Rules and Regulations for Studying in Australia, v2.5

1) Ignorance of the rules is no defense for violating them.

2)Please use proper spelling and capitalisation in all posts in this thread. Even if your grammar is weak at least SPELL properly. No shortform lik dis. U wan help, u ask 4 help prply. Seriously, there is no reason to use shortform. You have a nice ASCII keyboard, not a keypad, and here's reason #1 to use Firefox: it comes with a built in spell checker.

We want to help you, but if you cannot make yourself understood, how is one going to?

3)Do your homework before asking questions. ALL universities publish adequate literature for an introduction to the city/town where you are headed to. Don't rock up to this thread and ask: how much does it cost to go to Australia. Australia is a very big place. You'd probably be able to live on $10/day in the middle of nowhere, but that can’t get a decent meal in Sydney. Drill down to at least a specific city. As a general rule of thumb, all universities(worth our money) would have a page outlining the general costs of living. They tend to err on the high side, but use it as a guide.

4)Drop your sifu mentality. None of us here are experts. All we have behind our screen names is the privilege living in Australia for an extended period of time. Use us as a rough guide, not a hard set of rules. No one here owes you anything. Your choice of university is entirely up to you.

With that in mind, we will not answer questions like “What is the best university for X discipline?” Rather, ask “Anyone in Y university? I would like to ask a few questions about their X discipline degree.” politely and maybe we might answer.

5)Scholarships. Everyone wants one. Few of us have one. This forum is not to spoon feed you what scholarships there are. All universities have a link for that. Look for yourselves. We will not answer questions like "im thinkin of tkin engineering in UQ cld any1 giv m a reference abt any scholarships?" (even ignoring the language). We will however, try our best to answer something like "The Sony Multimedia foundation scholarship in QUT: what are my chances?" (Answer: zero, unless you’re a PR, since they’ve changed the rules)

Education is a commodity. Facts of life. And the “top applicants” who get a (partial) scholarship usually have a GPA of 6.5 out of a 7 point scale.

6)Cant understand what we're saying? Befuddled over the word you just saw? Here's a google trick: type "define: Befuddled" (or whatever word you don't understand, without the quote marks) into google.

7)Agents are NOT responsible for your accommodation in Australia. Complaining here is meaningless.

This post has been edited by haya: Sep 16 2008, 02:06 PM

Disclaimer:

General Guides:
(I) Preparation For Studying in Australia.

Things Not to bring to Australia in accordance to Australia Quarantine Department.

refer to attachment


Type of power point in Australia



Type I (Australian/New Zealand & Chinese/Argentine 2/3-pin)
Australian switched 3-pin dual power point (socket)
Australian switched 3-pin dual power point (socket)
AS 3112 (Australian 10 A/240 V)
This plug, used in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, has an earthing pin, and two flat pins forming an upside down V-shape.[13] The flat blades measure 6.5 � 1.6 mm and are set at 30� to the vertical at a nominal pitch of 13.7 mm. Australasian wall sockets almost always have switches on them for extra safety, as in the UK. An unearthed version of this plug with two angled power pins but no earthing pin is used with small double-insulated appliances, but the power (wall) outlets always have three pins, including an earth pin.


(II) Upon Arrivals.

Banking In Australia
Students arrived in Australia are encouraged to open a bank account within 6 week.Getting bank account in Australia require you to have the 100 Point ID test.

100 Point ID test:
require your
(I) Passport
(II) Driving`s License (don't really need it)
(III) ECoE (as to prove which university or institution you are attend)

Banks in Australia. Australia have four major locals bank which is
Australia New Zealand Bank
Commonwealth Bank( recommended; has most number of ATM; popular with students)
Westpac Bank

There is other International(overseas) Bank
Hsbc Bank
Citibank
ING Bank

Australia Locals Bank do offer student accounts which waived off the withdrawals/ transfer and any additional charges.However, it is best to update your personal details with the bank every semester to avoid any charges.

