THere's something i dont understand about Australian universities.

Let's take Melbourne University for example, the entry requirement is BCC for mechanical engineering, whereas a university that didn't even make into the top 200 universities in the world like University of Bath, UK requires me to get AAA. Someone care to explain to me why the standard of australian universities is so low?

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If a person, has interest in toying, building, and applying electronic circuitry as a hobby or curiosity, how does one start? What are the essential references that he/she needs, or some club whatsoever, or places to shop and inquire about electronics, that he/she can refer to independently in nurturing this hobby.

hey there...is it a good choice to take the course for nuclear engineer??
i been asked create a scrap book regarding my own ambition...
where is the best place to take the course??

Guys, currently finishing A Levels soon, I'm thinking of doing engineering but not sure if I should do Mechanical or Mechatronics. Actually, I like Aeronautical/Aerospace but parents won't agree cause it's too "cold" in Malaysia so yeah, can't do those.
So, urm, I am planning to apply to Monash cause I have been very lazy and I'm pretty afraid my A Level results gonna be a real mess.
Anyway, anyone can let me know any other options or how I can apply to university in US? Thanks in advance.

I'm the academic style.... I love all the principles behind engineering but I don't really fancy hand-ons stuff. I prefer to work my way around using pure brain power to solve problems. Does that make me a bad engineer?

Hey guys im actually interested in math,physics n nanotechnology and would like to pursue my degree in engineering.  My only problem is im not sure about what type of engineering major is nanotechnology considered?

I know it uses concepts from mechanical, electrical, chemical, and material engineering, but is there one major that stands out more for nanotechnology than all the rest? I want to pick the major which best suits nanotechnology.  So any advice on that?

Well, technically, yeah. I do see myself as a future civil engineer. However, there are a few questions I would like to ask.

1. While surfing the forums ( this in particular ), I rarely see post or threads related to Civil Engineering courses. Does this mean that it's not a common course for students to study?
Most people don't want to because its the least glamorous/dirtiest/most sweaty engineering, even though it's the easiest engineering major

2. My dream of being a civil Eng. is mostly influenced by TV shows( eg. Discovery Channel & Nat Geo ), is this just a short term type or should I continue my dream?
Surprisingly, this is one major where TV shows get it quite accurate, on the rare occasion when they actually feature it.

3. After visiting a couple of Ed. Fairs, there are only very few public / private institutes that offer this course, does this career have low job prospect?
Very few universities offer it because it requires expensive facilities. Electrical being the most common bc their stuff is the cheapest compared to other majors.

4. Here's my results
  Looks good, but take a competitive pre-university program (A-lvl, ausmat) first then only you'll know

5. ( Graduates preferred )What kind of hardships would I get while studying Civil Engineering course? What type of personalities should I posses in order to take me through?Not being able to handle your coursework alone will be your biggest issue. Learn to make friends easily. You're gonna need your buddies to back you up in group projects and assignments.

6. I don't care about the salary, just wanted to be apart of the engineering family and work as one. Should I be one in the future?Lucky you civils are in demand in private sectors, especially oil&gas

7. I've heard that most civil engineering graduates have at least finished Masters , is this really important in order to have better job opportunities in the outside world? Don't do masters unless its free, during recruitment you will get bumped into a different and harder category compared to fresh grads. Only do postgrad after some work experience

I work in Queensland. Working is good, sometimes I can go from 7am to 7pm and more work at home Monday to Sunday, but other times I can go 8am to 2pm, Monday to Thursday. It really depends on project load. Fly out to the field on a regular basis.

I generally do both OnG and mining as Coal seam gas extraction is a OnG but to get the gas we have to deal with mining as coal is mineral. Best of both worlds and a very very fast growing industry.