What Students Say
Likes
- Learning Environment: There was a perfect balance between academics and extracurricular activities, and this is the most important fact for all-round development.
- Mentoring by Faculty: Professors were the most engaging and helpful and were willing to stay back after classes. Tutors also provided great attention to everyone and promoted learning at a fundamental level.
- Diverse Peer Group: Engaging with classmates from different backgrounds, as with any foreign university, provided me with a fresh perspective at things. Most importantly, so many activities were always happening around the campus, which provided great networking opportunities.
Dislikes
- Abundance of Choice: There are numerous numbers of core and elective subjects that one can choose and in doing so, students keep on shuffling their subjects semester-to-semester which makes it harder for same sets of students to overlap in multiple semesters. It makes long term networking within the classrooms harder.
- Red-tapism: For various student services like changing subjects, changing scheduled classes, applying for absences etc., there was a faceless mechanisms of application which made it harder to express certain predicaments and often meant, delayed responses or ambiguity in solutions.
- Lack of career support: There weren’t many opportunities offered by the uni which helped directly in networking with industry recruiters or options available for on-campus placements post-degree completion. This made it difficult to secure a job before the degree ended.
Course Curriculum
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- Being a topper and a bright student always, I still had difficulty in catching up in the first year of the course and even after that, it wasn't a walk in the park. You always had to be on your toes to perform even averagely. It was a mix of both.
- Most positive aspect is that it has taught me to stay resilient and always be on top of things if I don't want to be left behind. Negative aspect of my course can be the fact that it didn't teach me versatility.
- It was usually 8-9 classes of typically 1 or 2 hours spread out throughout the week.
- In lectures, there were approximately 400 students in a class and in "tutorials," there were approximately 10-15 students in a class.
- I think approximately 20% of my class must be indian students in my class.
Admission Experience
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I applied for the following universities:
- University of Adelaide—confirmed admission
- University of Sydney—Conditional Acceptance
- University of New South Wales—Conditional Acceptance
- I didn't receive any rejections since I didn't pursue any university except the University of Adelaide (although I received conditional acceptance from all universities) after I received confirmed admission from the University of Melbourne, since it was my dream university at the time.
- It was the top-rated australian university at the time, which is why I chose this college over any others. Global Employability was also top-ranked for Unimelb.
- It was a bunch of questions through online forms along with a list of all achievements made in life and grades scored in the final year of high school and IELTS.
- ICSE/ISC/CBSE grades of 82% and an IELTS score of 7 were a minimum to apply, and then the university granted unconditional acceptance letters based on the strength of the application.
- Overall, the admission experience was really nice and help was always available if needed. Unimelb had a 12 hour support window for all international students applying for any course, which made it easy and quick to solve any queries during the admission process.
- I took the July Intake solely because it was the earliest intake available post my high school graduation.
- The admission process took approximately 10 days before my board results were out and I had received the conditional acceptance letter. Upon receiving my board results and IELTS results (in May), i had updated my application for admission along with my conditional acceptance letter. I received my unconditional offer letter by the middle of June, after which I applied for a visa for the july intake.
Faculty
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- In the lectures, the main teacher/lecturer would teach a class of 400 but in tutorials, the faculty-to-student ratio was 1:15. It provided both kinds of education modes and provided comfort to a student with both modes.
- The course content and teaching approach are sufficient to prepare one for securing a job in one's field but the fact is, it depends on the person and their dedication, which really determines if they secure a job.
- If you have developed a personal bond with any faculty member, then they might use personal networks to help you find a job, but officially, they do not help with this.
- Some lecturers were very practical and gave us practical industry insights which made them stand out.
Campus Life
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- CAMPUS LOCATIONS • Parkville • Southbank • Burnley • Dookie • Creswick • Werribee • Shepparton. Mine was Parkville Campus, which is the main campus.
- The University of Melbourne's Parkville campus offers a wide range of facilities, including numerous cafes and retail outlets, libraries, research and study spaces, sports facilities, and various other services.
- The Parkville campus features the Beaurepaire Centre and Nona Lee Sports Centre, along with outdoor facilities like the Rawlinson Athletics Track and University Oval.
Part Time Jobs
- Other on-campus jobs available for students are volunteering in various events organised by different clubs and the universities.
- Maximum hours of work allowed per week are 20 hrs.
- It is very difficult to secure permanent on-campus part-time jobs.
- Students typically earn 20-25 AUD on an hourly basis. It is quite difficult and can take up to 3-4 months to find a stable part-time job opportunity while studying. You can use online websites but for part-time jobs, it is best you make quick drop-ins and submit your resume physically, which will help you land a part-time job in a much faster time frame.
Placement
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- Official sources say approximately 90%. Most of my friends are also employed.
- It depends on which country you are doing your job in. In India, you can expect a salary of 15-20 lacs to start.
- Through various online job portals, linkedin and personal references.
- A lot of my friends have been accepted by the Top 4 in countries like Singapore, the USA, India and Dubai.
Accommodation
Off Campus
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- In the lectures, the main teacher/lecturer would teach a class of 400 but in tutorials, the faculty-to-student ratio was 1:15. It provided both kinds of education modes and provided comfort to a student with both modes.
- The course content and teaching approach are sufficient to prepare one for securing a job in one's field but the fact is, it depends on the person and their dedication, which really determines if they secure a job.
- If you have developed a personal bond with any faculty member, then they might use personal networks to help you find a job, but officially, they do not help with this.
- Some lecturers were very practical and gave us practical industry insights which made them stand out.
Exams
- IELTS was required with a minimum band of 7.
- Statement of Purpose which explained exactly why you are interested in this specific course and in this specific university, along with your life dreams and current achievements, Board Results, IELTS results, was mandatory.
- No, an interview was not part of my application process. I am not sure if I was accepted without an interview due to the strength of my application or if it is a norm to not have interviews.
Fees
- It was approx. AUD 5500 per subject with a total of 30 subjects through a 3-year course.
- It was charged on a credit-based, semester-wise basis, i.e., fees would be charged in advance for the number of subjects/credits one is doing in a particular semester.
- Approximately 2000 AUD was my monthly expense
- Rent – 1000 AUD
- Groceries – 300 AUD
- Transportation – 100 AUD
- Networking events/uni parties – 200 AUD
- Other Misc. Expenses – 200 AUD
Scholarship
- No, I didn't receive any scholarship during my course.
- It was really, really hard to get any scholarship from Unimelb, and a select few scholars could get 10-15K AUD scholarships with almost perfect grades.
- On average, 1 student per 1000 students must have gotten a scholarship, and it was really unheard of that people were getting scholarships. I met only one person who had a Chancellor's scholarship, which was approx. 20K AUD but he had perfect grades since high school so the chances are bleak.
