la trobe is one of the 2nd tier unis.........

i tend to look at oz unis this way.............1st tier is the go8 unis..........then there is the tech unis, historically originates as technical institutes, but now unis, so consider them 1st tier tech unis, like the go8 have grouped themselves into Australian Technology Network of Universities (uts, unisa, qut, curtin, rmit).............

then come the 2nd and 3rd tier unis.............

standards and admission criteria is obviously gonna lower than the 1st tiers.........

rule of thumb..........always try to get in the 1st tier unis and techs..........the fees are about the same anyway...............

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Added on May 22, 2007, 9:17 pm
if your pre-u study is not english based (ie sam/ausmat, a levels, etc) it is compulsory to have ielts...........and even if they are, it is always good to get yourself internationally benchmarked.........

Hopefully will see you there soon.. Just curious though, they have business course in City West campus?