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Tue 12 Jul, 2005 09:40 am
hey everyone....okay, i'm extremely frustrated with my fruitless search for information about australian universities and financial aid...all i've gotten is "my relative said that my cousin said" kind of advice and i'd prefer to get links or close to first hand info on this stuff...
i live in texas, going to a community college, and i'm hoping to study archaeology in australia...okay, somewhere! anywhere!! my issue is money (isn't it always?) it seems that for american students there are not many financing options...now, i don't claim to be an expert at financing here in america but don't we have loans and work-study? do australian schools not provide this for international students? no, i don't want to study abroad and come back, i prefer to stay there but it seems to be pretty difficult to do so...what i fear is that i'll have to save up the entire sum myself which is going to be difficult (can't make a lot of money because i don't have a college degree, can't pay for the college degree because i don't have a lot of money, vicious little cycle that is)
yes, before you ask, i've looked into it on the websites of various australian universities and there is a whole lot of nothing (unless someone knows of some great link somewhere that i've overlooked, please god!)...hopefully someone will have some first-hand or close to first-hand experience with this and can be kind enough to help me! thanks you guys
I, for one, would never consider studying anything in Australia.
The women are too good looking, the beer is marvellous and the beach would be just too tempting.
Nope....too many distractions as far as I am concerned.
Lord Ellpus wrote:
The women are too good looking, the beer is marvellous and the beach would be just too tempting.
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True, true and true, Your Grace. Of course, drunkan, illiterate antipodean women with melanoma have a charm all of their own.
aisling try here
http://www.australia.gov.au/230
It's a Commonwealth (federal) Government portal that may answer your questions.
Mirriwinni wrote:..True, true and true, Your Grace. Of course, drunkan, illiterate antipodean women with melanoma have a charm all of their own.
You seem to know a very small, select breed of Australian women, Mirriwinni. Do you spend every day drunk at the beach, or something ..?
''..sitting on the beach, drinkin' rocket fuels, oh yeah...""?
Some of them
are very small, that's for sure.
Jeez, MsOlga
Mirriwinni's a teacher....shows just what class of person s/he mixes with!
Welcome to A2K, Mirriwinni!
Anyone who remembers the lyrics to "Cheap Wine" is fine with me
University of Western Sydney
This might help you?
i know we have heaps of international students in our course. But i am pretty sure i have heard they all pay up front. Same as Sydney Uni?
I don't know if you have to pay up front for Australian uni's. I know that at Wollongong international students can defer their fees. But there's a 25% discount for paying up front. I've got no idea how the cost compares to American universities, but it will be significant, particularly considering you've got to include accomodation. You will want to look into private/shared with other students re accomodation because the schools charge an arm and a leg.
study at ANU
hello!!(apologize for my english knowledge)
My name is Evfa, I'm an italian student in Art History,
I applied to ANU in order to attend a Master in art history.
I'd like to know ANYTHING about this University and Canberra...
I'm coming early February.
Thank you very much for every advice
The Australian National University (ANU) commands a magnificent position between lake and mountain in the centre of the nation's capital, Canberra.
ANU is one of the world's foremost research universities and attracts leading academics and outstanding students from Australia and across the world.
Use the links below to discover ANU
http://info.anu.edu.au/Discover_ANU/index.asp
Canberra is a very modern and neat city by European standards It can get quite cold during the Winter. Minus 6 Celcius is not unusual.
Canberra is the main political/government center of Australia.
if you go to this site there is a german girl who studied at ANU but you may have to wait for a few days for her to reply
http://rotaryexchange.proboards34.com/index.cgi?board=after
thank you
thank you very much for your informations...
I'm already checking on the site and looking for the german girl
dedalia you will need to log in or register for the site i have given you. then post either in "introductions" or "College and other options after exchange" there are some people in italy who may help with your english as well but your english is very good anyway. if you have trouble post here and i will help you.
yep
Thank you but my english was just on the borderline to be accepted 6.5 IELTS
I found the girl and sent her a mail...I'll go to Parague tomorrow to work (tour leader) so I'll check my mail when I'll come back!
you've been very helpfull and kind
thank you
been there
I'm an American, and I got my BFA from the University of Newcastle a few years ago. There really aren't financial aid options for foreigners there; in fact, I felt fairly discriminated against (int'ls don't get student discounts for bus fares, for example).
However, the cost of education will probably be cheaper. Rent will probably be cheaper (depending on what school you go to - cities will cost more). Groceries will be cheaper. And don't fly back home until you're done, that'll save you a few grand!
Re: been there
silverspawn wrote: I felt fairly discriminated against
Well, as long as you felt the discrimination was fair then thats ok.
Btw why would the Australian taxpayer want to subsidise the education of a person who has never paid tax in this country and will most probably leave as soon as they have a world class qualification.
yes but
Yeah that's the argument I heard all the time. It all just threw me for a loop, since in America it doesn't matter where you're from - a student discount means if you're a student, you get a discount.
Also, I figured that the extra money I was paying to pay full price for an education (which it seemed like so few Australians did), not to mention the stacks of money I spent on stuff like souvenirs and things I wouldn't have had to buy if I'd been somewhere close to home (a computer, bedding, etc.) would more than make up for the half-priced bus fare.
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