No, I'm not from Usyd (from UNSW, cross-town rival ).
Anyway, you should search around the site, there is an International students page that tells you all about what you're inquiring (airport, accomodation, etc.):
http://www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/issu/

USyd has a big campus, which is spread across the city, with the Newtown campus being the main one. One nice thing is that it is easily accessible by train and bus. I have no experience with Sydney University Village. It looks like a typical student accomodation service much like Unilodge.

Life in Sydney....that's a tough question to me (self-confessed geek). I find Sydney very multicultural, much like any other city in Australia I guess. It is a big city, but beyond the CBD, most suburbs look the same. The North Shores are really nice as it is more modern than the older East and West suburbs. The Eastern suburbs are where most of the beautiful beaches are. The central shopping/entertainment area in central CBD (Pitt St) will undergo a major redevelopment beginning next month. Northern CBD is basically a financial district where all the big multinationals are. USyd is close to Chinatown, but still not a walking distance.

Basically, you would want to live in the Eastern suburbs (including CBD), as public transport and most other things are much more accessible.

Chinatown in Sydney isn't really big nor grand like those in the US, mainly because you can get Asian stuff anywhere in Sydney. Thus, the appeal has somewhat diminished.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Aug 20 2007, 07:32 PM

So what do you have to do the ensure that your employers pay you the amount you should get

Anyone in Byron Bay? Might be headed there for studies (not holidays) this november, would appreciate if anyone has anything to say about the place.

p/s I know the beaches there are great

all the best mate, i'm off to trinity (confirm) next yr. and I'll do my best to go into monash U in medicine =) wanna be a great doctor in teh future.

You could actually enter Melbourne Uni for medicine. If you get an average of 98% in English, Chemistry, Maths 1 or 2 or physics and one other subject(total 4), you'll be guaranteed a place.

Take 3 years biomedicine and 4 years medicine(no need to attend interview for the graduate medicine programme, other hassle, automatically enter since you are a trinity student, as long as you pass all your biomedicine subjects)

but i tot its 6 yrs in medicine after the undergraduate degree? thats what i tot, in total i will take 10 yrs if i go melb U to study. 1 yr foudation in trinity, 3 yrs biomedicine and 6 yrs in medicine. >.< can anyone clarify? if its 4 yrs then i'll think bout it. Even if i don wanna do medicine after my biomedic, i can go into biomedical engineer. =)

graduate entry medicine in melbourne will be 4 years..........

oh sweet! thanks, i tot its 6 yrs >.< i'll consider going into melb U then.

lol..onelove89 from miri?

yeah i'm from miri =)

anyone from rmit??

Yup, thats the best thing to do Trinity prepares people mainly to Melbourne Uni. We've just finished our 2nd and final HOI essay today!

hi !
i assume u r arriving melbourne next year?

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This post has been edited by KVReninem: Aug 24 2007, 09:54 PM

yup going to melb next yr ehehehe~ Trinity college =)

ic, kool

Does anyone want a LYN tshirt? We could organize a bulk for those who are in .au.

wkkay ! u come to my rescue wahahahahaha
1 order here ~.!

mayb i'll get one, any stocks in miri? =) anyway, wanna ask those in melb, where do u guys live, need to find a place to live >.<

If you are in RMIT, UNImelb, trinity advice is to stay in the city area... the rent also varies.
Unilodge,campus square, got one apartment between those i forgot the name ..maybe zltan or someone else can help...
there is Carlton, many more...if you are under 18, there is also home stay which is good

if you are monash , clayton, caulfield or other..outside ...suburb like me

i'm 18 xD so no more homestay, plus i need find a cheap accomodation, as long its quiet and safe. =) needa work hard nxt yr. very hard >.<