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post Sep 13 2008, 02:04 PM

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QUOTE(bzayie @ Sep 13 2008, 11:13 AM)
somebody help me, which u better for mechanical engine?
U.Sydney or RMIT icon_question.gif


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


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mechanical engine dude..
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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.

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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.

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post Sep 14 2008, 06:41 PM

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QUOTE(almattitude_v1 @ Sep 14 2008, 04:23 PM)
which is the best website or magazine to look for used cars?
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Drive.com.au is another website you should have a look at.

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Skype is another good alternative. Calls to Malaysian landlines only cost about $0.03/minute, while mobile cost $0.09/minute. Calling from your mobile is not really feasible unless you have a huge credit limit or it's an emergency.
Check HERE for more information.
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post Sep 24 2008, 09:42 PM

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QUOTE(tdw @ Sep 24 2008, 07:34 PM)
guys i want your help

i received conditional offer from uni melbourne and UNSW
i want to apply for both for accomodation

i want some suggestion for which  college i should apply

i would like a shared room

and which is better catered or non catered
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I'm not sure if you need to have an unconditional offer before you could apply for any college accommodation though logically I would think so. Anyway if by any chance you could, my advise is just apply for all the colleges available if you are really keen in getting on-campus accomodation, like what cheesenium has said, it is hard to get one so don't bother choosing which to apply, just apply for all.

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post Oct 1 2008, 11:34 PM

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QUOTE(Schaan @ Oct 1 2008, 08:32 PM)
Hi guys.. anybody from UNSW ?

I visited UNSW last week and the buildings and study environment over there is so great and good..
i wanan ask about accommodation in UNSW ?
Which on campus accommodation is fun ? as in study hard and party hard.. is international house fun ?
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Adding on top of what Cheesenium and Chris have mentioned, IH only accepts 2nd year students and above, which means you can't apply for it for your first year study here.

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post Oct 2 2008, 12:39 PM

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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Oct 2 2008, 10:55 AM)
They also accept first year students but it's much harder for a first year to get a place there than a 2nd year and above.

It's really hard to get a place in those places because there are a lot of people who wants a place there.I think there are one or 2 colleges that demands you to get at least one Distinction per semester.

Basically,it's harder to get accepted in those colleges than the uni.

I think none of us are staying in any UNSW on campus accommodation.
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Are you sure? Because as far as I remember, they don't accept first year undergrad students, look at the prerequisites HERE.
Besides being really hard to get in, most of the colleges are also pretty expensive.
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post Oct 2 2008, 10:15 PM

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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Oct 2 2008, 12:47 PM)
Thats international house.Colleges like New College or Kensington College accepts first years.

Yeah,they do cost a lot.

I have a friend who stays in new College.She have to pay $350 a week.
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Isn't that exactly what I have just said in my earlier post? I did mention specifically IH (International House).
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post Oct 10 2008, 03:35 PM

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QUOTE(KVReninem @ Oct 10 2008, 02:37 PM)
well; it might be isolated place for you. so much near canberra; so much is there. Nothing you can do besides enjoy canberra alone.
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MQ is NOT located in Canberra, its near Epping/West Ryde, which is around 60 to 90 minutes away from Sydney CBD. However, to some certain extent I do agree that there's nothing much around there except for Macquarie Centre, but the fact that CBD isn't that far away shouldn't be too much of a problem.

For the sake of comparison, Canberra is around 4 hours away by bus from Sydney CBD.

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post Oct 12 2008, 03:08 PM

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QUOTE(pangping1510 @ Oct 12 2008, 11:59 AM)
omg he is in sydney myer? didnt go to city yesterday lol

btw i want a recommendation...i have some extra faculty course to do (i am studying in unsw)...what course should i take if i am interested in financial market (something like shares and stuff)
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What sort of extra faculty courses are you talking about here? Electives or GenEds?
For electives, most if not all courses on financial market are of higher level, i.e FINS2xxx or FINS3xxx, so unless you opt to do the prerequisites first (FINS1612 and/or FINS1613), otherwise I doubt you can do any of those directly.
I'm not too sure about GenEds though.
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post Oct 23 2008, 05:35 PM

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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Oct 23 2008, 05:20 PM)
Im in UNSW.