Tax Number Registration

Tax File Number Registration Online


Telecommunication/Internet In Australia

Mobiles.
Commonly; mobile phone is widely use in Australia.It can be ranging from normal 2G mobile to 3G mobile platform or even CDMA.
Mobiles Phone Provider/ Service provider do provides mobile services such as from Telstra, Optus, Virgin Mobile, Three, Vodafone.
There is various services you can apply to for your telecommunication;for student it is advise to go with
Optus Prepaid; or Three Mobile postpaid based on provider plans.
for more information on mobile choice, visit http://www.phonechoice.com.au/

Internet Broadband
Australia Internet Broadband is a must for us this days especially dealing with assignments and notes from course.For basic broadband line; it require a landlines to able to connect to the internet.There is many ISP provider through Australia and it varies in each state.
for more information on plans to choose in Australia; visit

www.whirlpool.net.au
www.internetchoice.com.au

Wireless
How convinent. I just spent the weekend playing with 3's 3G broadband. $29/month gets you 2GB, which IMO isn't that bad.
Don't expect DSL speeds however. The ping time is amazing (about 350ms just to the base tower), so Skype'ing will cause some delay and echo's. Its not for heavy downloaders. General web surfing is okay through.
Here in Brisbane, 3's coverage isn't that great. My friend who's on a 3 cap plan can't get a signal in the lecture theater, while my Optus prepaid can get a reasonable signal. You better be near a window if you want to use the wireless broadband of 3's in Brisbane.
The other providers that I know off are Vodafone (5GB for $39), Virgin (heaven knows what they charge, but they use Optus' infrastructure), Telstra (the worst. $69 for 500MB?! In all fairness through, you can pretty much get a Telstra signal anywhere.) and Optus (not much better than Telstra price wise IMO). Never used the others, so I cant say too much.
Some links if you want to do some research:

Three
Optus
Virgin
Bigpond
Vodafone

Original post for Wireless BB

This post has been edited by haya: Sep 16 2008, 02:07 PM

What are the things that I can bring and not into Australia?

Head here http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis

Wanna find the cheapest/bargain stuff online in Australia?

Head here http://www.staticice.com.au/

What is the difference between vline and metlink tickets for the tram?

Vline is tram services to go to rural area which mean outside melbourne like ballarat, gippsland geelong
Metlink is for melbourne city and suburban
Yarra tram, smartbus, and connex train all are intergrated into 1 system of ticketing
You can see more in www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au

Work while studying. How can I do that?


Does studying in Australia seem easy as it seen?



Trying to get a PR?

Read this new points system http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=Atta...=post&id=261003

I need to extend 1 semester due to failure and need to extend my visa. What I need to do?

Extension would means you'll need a new new visa and another ~AUSD500 for it. You will need to do another health check as well.

credit: Lowyat.Net Members

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LIST OF MEMBERS STUDYING/STUDIED IN AUSTRALIA
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This post has been edited by haya: Jan 2 2009, 06:51 PM

anyone taking actuarial science in either ANU, melbourne or Macquarie???

i'm doin in uni of melb now...
hey have u guys heard of a chocolate called 'heigh'?

weather quite up and down in Melbourne lately
at first sunny..then the next day rain + sunny ... geram la

This post has been edited by HyeoshinX: Sep 9 2008, 07:08 PM

lol today kinda cold in the morning

ah alrdy ppl spamming here.

