I don't think it's that easy to apply for PR. I think you have to stay there for some time.

I'm not sure and I don't really know so chances are, my information is wrong.

Could someone with PR experience help clarify this issue?

And yes, students with PR enjoy local rates without giving up Malaysian passport.

Click here to find out what's my issue. =D

Before that, I would like to thank you guys for helping out in answering my previous questions and provide encouragement.
Alright. Here we go.

Well, as some of you suggested that I should wait for Uni B. From 5 universities, down to 3. Just realised that I didn't manage to get through uni B as it is so demanding for all applicants this year. Unless I'm given another chance in second round offers. So what I left right now is Uni C, D and E and three of them are all based in different cities. Uni A is off the list because the deadline is due and I did not respond to their offers.

Your role? Good question. Not going to ask you guys which uni is good or bad. I believe all unis are good in their expertise. What I need you guys to help out is to write down any extra details that you guys may gain when studying in these universities or any solutions in solving the cons I've listed from each uni and its related surroundings.

And btw, I'm planning to take Bachelor of Commerce majoring Accounting. I'm ok with additional units from Finance too. These 3 unis are all accredited by ACCA, CPA and ICAA if I take the recommended units by these boards. Am not encourage to perform any credit transfer.

Uni C [QUT]
- Referring to haya's post dated 9/1/2010, there are stereotypes, e.g. Asians in Business. Chances of getting exposure interacting with other students in the same faculty may be limited.

Uni D [Uni of Adelaide]
- The climate isn't really my type. I am not the person that is fond of cold that goes down below 5 or 6 degrees during winter. May get chapped lips and dry flaky skin most of the time.

Uni E [UWA]
- It is really tough to look for off-campus accommodation that specifically caters for students [unlike other cities have UniLodge etc]. realestate.com.au. share-accommodation.net sounds unpromising for my parents. Both of them are not looking forward on residential colleges too.

So yeah, feel free to express your opinions and solutions. Have been searching like mad over the internet. >.<

You should be able to. There should at least be a phone line. As long as you're with Telstra it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Do note that some suburbs are Optus/APPT only, and generally you'll be limited to them and the ISP's that resell from Optus/AAPT.

For example, I have friends who stay in suburbs where the copper is actually owned by Optus. Poor guy can't get Exetel as his ISP cause Exetel only resells Telstra wholesale.

You'd be surprised how internet avaliablity and choices can influence where you rent.

Malaysia's PR is unobtainable as far as I know. So I cannot live in Malaysia anymore and I cannot practice in Malaysia.

The most important thing to note is that I've never been to Australia. I came back when I was only 2-months-old.

I want to travel to Australia to get a feel, but I can't find any places of interest (maybe the Great Barrier Reef). It seems that Australia is a boring place.

Yeah I'm going to take A-Level in Malaysia. After that, if my results are excellent, then maybe I would take up Australian citizenship.

I actually dont agree completely. I mean yeah, alot of malaysians love to migrate overseas for the sake of better education, better like - thus obtaining PRs/citizenship overseas.
I dont know, but for me, I cant think that far, for my so-called "kids" and "family". Right now, after spending four years in Melbourne, I still cant feel at home and at peace at this place. I cant blend completely into the culture. What I see is that international students stick with each other, and local students look at intl students differently.
Basically what i am saying is that, unless one has been raised in a country for most of their life, it is very hard to really mix in and feel at home. For alot of PRs/intl students, they dont care if they can mix in with the locals anyway. They feel contented to just keep their social circles limited to intl students.

and besides, I dont think Australian primary/secondary educaton is all that great.

hey guys, just wondering.. it is ok if I bring my speaker + subwoofer in my luggage? will I have to declare anything at the airport? or is there any rules saying that i cant bring eloctronic device in my luggage?

thanks! good to hear that!. can't live without loud music around me. 