Finals is coming~~~

How did you send the complain letter?

Anyway,i heard some rumours,we are getting 13 weeks next year.It was from the school of maths and stats.
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Not rumours, they have made some changes to the 2009 semester structure. Check the academic calendar @ my.unsw for details. From my understanding, it's still a 12-weeks semester, but tuts only start on week 2, hence the last week would only have tuts but no lectures.

Good luck in the finals though.
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post Oct 23 2008, 07:50 PM

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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Oct 23 2008, 07:01 PM)
I dont mind.As long as i get more study time for the finals.

Cant they change it back to 14 weeks? 12 weeks is too little time.
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Yeah, at least they are giving us back our pre-2008 stuvac duration. But heck, they are only gonna start the new system in semester 2 =/

Well think of it this way, some changes is at least better than no changes at all, at least they are trying to improve it. Having that said, I reckon reverting back to 14-weeks semester would be unlikely to happen as most of the other Go8 unis have adopted the 12/13 weeks semester structure as far as I remember, so I doubt they would wanna be the only one adopting the 14-weeks system.

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post Oct 27 2008, 04:18 PM

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QUOTE(purplearch @ Oct 27 2008, 03:59 PM)
which college is that? it seems tuition fees are increasing every year. sigh. did you apply for PR, or are you paying international rate?
but i understand once i apply for PR, they will consider me as a ''local'', so i'm competing with aussies to gain admission, not internationals. would that lower my chances?
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Tuition fees increase every year and this happens to all universities in Australia.

I don't know if you are aware of this, but it's close to impossible for you to apply for PR by YOURSELF before you graduate from uni, unless your PARENTS are the one applying it.

But yeah, back to your questions, the entry requirements are usually higher for domestic students (citizen, PR), for example a commerce program for UniMelb may require TER 94 for internationals, but for domestic it may require TER 96 (This is just an example, I have no idea what's the current requirement).
On a side note, except for the few highly competitive degrees such as Medicine, Dentistry etc, for other courses basically as long as you meet the requirement, you will be accepted.

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post Oct 28 2008, 08:44 AM

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QUOTE(KVReninem @ Oct 28 2008, 06:04 AM)
the requirements are in the forms when you applied for your medical check which proposed by the Australia Panel of Docs.
you have character checkup also.Its not the last one. Geez; you been worried this and tat; wassup? just stay put and relax. laugh.gif
Yes; but as long you have the money to pay; anything is possible.Not 200 to 300; its more.the majority is still Australian people than international student. Intl student is well screened before being accepted into Uni. icon_rolleyes.gif so the placing for Uni is opposite round. Look there is no point going far about PR thingy; we arent PR also.  rolleyes.gif
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What makes you think that way? The entry requirement is by itself a very good indicator, you can't deny the fact that a lower requirement for international students is a pretty obvious sign that the universities are all eager to accept as many international or full-fee paying students as possible.

I wouldn't say international students are well screened, I have seen many international students whose spoken English is really bad that you would have thought how the hell did they manage get in to uni. Majority wise, I would say it really depends on the course you are taking. Popular courses like commerce and engineering have heaps of internationals in there.

@Mythras231L:
Dude, just take it easy man. I have absolutely no idea why are you so worried about your visa. This is just a student visa, not migration assessment, as long as you did what's needed i.e medical check up etc, you should be fine.
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QUOTE(Ver @ Oct 31 2008, 10:13 AM)
Hi, sorry for quoting you again, but i was just wondering what you meant by combined degree as in double degrees (and not a Bachelor of Accounting with Law type of degree), because i'm planning on doing a dd(double degree) in law/commerce (majoring in accounting), actually it's just for the benefit of getting a PR, because everyone mentioned that i can get a PR with my first degree after 3 years (accounting), and even get a PR before i graduate.

