work on creative real-world projects from concept through to design and client presentation in modern learning environments such as the Monadelphous Integrated Learning Centre and Clough Engineering Student Centre.

http://www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/courses/engineering-science

Thanks for your response.

i went to the Curtin and they showed the course duration as 5 years albeit
instead of Chemical eng, they had chemical eng and something else.......ahhhh

beg yr pardon...think its a double degree 

Indeed chemical eng is 4 years

http://fees.curtin.edu.au/documents/Intern...Fees2012-UG.pdf

whereas Queensland U showed 4 years for chemical eng.

UWA had a engineering science degree taking 3 years and then masters in specialised engineering
such as chemical eng, another 2 years.  5 years for engineering degree is just too long!

Seems very commercialised to fleece the students! 

Check this out, studio to yourself.

http://fsd.monash.edu.au/environmental-sus...t-accommodation