@KVReninem....sorry ah bong chan ur thread only at the beginning and at the end....lifes abit busy atm......will bong chan alot more come summer....thats when more ppl will be enquiring rite??

anyway hows life ah?? did u go to merdeka club celebration the other nite?

haha its ok; i dun bother as long it up n i close..itu quaksilver kacau la..edi pm moderator my deal; yg quaksilver ni pandai pandai

yea summer..lolx ..dun talk abt it..panas

life; busy like usual
merdeka celebration on 31 august whr u pay 20 or malaysia feista?
i didnt go any; coz i tak rasa merdeka pada 31 august; i not west la man..itu umno ..itu BN punya merdeka....
Aku rakyat Sarawak; Hari Merdeka aku pada 16 Sept.

may i know there r bout how much ppl in ur batch??? for actuarial studies only??? is there a quota for the number of students taking tht course there?

wah u ask til lik that i very hard to answer de wor..haha...bout the size of a small lecture hall la...mayb 200?
there's no quota currently...
if i'm not wrong anu oso, since i've got the offer there and they din mention anything bout quota

Spamming?

You included.

Me too.

merdeka... hehe... I joined my friends at IH and we sung screamed Negaraku at the top of our lungs, and then shouted out the ikrar... LOL... "Maka kami, rakyat Malaysia... Berikrar..."

Lovely sun for the past few days, but it's going to rain soon. Saturday reaching 23C... hell yeah, that's good.

Any interesting events in Melbourne for Spring? I only heard about the Fashion week thing which will never ever arouse my interest.

ahh icic....luper lar ur the east side boys ...but anwar say wanna retake govt on the 16th?! anywya initially was suppsoed to be 31 but due to the cobbold guy lar...so slow....now we got 2 national day

i was refering to the $20 one....since i met u at some club i thought u kaki clubbing

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Added on September 9, 2008, 8:41 pmhorse race baby!!! springs the time!!!! other than that ar....erm lemme think...the dreaded clock adjusting crap.....steal 1 hour from me precious studying for exam / assignment time.... erm...dunno leh.... IH?? international house??

i dunno lar melb gets kinda sien most of the time...i wanna go mamak!!! i wan roticanai under rm1.....

This post has been edited by bhypp: Sep 9 2008, 08:41 PM

Melbourne's weather is super unpredictable, it's what makes it Melbourne I guess.. amongst other things

I remember a few years back it was SNOWING during xmas (as you would probably already know.. we have xmas in like 40 degree celsius weather )

This post has been edited by babiix: Sep 9 2008, 09:02 PM

new thread ... , good luck on updating the information.

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Added on September 9, 2008, 9:20 pmyea i remember last xmas ... it's so hot.

This post has been edited by s373n: Sep 9 2008, 09:20 PM

me no. you guys..once haya come in sure u guys kena brush

bhypp, you belanja ok? baru i go i club kat rumah; no need susah susah beratur just to get to se7en club n see small kids


those who look for what to do this spring;
go tessellar tulip farm if you had not being yet..or have a drive with your gfs to yarra valley n see the exotic scenery.
or if you still can catch up the snow; go now; snow will only last till end of october.
ohya forgot about royal melbourne show- smth liek fun fair..go hav a try ..see chick play with them

This post has been edited by KVReninem: Sep 10 2008, 08:46 AM

oh, do u mean 200ppl juz for tht subject or the course itself??? gonna apply anu n macquarie through uact nex week, so was trying to get some infos.

oh yea forgot bout the tulip thing.....hmmm anything else to do??? i masih belum p tengok tulip.....n x pernah p tengok salji....jakun sial.....

wei i no $$$$ lar wei....not like im working likddat.... yea seven got alot of xiao mei mei...kawaiii marrr.....but srsly its only an asian thing lar.....dunno why se7en so popular amongst asians.... i demand moar blondes / latinas!!!!

the best actually to speak to the faculty itself. Not thru general Intl office but by asking the faculty which handle the subject n course.

hope this help. In general you wont know the amount of student.

For ANU, the name of the course would be Bachelor of Actuarial Studies, and this is the only uni in Australia that offer actuarial course with the degree name in actuarial as well.

For Macquarie, the course name is Bachelor of Commerce (Actuarial Studies).

