Melbourne Uni Student Portal

Quite often when I try to log into the student portal from home it just keeps refreshing, and that's so annoying and I can't access the student portal.
Anyone else experience this? Is it normal or do I need to configure some sort of settings to fix this?

go and ask your faculty IT department; and shame/or rant at them or be nice., studying in aus cant help
dude, you pay them to assist you in your degree. you ask wrong place dude.

after 3 years in perth, it feels like spring.. first year was horrible - burhs teeth in the morning shiver like mad... wan berak aso suffer, toilet bowl too cold.. LOL.. 2nd year was ok.. 3rd year.. become lazy.. haha..

It's so cold in Sydney.Im shivering now.

I could access it fine, but then again I live in college. And even then, the portal is buggy at times.

ahhahhaa
im reverse..first yr hot...not cold...2nd yr..okok like spring..bloody this yr very cold !! ><

lol...so does it happen like jakesean?

Yeah,so cold.

Im really not used to the weather here.

Perth is still ok now rite? Its kinda hot during the afternoon and evening =/ morning is quite cold.

Adelaide is still OK rite now...mayb in the middle of June its getting cold.

take care bro


u guys not foggy right?
in melb..foggy past 3 days..

ya..nope..never i think..hahaha

Thanks,mate.

where should i stay in mebourne? got the offer for unimelb and if all goes well, will start paying idp and the other stuff after im done with exams next week.

so yeah, know any easy ways of getting accommadation there? and how much is it usually?

ouh and is there anything else i gotta make sure i do before i leave?

thanks.

I think KVR has done a good job compiling information. Don't let his effort go to waste.

Granted though, I can't really recommend you searching any subsequent posts past the first for information since it is quite laden with unnecessary chat like "it's so cold...." etc.

Edit: Perhaps filter posts with the word accommodation.

This post has been edited by Sesshoumaru: Jun 4 2008, 02:24 PM

Few hint for ya;
transport is getting *sardine* like
housing for everyone at 0.3% low so mean out of 1000 space to rent, only hav 3 place available
it is cold when you arrived;
lots of student coming in from taylor and else where in Mid yr intake
stay with family /friends if you have them here in melb.

mate; no easy way to get a place. situation tight now/soon and expect rent to go up drastically.All the best.

... left only one subject on Friday. after that, holiday

It is much better to find a place which is within walking distance. Taking a tram to and fro is definitely time consuming yet exhausting. By the way, it is now a bit (or rather too) late to find a place to move in during july. Most of the accommodation which is near uni is almost fully booked. Finding a place not-so-close to uni is still possible. You may try unilodge, college square, s-h-a etc. to see whether places are still available.

As a quick guide, rooming house (hostel type, own bedroom with shared bathroom and other facilities) will cost approx. AUD180-200 per week, maybe much lower if far away from city and uni. Apartment with single bedroom costs approx. AUD250-300 p.w., two-bedroom (means if u share with another person) costs approx. AUD200-250 p.w. If u live in private rented house with friends, it is much lower providing everyone shares the cost, maybe only AUD150-170 p.w. But the problem it is usually unfurnished and you need to spend extra on establishment costs. Living in residential college can be considered very expensive, it costs AUD450-500 p.w. including three meals per day. But you can get extra academic support in college, i.e. extra tutorial program offered to enhance your understanding.

Hello guys, i might be 'officially' joining this 'Studying in Australia' club in July. I find that you guys are experienced in living overseas so i would like to ask for your advice and opinion before i do anything stupid.


1. How many of you guys actually plan to live and work in Australia after your studies? What are required in order to get a Visa to live and work in Australia? There are so many different types of Visas, i am really confused.

2. I was offered to study a Degree in Business Administration by USQ, but my first preference is Bachelor of Commerce Majoring in Finance, although the assessment of my application is not released yet. What i am worrying is that DBA has no major, and that might make me less competent in the job market. Can anyone advise me regarding this issue?

The above questions are important for me to decide on what course to study, so i thought i should seek some advice from you guys.

Thank you very much.

Try calling up college square (lygon and swanston) or arrow on swanston which are both close to uni. There should be some people moving out. The res colleges require you to go through interviews and they won't necessarily guarantee you a place too since they require you to have good sporting/music/etc abilities and not many students move out after sem 1. But, it is still a good choice for one semester and you can shift you next year.

http://www.colleges.unimelb.edu.au/feecomparison.html (those are the fees for the whole year-just divide them by two)


What you need now is a higher education student visa(class 573 i think)-which will come with permission to work (20 hours a week) if you applied after April the 26/28. This visa will last you throughout all your years in uni.
If you fail an exam and need to study longer, then you'll need to apply for a visa extension, so try not to fail.
Once you graduate, you might want to apply for a PR. Then, you'll need a bridging visa to stay in australia while you wait for your PR to be granted
There also tourist visas for tourists and a bunch of others, but right now you'll just need to worry about your student visa.

www.immi.gov.au

anybody here living in college square? price seems ok.
just wanna confirm, its a private bathroom right(for the single bedroom)? most of the places ive seen only have shared bathrooms so just wanna confirm bout that.

would prefer to have a private bathroom