Job opportunity wise, i'm a bit worried, because a friend of mine that graduated from UWA law school 2 years ago is now jobless, can't much find job. Is there a clear discriminate between locals and non-locals in this field? I don't mean racism or anything, but just personal preference when it comes to such a professional legal part of work. Pls and tq guys xDxD

Btw, UWA law, here i comeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!
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I think he's probably talking about a Bachelor of Commerce with a double major in Accounting and Business Law, where you will only learn the basic in general law and concentrate in business law instead (contracts, TPA, etc).
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post Nov 1 2008, 06:06 PM

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QUOTE(linkolynn @ Nov 1 2008, 02:57 PM)
actually i prefer to transfer next semester.. as the schedule not so tight.. i can take my own sweet time to arrange it and also don't have to scare of the ambassador department to close at what what time..

but also.. the $$.. everything is damn expensive now.. cry.gif
*later "money not enough 3" casting by me..*

if i transfer 1 sem earlier, i have to pay around 100k.. but if i stay at sunway here.. i only have to pay around 30k..
that's huge amount.. and some more i have to consider of my brother as well.. he's studying in form 4 now.. going to form 5 next year.. and year after next.. COLLEGE.. which means... MONEY!!
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Well transferring one semester earlier wouldn't make a difference of RM100k, assuming that you need RM120k (based on the old $1:RM3 rate), the difference in 1 semester wouldn't come to a figure of RM100k. Just wondering how long are you gonna be here in Australia?

And to what SeeD has just mentioned, somehow it's always better to start in the first semester, I have couple of friends who have to alter their subjects order due to some subjects only being offered in certain semester (either 1 or 2).

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post Nov 2 2008, 08:56 AM

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QUOTE(linkolynn @ Nov 2 2008, 08:27 AM)
thanks guys.. but i think you misunderstood my meaning already..
yes.. indeed money is a problem for me, its also problem for all of you right?? its just that i am more concern of it as i have a younger brother.. and yes, my parents can support both of us, its just that i want to reduce their burden.. less 100k spending on myself, they can have a better life as in buy a new car or whatever.. and also i just wanna know roughly how you guys spend in AUSTRALIA..

anyway, i just wanna know, is it too rush if i wanna settle all in 1 week? all the visa blah blah blah.. if it is not RUSH, then i'll consider transfer in the 2nd semester..

BTW, working there is just my option.. as i said.. if i'm LUCKY enough, i can get a job there, and earn MAYBE higher income to support my family, and of course myself tongue.gif.. but if i can't get a job there, i'll just come back here.. as the demand for accounting field still quite high around the world..
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Still, if you are so concerned about that issue, staying back in sunway is not really that bad of an option after all, it's not compulsory for you to transfer anyway. You can still look for a job with your Monash Malaysia certificate like what someone has mentioned, the only thing different is you can't apply straight for PR, but in this case you are only studying a maximum of 1.5years, which doesn't qualify you for the 2-years period in current terms anyway.

If you are talking about getting everything done in a week, then yes I doubt you would be able to.
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QUOTE(Grimm @ Nov 2 2008, 03:28 PM)
Well, that's the saddest part. I was hoping Australia would be better, but I suppose I shouldn't set my hopes too high. Hope there will be more English speaking dudes in Aussie. I'm hating the way Monash Malaysia is turning into a mandarin speaking community, and segregation of races and ethnicities. My seniors said it all started with my batch :<
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Well sad to say, but if you are only gonna speak English and nothing else (I'm only assuming this based on how you dislike MM turning into a mandarin speaking community), you will only be able to mix within the Malaysian group and possibly the local asian groups here, depending on how well you speak, i.e without all the LAHs around. For hongkie and the other Chinese groups, it would be a challenge especially if you don't speak their canto/mandarin. I had my fair share of these experience, so I know unless you speak their language, you will hardly blend in with them.