However, for Melbourne Uni, the course name is Bachelor of Commerce. That means either if you want to do accounting, actuarial studies, finance or economics or whatsoever, you will be accepted into Bachelor of Commerce, just one course. And then, you will choose the specific subjects you want to do during enrolment which will determine your major. Your major (from 2008 onwards) will be officially printed on the certificate.

Currently, all five unis in Australia that offer Actuarial course do not set quota against it. Under normal circumstances, students who fulfill the entry requirements will be admitted. As the case of not setting quota, many students who find it difficult to cope with will subsequently drop out, and the drop out rate is maintained at a high level. So you may probably only see a quarter of students left in your third year compared to the first year.

Entry requirements: (Australian Year 12: TER/ UAI/ENTER)
ANU 95
Macquarie 94
Melbourne 91
UNSW 90
Curtin 85

i tot you were hahaha; xiao mei mei..this unker ar
blondes/latinas can you handle well? huge wor need additional strength also
u still see Nik from KL? kirim salam kasi sama dia.

IH = international house... very fun, good place to stay if you have the cash.

Damn clock adjusting time... Very mahfan... and it means we're "further" away from Msia...

Horse race... Don't care about Melb Cup anyway, angmoh culture not mine.

Melb does get quite sien at times, since most of the happening stuff are around the city, not within it.

I too miss RM1 roti canai... and when I thought AUD9 is overboard, wait till you see this from Brisbane:



Tulip... went there last year... pretty good indeed, a nice drive from Melb too. From there onwards can drive all the way up to Mt.Dandenong Observatory... and pray there's no fog/haze around. It was kinda dusty when I was there last year that I couldn't really see much of Melb's city skyline.

Royal Melb Show... meh... fun fair...

The best thing that I enjoyed in Melbourne was actually the Melb Motor show... Oh yeah, the gold mines were pretty good too.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Sep 10 2008, 01:12 PM

WAH
so expensive geh roti canai..i 1st time c lo
one bloody roti 15.90$ ar? siao ar?

lolx..nothing much but seeing gals in nice colour

yes yes; like meru kissing the cat buts also siao ar
things are expensive here; so you know what to do when in Aussie ler.

it is for the subject...generally that subject is only for actuarial students only, so those taking it r confirm doin actuarial studies as major(unless some of them so free til simply take that subject).
but why r u worried bout the numbers and quota? all u need to do is just meet their entry requirement.

happen to know the name of the shop that sells the 15 buckeroos roti canai? i've never seen roti canai that expensive over here

This post has been edited by QuackSilver: Sep 10 2008, 04:54 PM

,... back home roti canai only costs RM1.50

I'm concern about the safety issues at Curtin now since I always study til late this semester ...

the crime issues are getting worse ...

dunno ler... took that pic from my friend's facebook.. maybe will ask him next time.

Or you could ask around in Brissie haha... it looks like some sort of Chinese restaurant with the "龙" words around, and since it has roti canai it might just be a Malaysian owned shop.

gonna take ages doing so. the most expensive i've seen are around the 10 bucks range but i stay well clear of it. i rather get those frozen roti canais that asian grocers sells for 3 bucks thereabouts for 6 pieces.

I rather get the frozen roti pratha. I forgotten how much it actually costs but it's cheap and good enough to satisfy my Malaysian tummy.

serious? is this due to liberal won the election?

is there any jumpe2 or bukak puasa gathering for lyn in melbourne??

hmmm..... i thought WA is still labour???

This post has been edited by bhypp: Sep 11 2008, 08:50 AM

okok; didi

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Added on September 11, 2008, 8:53 amdont know..it show mix result. those in perth should know better.

This post has been edited by KVReninem: Sep 11 2008, 08:53 AM

How does that work?!

Haya..read PM..u hav not update it

nah, cause the area's packed with aboriginals (mostly done by them)

about the election, it's still uncertain who won, they said the results were close,

i think liberal will most likely win this election.

better still both won..n we can see WA worked out better than other states.

wah... abit cold here la... first week of spring was sunny, but nowdays a little cold... and sometimes rain summore, which doesnt help!

hmm..if study film course in australia , will it have a better future than study in malaysia?