well been here for few days and seriously i don think i can fit into the culture as well . They seems so relax which i don reli like . My hometown Bintulu a small place in Sarawak is more busy than Perth lol.. My dad came here for few days he said he will die if living is australia LOL ! .. it depends on ppl but i quite agree with my dad tat he said tat he use Malaysian Ringgit to let me study if i stay in Australia means we are giving our money free of charge to tat country . I think a lot of china ppl work here for few years and move bak to their country haha .. It all depends what kind of lifestyle u wan . But for me i think Malaysia is still the best coz is my hometown the place where i am born . I love Malaysia even though we have corrupted government but who cares ? At least is liveable and the corruption doesn affect our lifes anyway . Still a lot of ppl migrate coz of corrupted government but does tat reli affect how u live ? haha . Don't boom me a... I'm just giving my point of view 

I have checked the fees of getting a bachelor in Accounting degree in Monash Malaysia campus is about rm110k for full 3 year course. May I know how much is it to obtain the same degree in Clayton campus, Australia? Or roughly same kind of degree in other australian uni will do.

Also, I read that the lodging will be about A$180 per week. Can anyone also give me an estimate of other costs like food etc. basically, how much roughly to spend per year on food and lodging in australia? I am trying to see how much more expenisve it is to study in australian campus.

Thx

previously i studied in Perth but yea indeed i found it is too relax for me hence i moved to Sydney... Im love city lifestyle because im used to hectic lifestyle in mas =)

I reckon yes, cos you're still signing up for a plan, just without the phone =) so you'll need a bank statement, and your passport =) and I think your visa too to see how long your stay in aus will be.

lol... then its totally up to us i guess... keep searching for the best place to live with and a uni which provides better teaching... adelaide?? haha congratz mate =P

The website says international students about A$32000 per year. Wow! I calculated food and lodging easily $A10k per year. This means about A$42000 per year. That is A$126k for full 3 years. In Malaysia, it is RM378k for total course compared to about RM130k if done in malaysia. Is that right? Quite a big difference!

Thanks

Are you seriously joking that Bintulu is even more happening than Perth? Please don't freak me out. How about Perth vs Adelaide? Which city is more vibrant?

bachelor accounting monash uni is about A$32k per year right? that's what the website says for international students. Anybody can share other uni's course fees?

Thanks

Student Visas approved after April 2008 allows students to work for 20 hours a week during term time and 40 hours non term time.

I wage aboue A$22/hour. I earn enough to cover my expenses excluding lodging plus some extra. I had some difficulties landing my first job as Australian employers have emphasis on experience.

hey guys. I just got back from pre-departure briefing. the MAS dude told us that we can't bring liquid stuffs that exceed 100ml in a bottle. max 1litre total of all bottles. how about cleanser? deodorant? I noticed mine are 150ml. :|

if i put all my toiletries in my big luggage means it is ok right?
then I think I'll do the same. i got lot of liquid based stuffs though. 

p/s: I never had any flight experience before 

haha. sorry, first timer. 

I'll be flying to brisbane on 14th of Feb. will enroll in QUT 

i hope the aftereffect of the flood recently will not disrupt our orientation week though.

No one's going to tassie? T.T sad place indeed. xD

I'll say this until I die: we should have kept Geography a compulsory subject until Form 5.

The utter lack of geographical knowledge of Malaysians never fails to astound me. At one end of the spectrum I once had someone ask when is it winter in Bangkok. Closer to home few people believe me that Sarawak larger in land area than Taiwan.

For the record the distance between Brisbane and Adelaide is almost the same distance as Penang-Kota Kinabalu, as the crow flies.

But I digress.

Re alip_11: QUT B.Education with the Malaysian Education Department? TESOL?

1) True. I never said Australians were any better at Geography. But you cannot extrapolate an outlier to justify the trend. Overwhelmingly Malaysians have a poor grasp of places both domestic and international. I believe that makes it a plural.

Its not limited to the "big scale". Try giving directions in Malaysia.

2) For the record it does snow in India. Remember, like Australia, India is a big country. Sure it may be very wet in Queensland and Victoria, but its bloody dry in WA.

those in Adelaide.

refer this for place.

http://adelaide.gumtree.com.au/c-Unit-Hous...QAdIdZ256500123