QUOTE(panda-man @ Nov 2 2008, 05:34 PM)
malaysian and singapore slang sounds almost the same. the only difference i can tell is that singaporeans use 'leh' a lot and malaysians use 'lah'

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Haha really, didn't notice that though. To me, when they speak English they all sound really similar, but once they start speaking in mandarin, the difference is quite obvious lol.

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QUOTE(Mythras231 @ Nov 3 2008, 05:45 PM)
Your friend can be just like me ... I'm going to study my year 11 next year in aus and continue to TAFE for 2 years then finally to University... Can skip Year 12 if you want ... Its optional ... Or your friend can go for foundation course in college and then continue to University

if she finish her year 11 in Malaysia ... Why not just go do Foundation in college ? Its better than going to Year 12 ... ( Thats what I think ) cause she can mix up with new comers instead of being friends with local and they can learn about Australia together .

What I think is most high school doesn't accept Year 12 students cause of the age gap something like that ... She can try ... I'm not sure about it . Just that the studies in Year 12 is somehow linked with Year 11 which she need to study herself while Foundation course is absolutely new knowledge
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What's so bad about mixing with the locals in high school? In fact I think the first year of you in Australia is vital in determining what sort of friends you are gonna mix with. If you are only gonna mix with the international or malaysians, after you formed your own group of friends in the first year it would be unlikely that you are ever gonna mix with the locals anymore after that.

Hmm but why do you wanna skip year 12 and enter TAFE and uni subsequently? Wouldn't that be much more hassle instead of staying on in Year 12 and enter uni straight? It's not like you will be able to graduate (Yr 11 + TAFE + Uni) earlier compare to Yr11 + Yr12 + Uni path. Just my opinion anyway.

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post Nov 6 2008, 01:09 PM

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QUOTE(mangoman @ Nov 6 2008, 12:54 PM)
I thought it is in Miller's Point?
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Apparently there are 2 Luna Parks , one in Melbourne and another one here in Sydney. The one in Sydney is at Milsons Point btw, not Millers Point.
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post Nov 11 2008, 07:31 PM

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QUOTE(Lim Ling Yang @ Nov 11 2008, 07:00 PM)
Desktop? No money......second thought average price for a whole set?
Hmm I guess I would just buy the cheapo mini 9 laptop without anything and just use it for small stuff and just use the uni's computer to do the hard stuff....

Again thx for the info guys. Damn I love this thread.
Not like fast and furious thread where people reply based on what they heard , here the replies are from personal experience.
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Not to mention that the computers in uni are quite limited, you'll prolly have a long queue ahead to use the computers especially when the assignment due date is around the corner.

On a side note, IMO those little mini laptop is kinda useless, if you are using it as your second computer then it is still acceptable. But to use it as your primary computer, you are definitely better off to just get a full-sized one. Not to mention that it won't be comfortable on your hands and eyes if you are using those tiny lappie for long term basis.
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QUOTE(Mythras231 @ Nov 26 2008, 04:37 PM)
ok thank you very much ... 1 more question regarding iPhone ... I don't know wether this is the right place though .

''Optus'' offers an iphone plan right ? My question is ... Can I still use the phone if I bring it back to Malaysia ? Or I have to ''crack'' it ? Australia uses genuine or they crack it ?
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Usually you would be able to request for the unlock code from them after a certain period of time, i.e. 1 year from the date you signed up for the plan. This usually applies to the normal phones, I'm not sure if they have a different set of T&C for iPhone though, so it's best to check with the telcos directly before you sign up.

On a side note, there are currently 4 telcos offering iPhone plans, namely Optus, Vodafone, Telstra and Virgin Mobile. So do scout around for the best deals available.

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