phasing out the process of application based on the amount of money you to ensure you into the university. Which mean, no matter how lousy are you; you are still able to go with money. Which actually put the question of university credibility in producing quality scholar & upgrade the standard of the education in Australia by local view.

BTW the high fees charged are basically coz Intl students are paying for the local student's places in these unis. You know, they pay bloody A$ 4k per semester only. Thats one third of what we intl students pay (and no concession summore, stupid victoria).

And then they have HECS. Higher Education C? Scheme or something like that. That means they don't have to fork out a dime now. When they work, their salary gets deducted like $50 a week or something. Fak. 50 bucks a week gets taken out. So what? Their education is bloody free man! Parents only need to think about getting house and car and beers. The student don't have to worry about their parent's financial burden. Go to uni free now. Next time pay 50 bucks out of a salary of $80k.

Damn unfair lo!

I heard of all of this from my local friend.

He's like "How much do you intl guys pay?"

"12k per semester, 25k per year?"

"Holy ****!! 25 grand?! What the hell are you being charged that for? Are you serious?"

"Huh? Is that a lot? Well, if I convert that back to my local currency, its x3, so its like $75k a year"

"..."

He was shell-shocked and went speechless. I guess they don't know we are kinda paying for their uni placements. Then he told me about HECS.

Guys, my dad has this question and i cant really answer him. Unis in aussie is quite easy to get in, isnt it? That also means lousy students *sorry if i offend anyone* get in easily too. So how did they manage to gain a place in top 200 unis around the world? Does lower entry requirements mean lousier uni? Sorry if i offended anyone and i sincerely asking this question as i have no idea about it. 

I would like to share my little story here 

In year 2000, I enrolled in a twinning Food Science program between Sedaya College (now UCSI) and Charles Sturt University. I completed my diploma in 2001, that time I was thinking why don't I try my luck so I went to apply for other uni. I got 4 offer letters from Melb U, RMIT, Deakin, and New Castle. I got some recommendation saying that I shouldn't choose any uni just because it's famous. By that time the Food Science in Melb U is relatively new, plus the tuition fee is almost double to what other uni offer. I choose Deakin Food Science & Nutrition in the end which ranks pretty good in Aussie from what I heard. Yeah, I had a great time studying there.
After my graduation, I came back to Malaysia and looking for job. Most company I went to interview had never heard of Deakin and then people around me started to say I should have went to Melb U instead. Nevertheless I got a nice job and I enjoyed my work. Deep in my heart I do feel a little regret in giving up Melb U.
I would say that even the "fame" or "rank' of a uni is not the only factor to be considered but in country like Malaysia, lots of people do take it seriously, not in working place but in social life. Especially when I say I went to uni in Melbourne, 99% of time people will say "Melb U ar? No? Deakin? What's that?" Not saying I feel inferior that I'm not graduated from Melb U but I do feel people here tagging graduates from those high ranked uni as superior class.
BUT, does graduate from high ranked uni means better performance in work place? I doubt it. I've seen many fresh graduates from famous uni doing sh!t job while a high schooler may do the job better.
My two cents 

Yeah, that's 2004 I was talking about but I believe nowadays still the same. Famous oversea uni>infamous oversea uni>famous local uni>infamous local uni.

I feel certain universities have overpopulated international students. The ratio is getting ridiculous. Like up to 60:40 intl : locals overall.

In some faculties, it can go up to 80:20 until the poor guai lou... is the only guai lou in our tutorial.

because there are many RMIT offshore international students which are counted in as well.
Melbourne Uni depends... in commerce faculty, there are more international students than locals, but for arts, engineering, science faculty, locals still dominate

You can buy it over here. I found it at Box Hill and China Town. Go and grab. Me, I ask my mum keep for me. I want ping pi and got egg yolk. Hurray, going home soon!

Hi there!

Im just curious...do you guys know whether there's any anime shop in Melbourne???=P BTW,where do you guys usually shop for groceries???

Im gonna start my shopping + sightseeing day starting this weekend after few weeks of design insanity =O

Yah my intake is next Feb. But i feel uncertainty when still havent get any offer letter yet. Even unconditional offer also can. Lol. Lukily i change RM100k  at 2.4 rate that time. Phew. I think have to wait till 2.7 then only change again.

I am loving SPRINGGGGGGG. Makes me feel goooooood, for a bit. All assignments and tests due within these few weeks.

Anyone here got affected by the uni staffs strike? Yawn.

no offense to the admins and staffs but isn't what this thread meant to be?
i mean if people are looking for information about studying in aussie, haya had already posted all the information in detail at the 1st page.

this thread reached 112 pages not just people come and spam but sharing their information as a student studying in Australia with lowyat members... is that wrong?