I’ve been rather busy the past week. Busy at work. And I spend the previous days checking out education opportunities in Australia. Australia seemed quite attractive to me and I wouldn’t mind studying there. I am almost certain I cannot get a university degree locally since my grade aren’t exactly worth of a mention.
I have plans to pursue a computing related career. I probably am going to one of the following universities:
- University of Queensland
- Queensland University of Technology
- University of South Australia
Price is quite an important factor for me so I avoid the more expensive places such as Sydney and Melbourne.
And my problem is that every course I read sounds interesting to me. It seems like multimedia computing, information system, computer science and even arts seemed interesting.
I’m still reading up more on the universities. Is anyone familiar with any of these universities? Perhaps went there before or has a friend there or something?
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Tags: australia, money, university
You should never sign up at any of those never-hear-before universities. There are lots of them in Australia. As a general guide, you should go for state universities (though there are good ones which are not state universities). So how do you identify if it is a state university? Simple, see if the name of the State is in the name of the university itself. It’s a good indication. Apart from state universities, there is an alliance of aussie universities called Group of Eight http://www.go8.edu.au Those in that alliance are quite good as well. Note that there are very commercialised aussie universities (e.g. Monash, RMIT) which you should avoid. As for budgeting, you should prepare S$50k (sch fees, living, accommodation) for every year you will spend in Australia on-campus. Yup, Sydney and Melb are the most expensive places in Australia. A plastic bottle of Coca-cola in Sydney can cost around S$3. Lastly, check out http://www.idp.com/singapore/ before deciding on any aussie courses. Another point, you should always read the latest prospectus (not previous year’s).
by viv (Jun 2, 2006 at 5 PM)Yeah, I almost wanted to consider University of Wollongong or something until I decide not to since few has heard of it. I heard of the Group of Eight and University of Queensland is one of them.
I was thinking of going there to get a computing related degree and I heard Queenslands University of Technology is a good choice too. I include University of South Australia into my choice since it offers courses that fits what I want. I am most in favor of University of Queensland actually.
Thanks for the link to IDP, viv, it’s much appreciated. I’m taking a look now.
Which university did you study by the way?
by Mr. Dew (Jun 2, 2006 at 10 PM)I would suggest deciding on your area of interest first and then choosing your university. Some uni’s are well regarded in certain areas and no so well in others. I do agree though if you can get into one of the state named universities you will be doing well. Good luck, Jamie
by Gold Coast Apartments (Feb 26, 2009 at 7 PM)