Hi everyone, I am going to Sydney UNSW in February but I haven't got a place to stay, so I plan to book for short term lodge for a week and find accommodation during the week.

Question: I email the lodge asking how to place a booking, the lodge ask me to provide them my credit card details to secure a booking. Is it safe simply give them the details ? I am quite worried about that ! Anyone used to book this kind of lodge before flying to Australia? Can advise me on this ? THANKS !!

Erm.... I found the lodge in UNSW website.
But not paying to the university, is paying to the lodge is directly, that's why I worried about it.
It is private, tak sangkut with the university.

By the way, how you apply temporary accommodation through UNSW last time ?I think it safer.
I want to get the information, but the online advisors always offline

I'm sorry if this question has been posted before. I'll be flying to Perth via air asia this sunday. From what i understand from their website, they charge rm 15 for every kg in excess of the 25kg i have bought during booking (i intend to get an extra 15kg if that is true). Did i get my facts right? And does anyone know what is the maximum baggage allowance? I tried calling airasia numerous times but their lines are always busy.

For departures to and from China/Australia- Checked baggage weight that is not pre-booked will be charged at the airport rate of a minimum of 15kg and every kg  thereafter will be charged at RM15/AUD5/CNY36 per kg

I m going to UNSW this FEB. & i still cant find any suitable accommodation coz most accom that are reasonable have been fully-booked.

So, is there any off-campus accommodation that i can book that are cheaper?

or izit still possible to find cheaper accommodation the time i reach UNSW in mid-feb?

If this is your first time heading over to Sydney, which I assume you are, I think it is best that you look for your accommodation after you arrive. It is however, a good idea to book a temporary accommodation. You can approach the uni accommodation service for help on temporary accommodation bookings or alternatively Malaysian Hall which is located along Alison Road, but I have never dealt with Malaysian Hall before so don't ask me anything about it, all I know is they used to provide temporary accommodation for Malaysian with a low daily rate compared to the other temporary accommodation out there, not sure if they still do that now.

Although I have never looked for a place in Kingsford before, but based on what I gathered from my friends who did, good places around uni would be taken by mid-feb. I wouldn't say it's totally impossible, but definitely it wouldn't be easy by all means.

I've check, and I am confuse with all those diff packages. I am looking on wireless broadband instead of fixed line, coz im staying in a student accommodation, and I dun think I can use their fix line to register, and I believe it will be very troublesome when I move out next time. So do wireless broadband come with unlimited package? how i wish streamyx are thr so that I dun need to worry,lols...

Is there any airasia X flight to sydney? Or wht is the cheapest way to fly to sydney? How many connecting flights ?

those in aussie or have been to aussie, i wanna ask how to satisfy your needs for latest drama series like Heroes, TVB etc??
well, downloading from BT is a serious offence over there right??

Lol. Download away

Buy a few ori games? w00t! RA3, SC2 and the likes.

Btw, i've only ever been on Air Asia flights. I've flown 3 times. No problems for me, and i'm 181cm. Maybe you guys are claustrophobic? Afraid of tight spaces? I just sleep on the plane. 30 min flight I also can sleep xD I love sleeping while traveling. So fun. U wake up ur almost at ur destination d

I will go to sydney UNSW in this month but I still searching for the accommodation. I am starting worries about that because most of the colleges and university apartment have been reached the capacity.

I still dunno where to live when I arrive there.
Anyone can help me?
;J0shua

I enrolled in 3 courses (18 UOC).  18 of 24 UOC. others subjects required Corequisite and  prerequisite. It's ok?

And please, don't chug your textbooks along, zap 'em from your library.

Well orientation week (we call it O-Week) here is sorta like a funfair, there will be stalls by most of the clubs/student organizations as well as other external parties like SMH, Sydney Buses, Banks etc. There is also the Yellow Shirt volunteers giving out flyers, helping out as well as conducting campus tours, it is not a bad idea to take part in one of those campus tours to familiarize yourself with the buildings' names on campus. 

Regarding the lectures, no, there isn't any lecture during O-Week.

If you are talking about attendance for orientation, then no, attendance is not compulsory. Heck even attendance for lectures is not compulsory. But as a first year student, I do strongly suggest that you spend at least a day or two to attend the orientation programs, make sure you grab a campus map as well. Trust me, it helps a lot having a map in hand during the first few weeks.

Hope this helps.

Some courses may have classes at Week 0, that you will have to check with your school, perhaps my.unsw or vista. But generally speaking, most of them only start in Week 1.

Mind me asking, which UNSW log-in website is suppose to be the one containing our lecture notes uploaded by our lecturers?

I have seen myunsw, vista (which i dunno what's for)???, my student email which is UNIMAIL, and unsw library website, and many more.....
So, which one is suppose to be?

lol but i havent register to any telco yet... anyone can tell me is there any telco companies at clayton??

student services won't FIND the house for you......the only thing they can do is show you where to find the houses and probably any procedures you should know

How long to be taken for my student visa after I done my medical and x-ray checked ?

Just curious, does anyone use GPS while they're in Australia?

Hi, anyone currently in UNSW ? I am new student this year, can anyone advise me when will the class begin ? Week 0 or week 1 ?