Guys, I'm departing this Saturday night. So before i leave, can you guys give me some heads up such as what are the things that i need to prepare (some stuffs that are easy to forget to bring), and some advice

Sydney also like that.Really not used to the weather that keep on changing.

The usual stuff like cloths,toiletries,passport etc.

Then,i bought some stationary and the A4 writing paper to Aus.If possible,buy text books from Malaysia too.

Some games to entertain myself too.

OMG.

Go to Mt. Dandenong at night, go to the Sky High restaurant. The view is absolutely breathtaking :]

perth is the same as sydney just that same price for foods , and clothing's

should i apply for uni now or wait for next month exhibition?if apply now need to pay application fees but at exhibition then no need..
if i apply at exhibition then the application progress will take so long coz many ppl also will apply at tht time??

what are some of the pros and cons studying in Australia?
mind to share some views here?

Just wait for the exhibition.It's application fees is waived.

It doesnt matter if you have to wait longer,as long as they reply you before the sem starts.

Besides,they will probably reply you immediately because they want you to be in their uni.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Sep 12 2008, 02:43 PM

May I know when and where will the exhibition be?

miss home food..

You'll be able to experience winter and it's chill.
Now, that's something you can't get in Malaysia.

This post has been edited by snowcandy: Sep 12 2008, 06:44 PM

oo..i just wan to know the answer ASAP thts y i kinda rushing abit..but i think is better wait for next exhibition

if i still not mistaken is whether 14-15 or 15-16 october at subang idp
i just rmb got wednesday

Any similar Australian forum like LYN?

Whirlpool? ,

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/

How is the weather in Melbourne during December? My gf is complaining a lot about it. I still prefer Brisbane more.

$20,000 reward for kangaroo attacker



let's hunt this guy down

hey..question here..
which phone plan did you guys choose?

This post has been edited by kayexh: Sep 12 2008, 09:31 PM

I'm with Optus prepaid 'Every Now & Then' cause don't use my phone often.

http://personal.optus.com.au/web/ocaportal...s&site=personal

I wonder; why is the guide in opposite position when it was suppose to be in order?

well think of it this way, since you're gonna pay more than AUSD 10k per semester anyway, what's AUSD 50 (that's what i paid for the application fees, not sure if they've raised it) to you? that's my take on that

but the prob is not i pay then they will accept me
n 1 application cost AUSD70 means around rm200 here
if thr got guarantee then i sure will pay

IELTS. is it a must to take the test before flying to aus. can i take the exam there?

well think of it as an investment, sometimes it comes good sometimes it doesn't. i too thought of it that way back when i was considering sending in the applications then until it dawned upon me that AUSD 50 wasn't a big deal since i'm gonna end up paying 10k per semester in any uni i go to

depends on the uni if you were required to take the test. in my case they required it when i sent in my application from M'sia. besides, since you're already in M'sia why not take the test there and then? IF you were to do the conversion you'd find out that it's actually cheaper taking it in M'sia. RM 530 vs AUD 258. you do the math

nobody will guarantee you anything........

there is no issue about processing of applications whether now or during road shows, they are efficient, save some money and apply free..........

ooo
but exhibition just next month only...
im stuck n duno should i wait or not
but surely i will go n apply for more unis exhibition
act today i already went to idp n cash was on my hand but too bad they don accept cash n told me y don wait for next month exhibition coz application waived..so i duno i should wait or not..
mayb i will think it again

Just wait then.Applying for 2009 Session 1 in October is still considered very early.

I still remember UNSW send me an offer in about 1 week's time.

from PM;

its simple; what do you want to learn?

somebody help me, which u better for mechanical engine?
U.Sydney or RMIT

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Added on September 13, 2008, 11:15 ammechanical engine

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Added on September 13, 2008, 11:23 ammechanical engine dude..

