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arobinson83
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It would have been easier from the beginning to stay on campus as I would have had a place to live right away. I had heard that Monash's dorms were small and far from the city, so I opted to stay in a hostel until I found a place to live. I stayed in a hostel for 2 weeks before finding a 14 bedroom house in South Yarra. I enjoyed staying in the hostel as I met many many people from all over the world, and I liked my house in South Yarra because it was pretty close to the city and everything you needed was close by.
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Personal comments
I had friends that stayed in the dorms at Monash. They are tiny and about an hour by public transport to the city. They all seemed to meet only American students and hang out with only Americans so to me it seemed to lessen their experience abroad.
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Claire G
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
There is housing on campus but the main campus, Clayton, is 45 - 60 min out of the city.
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Personal comments
The best thing is to share an apartment with some Australians, but you need to get there about 10 days before school starts to look around.
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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I have to begin with our favorite resturant...it is the Sugar Palm, Royal Thai Cuisine. It is located on Bridge rd. in North Richmond. We went there so much I think they started to know what we were going to order before we sat down! There are so many great places to eat and you can get anything you want for basically any price, from Italian to Vietnamese. As for night life, Melbourne provides so many options it is hard to chose. You can go dancing at QBH and Metro, or have a few beers at Bridie O'Rielly's (excellent for St. Patty's day) or take in a footy game at the MCG and then head to the casino. No matter what you do, you will have a great time and there will be something completely different for you to do tomorrow!
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Rhiannon R
Academic
Course recommendations
Contemporary Australia (for only international students) is interesting and practical.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Assesments throughout the courses rather than heavily weighted tests or papers which account for the majority of the final grade.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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anonymous
EGC-PS, Noumea, New Caledonia
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not specifically, can grasp everything so quickly, all the time.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The Student Association (MONSU) should pay more attention on international student and try to organize field trip.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Location expenses always come first, so avoid any 'impulsive' transaction.
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Claire G
Overall
I wish I had known...
Course registration was a bit of a pain. You cannot be sure that the courses listed on the web-site are offered that semester or at that campus.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Choose your classes at the Caulfield campus. It is a lot closer to the city and more accessible.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
You should know that although it is Australia it gets really cold in Melbourne in July and August.
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