looking to study in Australia either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane?

Question

where do you think bests (for a 25 yr old female) in terms of arts, culture and good night life. any help would be greatfuly appreciated

Answer 1

G'day,

I used to be an international student from South East Asia in Australia. I will try to help you abit...

Living cost... Sydney has the highest living cost, followed by Melbourne & Brisbane, then Perth, Darwin, Adelaide & Tasmania the lowest. I am attaching a weblink from one of the uni in Melbourne as an indication.

To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification (in English and original language).

There are only 39 universities in Australia and all of them are fully accredited and tightly controlled, therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from wherever university you are studying from. The most important thing is you have to READ the course information carefully, since some courses may have the same name but different content.

I'm living in Melbourne and this is what you're going to find in Melbourne:
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 second weblink 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 in summer, 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, since not all can afford car.
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 third article on the bottom.
7. 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.
8. 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 queries abt Australia. Good luck on your studies :)

Answer 2

I've lived in NSW all my life both country and metro areas. I've only visited Brisbane a few times. I am also studying at uni myself. I've been looking around at unis in other states as well, and the only other cities that appealed to me were, Hobart (TAS), Adelaide (SA) and Perth (WA). Out of Brisbane and Sydney: There is more variety in terms of the types of universities in Sydney. However the closer you are to the city the more expensive it will be. Brisbane has a smaller metro area which can have it's pros and cons. One example is the public transport in Brisbane, It doesn't take you as far in Brisbane for the same price, but trains are more frequent than in Sydney. You can get a train from Central to Newcastle or Wollongong (you might want to take a book with you) for the same price as an Airlink ticket in Brisbane. We get alot of International students in Sydney for various reasons, it really depends what your preferences are and what you are willing to pay. This probably sounded like a whole load of rubbish.

Answer 3

All three have good nightlife. Melbourne and Sydney are stronger in the arts and culture than Brisbane because they are much bigger. I have lived in both and prefer Sydney to Melbourne. Sydney has the harbour and beaches.

Answer 4

Austrailia has about the population of Florida. I would say Sydney, it is the largest city in Austrailia, so it just might have more night life for a mid-20-ish girl like you. The wildlife is very beautiful too. Of course in Sydney there is the infamous Sydney Opera House, and a very famous bridge too.

while in Austrailia be sure to visit Ayer's Rock in the middle of the continent; it is very beautiful at sunset.