you just need to bring enough cash to keep you going for a few days.......the rest bring in bank draft, open an account and deposit the draft, it will clear in 2 working days, and you then have access to you funds via atm, eftpos and sometimes visa/mc debit........

go during an education fair, and all fees are waived, usually.........

there are no more travel and work visa for msians to oz........all 100 for this financial year (july-june) have been given out..........

the issues of rentals aside, i find it disturbing to note that there are people who despite having
been in Oz for some years, still have english like this..........

i don't understand some people.........

this is an english language forum..........

it is on studying in australia, an english speaking country (detractors of aussie-speak notwithstanding)...........

most posting here are studying in oz..........

therefore, one would assume that anyone writing and reading this forum/thread would have a reasonable standard of english.......if nothing else, because studying and immersion in an english environment like oz would be stimulation for a reasonably competency in basic communication english........

however, of course some people starts with a very low level of english competency, and we take cognizance of that........as long as one is ever willing to accept corrections and learn from that.....

however, some appears to take pride in their relative english incompetence, and take no effort to correct and improve themselves........even after years in oz........one wonders, how do they get on in oz, and how do they do their academic writings?........

kind of defeats one of the main purpose of studying physically in oz......that is immersion in and learning english.......

excellent!..........

see what can be achieved with a little effort!....

the above exchange proves that people are capable of good english, if they so want to......

keep it up.......

the answer is in the front page..........

Collect all the cgpa results of all student doing the same course as you, eg all the stpm and matrik results, rank all the students, then see where your cgpa is in the list, and that is your atar rank.........

ie if your cgpa is 3.7, and there are 15% of students with higher cgpa than you, your atar is 85.........

to avoid the complications of having a visa in an expired passport.....sometimes it is better to just loose some money, and just renew your passport just before getting your e-visa......the passport office will return your unexpired validity of your old passport to a maximum of 6 months....for thechon, that means you will loose 2 1/2 years of your old passport, but save you some headache later on.....

why would you want to go do a-levels in oz??

does not make sense......if you intend to enter oz unis, go do foundation or year 11 or 12..........

if you intend to go to uk, do the a levels in uk, or in msia itself........

these are called white goods, and usually will be included in the unit/house..........including fridge, washing machine, microwave..........

why would anyone want to bring chocolates from klia to australia?........

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........

victorian college of pharmacy?........

it is, but will always be remembered by the present and past generations as the good old vcop.........monash kept the old name for 16 years......

slightly off topic.....but it may be relevant for all potential students to know that a few professions are now no more on the sol (skill occupation list) for eligibility for 885(pr) and 485(graduate visa) application.....notably laws and pharmacy.........there is no more shortage in these professions.......

with the new points system due to start in July, you will not have enough points as a fresh graduate to apply, unless you get band 8(all components) for ielts..........

of course, this may all change again by the time you graduate.....

you can't get a job without a resident visa......otherwise you have contravened your student visa and will be deported........

however, if you are good/lucky enough to have a job offer, and the potential employer is willing to sponsor your application, then you have enough points with lower ielts to apply for 886........

otherwise, even if you have a job, it's work experience that gives you points, not the job.....

go search the dimmi site for details.........

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Added on January 6, 2011, 11:51 amthere is no more points for your profession, unlike before......

but if your profession is NOT in the sol, you CANNOT apply for 885.........

for you specifically, there is an extra category you will come under, which is the 'professional training' category..........so it will not affect you, at least till after the housejob........but you will then have points for 1 year work experience, so only need band 7.........

there are also points for region, and employer/relative sponsorship, so if you have that, you can reduce the requirement even to band 6........

This post has been edited by limeuu: Jan 6 2011, 11:58 AM

dimmi was the old name......it's diac now......

dept of immigration and citizenship.............

sorry:)

look at the bodies that regulate your industry.....eg, mba for doctors, acs for computing, engineers australia, anmc for nurses, etc......

if you don't find your profession there, you are NOT elligible......

so 'finance' is not there........but accounting is.......so choose your courses and majors carefully.......