Issues to consider when deciding to study in

Superstructure condition is up to the economy

level.

BUDGET, BUDGET, BUDGET

How much money do you have?

What’s the proportion you are ready to invest?

Expenses:

1. Living expenseGenerally speaking, each student need $7,000 - $10,000 annually, including basic necessities, medical and entertainment expenses. Annual medical insurance is about $274.

Expenses: 2. Acdemic expense

i) Bachelor tuition fees University tuition fees

vary according to different schools. Each year’s expense is around AUD 14,000 – 35,000.

Expenses:

2. Acdemic expenseii) Master tuition fees varies from each

university, approximately, 15,000 – 36,000 each year.

Expenses:

2. Acdemical expenseiii) PHD tuition fees on average, 15,000 –

36,000 every year. Working in part time is

permitted, maximum 20 hours a week during study period.

Self-analyzing & positioning

1. What’s the characteristic of mine?

individualist

WHO AM I?Far from madding crowd Social animal

Aggressive

2. what’s my ideological and ethical system?

wild conservative

3. What I want to be?

Accountant Stock broker

Miss AustraliaEngineer

nerd

4. What’s my status?

In a relationship

An old elf

Single Family man/ woman

Choosing a university•What I cannot learn in my hometown.•What part I want to get improved. •What is my bachelor direction.•What is my strength and weaknesses in my study.•What is the threaten and opportunities in my study.•How do I plan to carry on my study. •What kind of teaching style I prefer.

Accounting Biotechnology computer

Business Applied finance Engineering

Follow your heart

Prepare for the Culture Shock

Lesbian Gay

Bisexuality

Keep an open mind~

• Population (sparsely populated, >21 million)• Language ( Australian English is dominated) • Food ( “bush tucker” invented by indigenous)

What’s the culture in Australia like?

• Art ( Australian aboriginal art; Australian colonial art; landscape; atelier; modernist and contemporary art…)

• Literature (English literature, Aboriginality, democracy, egalitarianism…)

• Lifestyle (sporting, freedom, equality, peacefulness…)

……

What’s the culture in Australia like?

Have fun!Learning experience & adventureEmbrace your time Take tons of pictures…

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