Are you sure? I've met intl. students at USYD under 18.[I haven't started my degree yet, but I already got accepted into the university that I picked (UNSW), so I still count... right?]
Prestige was definitely one factor that I considered. Even though I also believe that prestige is rather overrated, I do acknowledge that a university's prestige can partly (however minute) end up affecting what job you end up getting in the future, so I had to consider it. I eventually chose UNSW because of its great reputation for its Commerce programs and its place on the QS World University Rankings list.
The location was also another factor. I grew up in Hong Kong (international student), so I'm awfully used to all of the conveniences of the city. Since UNSW's located in the city, I won't miss any of those conveniences, which is great. Its location also means that I won't have to put up with long travelling times or high transportation fees. As you can tell, the location was quite an important factor for me.
My age was another factor that I had to consider. Since I'll be under 18 by the time I enter university, I had to see which universities would accept international students under the age of 18. That ruled out universities like the University of Sydney.
The cost factor is another big one that I considered. When I got to this factor, I pretty much eliminated every university out of my list except for the University of Melbourne. I ended up choosing UNSW because going to UNSW for a double degree is still cheaper than going to the University of Melbourne for a single degree.
...y'know, I'd like to ramble on and on about my reasons why, but I can't remember any other reasons why, haha. So there you go - 4 reasons why I chose UNSW.
UNSW's not really 'close to the city'. It's a 10-15 minute bus ride into the city but at least there's a convenient bus stop that gets you to go there. No 20 minute walks to Redfern[I haven't started my degree yet, but I already got accepted into the university that I picked (UNSW), so I still count... right?]
Prestige was definitely one factor that I considered. Even though I also believe that prestige is rather overrated, I do acknowledge that a university's prestige can partly (however minute) end up affecting what job you end up getting in the future, so I had to consider it. I eventually chose UNSW because of its great reputation for its Commerce programs and its place on the QS World University Rankings list.
The location was also another factor. I grew up in Hong Kong (international student), so I'm awfully used to all of the conveniences of the city. Since UNSW's located in the city, I won't miss any of those conveniences, which is great. Its location also means that I won't have to put up with long travelling times or high transportation fees. As you can tell, the location was quite an important factor for me.
My age was another factor that I had to consider. Since I'll be under 18 by the time I enter university, I had to see which universities would accept international students under the age of 18. That ruled out universities like the University of Sydney.
The cost factor is another big one that I considered. When I got to this factor, I pretty much eliminated every university out of my list except for the University of Melbourne. I ended up choosing UNSW because going to UNSW for a double degree is still cheaper than going to the University of Melbourne for a single degree.
...y'know, I'd like to ramble on and on about my reasons why, but I can't remember any other reasons why, haha. So there you go - 4 reasons why I chose UNSW.
From my perspective, that's close to the city.UNSW's not really 'close to the city'. It's a 10-15 minute bus ride into the city but at least there's a convenient bus stop that gets you to go there. No 20 minute walks to Redfern
have you seen the bus lines sometimes thoughFrom my perspective, that's close to the city.
Let's be a bit more realistic. Apart from the potential 10-15 minute wait at the bus stop, it still takes 15-25 minutes either way. And if you end up at Eddy Av, that's really the border of the city, so to get anywhere useful, you're still going have to travel a decent amount.UNSW's not really 'close to the city'. It's a 10-15 minute bus ride into the city but at least there's a convenient bus stop that gets you to go there. No 20 minute walks to Redfern
Is it worth the extra cost?UNSW's not really 'close to the city'. It's a 10-15 minute bus ride into the city but at least there's a convenient bus stop that gets you to go there. No 20 minute walks to Redfern
yes, coz it's a superior educational institutionIs it worth the extra cost?
Yeah, sames.Are you sure? I've met intl. students at USYD under 18.
It's actually ~10 minutes walk from Redfern to USyd. I usually do it in less time.UNSW's not really 'close to the city'. It's a 10-15 minute bus ride into the city but at least there's a convenient bus stop that gets you to go there. No 20 minute walks to Redfern
So many people get MyMultis anyway so it wouldn't be much more of a cost.Is it worth the extra cost?
Yep.10 minutes walk?
Hmm, my friend who goes there must be a slow walker then.
you learn something new every day
Except that the uni is so big u can easily spend another ten minutes getting to your class if its, say, in the quad or education building. Since you do engineering its no wonder you get to class that fast since the engineering block is the closest one to redfern trainstation.Yep.
Got off the train at ~7:51 at platform 12 (I think (It's the one underground)) and got to class at 8, and I didn't rush.