Whcih university to apply for in Australia ?

Question

hi
i'm an international student , and i wanna move to australia for undergrad studies , which university (ies) do you suggest for engineering/computer science related programs ?

my highscholl grades arent so good and im short of number of translated transcripts i have (3) , so i am looking for a moderate univ which doesnt take too hard on the applications.

also which city in autralia is the best for international students or students in general?

and i ve a 7.5 in IELTS but it s expired , do u think i can convince them with a copy of it for now until i take the test again , cause i m also short of time needed for application and visa process.

thanks in advance for ur help

Answer 1

G'day,

Unfortunately you didn't mentioned where do you come from.

Engineering/CompSci are pretty much offered by all universities in Australia. If I have to choose according to your condition, then I will choose the universities from the cities that are not too big or not in the capital city (countryside). Do not worry, the qualifications are still recognised everywhere as most of them are still public universities. Some of them are as follows:
Charles Sturt Uni (www.csu.edu.au)
University of Ballarat (www.ballarat.edu.au)
James Cook Uni (www.jcu.edu.au)
Uni of South Australia (www.unisa.edu.au)
Central Queensland Uni (www.cqu.edu.au)
and some more. What I would suggest will be to use IDP Education Australia website to determine the course you want to study and which institutions that offer the course. IDP is an organisation that gives information to overseas students who want to continue study in Australia. Website is www.idp.edu.au.

In regards to IELTS, You may need to take the new one, since it will also be required to apply for student visa. 7.5 is a great mark mate! Good on you!

I have been living for 16years in Melbourne (since I was an overseas student). What I can say abt Melbourne are as follows:
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day like last month, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au). Good for students who can't always afford cars.
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom.
7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live.
8. Night Life... hmmmm... I'll say the centre of nite activities will be Crown Casino and Docklands. Altho there are still plenty of cafe's and clubs scattered around the suburbs as well.
9. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.

Hope this helps. E-mail me at [e-mail] if you have any further question. Good luck for your study and welcome to Australia.

Answer 2

take a crack at University of New South Wales