Mind sharing which cities come close to the rental of 200 quids per month?

I think if you share accommodation, it will work out to be something like that...

leed and nottingham comes immediately to mind.....

I cannot find QTAC's A-Level-to-OP conversion table, but if I'm not mistaken, grades AAA is about equivalent to an ATAR of 94 if I'm not mistaken. [for international students]

It is true that international students have lower A-Level requirements to meet to be eligible. Domestic students require significantly higher grades to compete with other applicants with Oz Year 12 qualifications. For domestic students, maybe you are right in that AAA is equivalent to an ATAR of 82. It seems that way for UNSW, in that AAAB is equivalent to an ATAR of ~90 and A*A*A* is equivalent to an ATAR of ~95.

Yes, by "fail" I mean I failed to meet the universities' UMAT cut-offs.

I have been applying for dentistry as well, so the undergraduate courses that I mention are likely to be undergraduate dentistry courses. CSU's BDS and Griffith's dentistry and MBBS pathway is listed in the spoiler below.


This post has been edited by SRLee: Oct 4 2012, 06:35 PM

of course share lah!.....

relative is staying in a 4 bed room house, contract for 12 months, but with 11 months rental (apparently this is the norm for student accommodation, maybe something to do with the fact that the typical academic year is only 9 months, so the house is usually empty during hols).....which comes to about 200 quid a week.....one room is small, so lower rental....utilities add another 20-30 pounds a month.....

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Added on October 4, 2012, 6:47 pmthe griffith undergraduate provision entry pathway is in response to and similar to uq's 'double degree' programme.....

not sure about griffith, but uq's double degree entry minimum is op1 and atar 99......not any easier than meeting umat cutoffs.....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Oct 4 2012, 06:47 PM

Not that I know of, even for sharing.

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Added on October 4, 2012, 9:33 pmTks. I hope other accommodation for travelers are comparable.
Not too sure about renting whole unit of those private residence. But 50 quids a room per week is definitely a steal.

This post has been edited by cckkpr: Oct 4 2012, 09:44 PM

glasgow will be more expensive....

if you intend to travel around uk, and can plan 3-4 months ahead, i recommend travelodge chain, many 19 quid rooms in many cities and towns.....and during sales, even 15 quid only.....

Oh yeah. Tks.

Hello I'll be having my IMU interview in 3 weeks' time.

May I ask do most students get within their top 3 choices of PMS? If you do well academically and in your ECAs, will you be able to secure one of the top 3 choices? Someone in this forum said that EACH school takes some weak and some strong students - I do not think this is true, because if you are strong, you get ranked higher, and therefore, if all strong students apply to the more 'sought-after' or reputable schools as their top 3 chocies, they will in fact attain what they want! My top 3 choices are Edin, Glasgow, and Dundee in order of preference. I understand that some 'A' students may not get their choice, probably because their personal statement does not contain enough volunteer work, etc.

It is a mix of top and weaker students to give a balance to the partners. You may not even get uk and get sent to other countries. That's the risk in IMU.

I am actually an Aussie citizen, so I don't think I will be matched to the Aussie schools, and Thomas J in US doesn't take international students, only M'sians. Therefore I will have all UK schools, one Ireland (Galway) and Canada (Dalhousie). I would prefer to study and live in the UK, therefore the UK schools will make up my top 14 choices. Hence I don't see any problem getting one of the top 14! However, must I still list Aussie schools as part of the process, or will I have to simply ignore them and list the 16 schools that are left?

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Added on October 6, 2012, 3:00 pmAlso, does anyone know why U of Manchester is so popular among IMU-PMS students?

This post has been edited by aong: Oct 6 2012, 03:00 PM

i have a question about IMU's PMS programme. after we complete our pre clinical years in IMU, do we straight away go into our unis abroad or do we have to wait and only enter when they start their new intake/academic year. thanks

there are specific entry dates, which depends on the respective unis.....so if the 'connection' is not 'good', some may have to wait for up to 10 months.....

you are joining an existing cohort of students at the pms, in the clinical years, and the timetable will be different from the rest of the uni.....and some have specific introduction programmes prior to commencement.....

For the PMS programme: If I work reasonably hard, will I be able to get into a UK uni if I list all 14 UK unis first? Sorry if it sounds like a silly question.

still havent heard from them, no they told me that it might have to wait till late oct. gosh. and don't worry man. u have reasonable good grades, right? but yeah, i have a backup (applied to uk for another cycle). u probably should have a backup as well.

time has changed.....there was a time not too long ago, when people are desparately trying to get aussie pms.....now it is uk ones....

there is no guarantee.....but if you are in the upper 1/2 of the cohort, you almost certainly will get one of the 14 uk pms you list as the top 14 in the matching ranking.....

at least there are 14, and the majority of pms slots.....the aussie places are very few now....and with the strength of the aud, and the possibility of not getting a houseman job at graduation, i suspect oz is not popular at all now.....i know at least one student trying to change a match to unsw to a uk uni.....an unheard of thing in the past....

IMU should try to expand the no of uk partners knowing that the unis need the full fee paying internationals. Now should be the best time with their wobbling economy.

I am an Aussie citizen, so I cannot apply for Aus or NZ unis. Therefore, I am only able to apply for 14 UK unis and 1 Irish and 1 Canadian unis. So, I think my chances should be quite high, if I list all 14 first?

in which case, you are

1: guaranteed NOT to get a match to oz/nz....(nz will be out by your time)...

2: almost guaranteed to get a uk match, as there are few places in ireland/canada.....

YAY !