This post has been edited by bzayie: Sep 13 2008, 11:23 AM

Actually october is not considered late for application, even november is not late either, so just wait for a month then apply. Usually they will send u an offer, either conditional or unconditional, within 2 weeks' time. If u do not receive within 2 weeks, i think it's not the fault of the uni, mayb is the problem of the agent, like IDP. IDP will be pretty busy in December when the SAM results are out and everyone rushes there to apply/ accept offer.

To be honest, Usyd and RMIT are very different in many aspects: tuition fees, entry requirement, reputation, location etc, hence I don't think there is any difficulty in making a decision between those two. No offense here, but in my opinion, if you are able to meet the requirement for Usyd, you should also be considering on Unis such as UNSW, UMelb, Monash etc.

@hihihehe:
It's definitely not late to submit your application in October as bulk of the applicants will only submit theirs after Christmas when the results for SAM, Ausmat are out.

This post has been edited by jae: Sep 13 2008, 02:07 PM

oo
ok
i will apply at next month
b4 i just only think wan their answer fast so kinda bit rushing
but now im gonna wait for next month
thx

Same,i was wondering why hihihehe didnt consider UNSW.

UNSW has the best engineering schools in Sydney.

virgin mobile $70 cap.. $520 of credits to use up per month, includes 1GB of 3G data..

www.virginmobile.com.au .. customer service is way better than optus.. emailed uptus for aobut 3-4 times, no reply at all.. have to call them up.. virgin replies my emails within 48 hours.. and btw, virgin is under optus..

This post has been edited by jakesean: Sep 13 2008, 02:43 PM

USyd's Engineering programs aren't that good. If you're going to Sydney, UNSW is far better in Engineering. USyd's Engineering programs are nowhere near the size, reputation and demand of UNSW's programs (this is not a biased view, they are supported by industry surveys).
If you're going to Melbourne, you'd probably want to consider Melbourne Uni (but it's 5 years Postgrad). RMIT is pretty good and I'd say it's better than USyd for Engineering.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Sep 13 2008, 03:31 PM

so which one is better?

PRO: its not like Malaysia...

CON: you will miss your family and malaysian food...

OMG where's my post???

well based on my result i don think unsw will accept me..so i nvr think bout it
n im not taking any engineering course..just IT course

have a search at http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ ...

Even if it's IT,UNSW have a reputable Computer Science and Engineering school.

As far as i know,UNSW is good in engineering,computing and commerce.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Sep 14 2008, 09:38 AM

have a look at exetel, currently the best value for money isp in my opinion.

http://www.exetel.com.au/a_plan_pricing_new.php

you can pm me if you have any question.

ooo
ok
i will try apply for more unis when exhibition reach..but unsw?don think they will accept me but still will try

Among the best engineering faculty in the world, i think i saw the faculty ranking was top 20 in the world. And your faculty definitely have the most engineering students and program also in australia.


I think you should at least try, i know that most ppl applied at IDP to Group of 8 unis one shot, you don't have to pay application fees and etc, if you are accepted then you have a good/long deadline to consider which uni you wanna go in. Hence apply early, apply early then you have longer time to consider which uni offer you what, and most importantly IMO, ones you confirm then you can start hunting accomodation, trust me getting a good accomodation should be your no.1 priority after you are enrolled.

Yeah,UNSW has the biggest engineering faculty in Australia and offers the widest range of engineering.

In terms of facilities and teaching,im satisfied with it.

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Added on September 14, 2008, 2:49 pmJust try.Who knows,you might get it.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Sep 14 2008, 02:49 PM

ya..i should try it...thx for the opinions
no harm to try too

got a question, at the moment im staying at the unilodge, they provide the phone..if i want to move to other house, i mean like the 2 stories house, can i apply the phone line for that??

which phone line is better mytelecom / telstra??? especially to call mobile in malaysia..i use mytelecom at the moment, i think it was so cheap...but unilodge was soo expensive..