Thats a harsh thing to say. Learning breadth subjects will enable a student to think wider. Engineering is about creativity in designing, solving problems..etc and I think learning something out of engineering will HELP the students design something which is more OUT OF THE BOX. In time, I do think the Melbourne Model is quite an effective move. Undergraduate studies lets a student choose a pathway and postgraduate enables specialization.

Go explore! Walk down Swanston Street to the city or hop on a tram(make sure you have a Metcard) Go to Melb Central, get some krispy kremes....

Or, you could go explore Melbourne Uni (not recommended as you *might* get lost without a guide)

But, it ain't hard to get lost in Melbourne City as everything is in square, rectangular boxes. Most of the roads are parallel.

Yes. I doubt they will forbid pencils.

Well...a rice scooper is suspicious. What is it used for? Cooking. This means that there might be organic materials like food traces left in it. This could potentially cause bacteria and viruses to enter Australia.

A brand new wooden rice scooper will be let through, but a used one needs to be thrown into the quarantine container.

Declare or Beware! (You'll see this a lot )

Its been very hot here in Melbourne, max 30-40 for the past week, and will continue till wednesday.

RMIT is right smack at the CBD. 15 minutes away from RMIT is really not short, and will still be considered IN the city (if you are planning on walking). If you are taking trains, it might be like the 2nd stop from Melb Central or Flinders, which is not far from the city. (cause you have to take count the time to walk to the train station and waiting for the train). The tram arrives more often but in 15 mins, you'll get to about Parkville(where Melb Uni is) and other radial suburbs.

Students who live in suburbs usually take about 30 mins to 2 hours to get to uni. Remember that the city is quite busy and the public transport is usually very pack, especially during peak hours.

Cheapest rent in the city might go for about $200 a week, not including food. (remember..cheapest) So, an average person living in the city spends about $300-500 a week.

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Added on April 1, 2008, 5:56 pmDo NOT, I repeat, DO NOT take the risk. Being deported is a serious matter...i.e, no more visits to Australia-not as a student, business trip or even as a tourist-entire records tarnished forever, and it will be hell for your other family members who are interested in coming to Australia. Also, you'll be wasting your whole degree.

This post has been edited by zltan: Apr 1 2008, 05:56 PM

Do you think that they will grant you a visa even after 3 years? The answer is obviously NO.

(i) The employer will pay for your medical expenses, or else he/she will be penalized by gov. for paying lower than minimum wage AND for employing illegally without any documents
(ii) No, because you don't have black/white document to say that you work and the insurance company will only accept black/white docs.

Yes, but you have a working visa, and working less than 20 hours a week.
On the other hand, the employer would want you to keep quiet.

The only places that snow in Australia are in the mountains, so bhypp must be living there. Either that or he is talking about somewhere else, and NOT australia....Austria maybe?

Yes... during some presentation last year, they said that 90% of the engineering undergrads of Melbourne Uni are offered jobs before they even graduate (ie in their final year).

Norsiah is ok, but it smells of oil and its quite horrible to eat there. Try having take-away and it'll be better.

Nasi Lemak house is not on lygon, it is on Grattan and I don't like it there. It looks really nice, as you walk by and smell the food-but the service is not really good and I think the food is not very spectacular.

If you want fantastic food, try:
Lazzat, along Lygon (next to Freddos, another good gelati shop )
Estellar in the city

You can go into Australia immediately once it is approved. You could also work, since the new visas now come with permission to work.

Fly on the 13th, reach on the 14th?

Your OSHC card will be given to you by your education provider if you applied through them. As long as your visa has been granted, you can enter Australia without any problems, i.e you can even go on the 8th and you'll still be fine.

But, if you really want to be safe, flying at night on the 13th will enable you to reach australia in the morning.

Try to go to your university's health centre, because they will usually make the claim directly to OSHC, so you don't have to do it yourself (At least, that is what they do in the UniMelb)

As limeuu said, they don't really like to give scholarships to students studying medicine/dentistry because they want your money more, and they know that international students will always pay to get in. *shrugs*
I did received scholarships, but they aren't from my uni.

There are different types of oils->cooking oil, baby oil etc
There are different types of gases->oxygen, nitrogen etc
But, there is only 1 petroleum, which you get from digging underneath

You would be able to do breadth subjects in Melb, ie subjects which are not from your faculty. Although engineering is not a new generation course, they still require you to do 1 breadth subject every semester. Based on what you intend to do, you could choose commerce subjects for your entire four years and build up a small commerce minor with an engineering major.

Are you sure its not an X-ray of the chest?

A cheaper place would be in the suburbs. You need to contact the university student services for accommodation help. How much are you willing to spend on accommodation/food..etc a week?