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[AcStyle*]

oh ok i get it now lol...

Yeh actually it'd be convenient/economical for me to go on exchange in Canada (well at UBC neway). My aunt lives lyk 5mins walk away from a bus stop where i can catch UBC-bound buses.

But in the end Canada & Aust r pretty similar countries, so i want to go somewhere different...

 

[AcStyle*]

Hey so will u be stayin w/ ur relos in Ottawa? That'll save u a bit of dosh...

 

[fornstar]

i only choose to do 4.. i might drop it down to 3...

u like dropping units!!! LOL

was it hard finding units that we like the same as the ones u would b doing at MQ??? (if that makes sense ...)

 

[jlh]

LOL i will only consider dropping units so i can do more sightseeing and enjoy the country.. i don't wanna be couped up in a room studing all day!

and it wasnt hard finding equivalent econ units. the econ exemptions officer was pretty lenient and approved all the subjects i wanted. he said they rarely have any matches and that its ok, under my degree anyways. some departments might be much more stricter though....


and no i won't be staying with relo's in canada. i wanna live on campus!

 

[AsyLum]

Hmm, to bring back this long-for-dead thread:

Currently looking at going to exchange for half/maybe full year, to a Japanese Uni (at this stage probably half).

Thats the easy part.

The hard part is this:

I'll be in my final year for my degree, now finishing late isnt too bad for me, actually it'd be nice to be able to do more music before i finish.
I also want to do a BA-DipEd straight after the degree, and from what I hear I might have to do an extra 2-3 years on top of this.
Further, I'll probably look at doing an Honours with Media if I can kick my GPA up high enough.

Now is there inherently anything wrong with wanting to go on exchange next year , coming back and probably doing 1 core for the year, and completing the others the next year, since I'll probably be around uni for a while yet.

Another thing is, how hard is it to get subjects approved, because most of the Japanese unis don't exactly have a 'media' sector, the only one with one is the Ritsumeikan one, and unfortunately, I'm going over to see some friends who are in Hisai (near Nagoya). There is a Nagoya uni available, but I'm unsure as to whether they'll approve them as electives since I've already filled my quota for electives.

 

[redruM]

What are the real costs of going on exchange?

 

[AsyLum]

They said to budget for $1400 a month, but depending on which uni I end up going to, it may fluctuate (closer to tokyo being more expensive)

 

[redruM]

They said to budget for $1400 a week, but depending on which uni I end up going to, it may fluctuate (closer to tokyo being more expensive)

Is that specific to your one? I was after a more general idea.

 

[AsyLum]

Thats what they said on the site

Living expenses

You should budget approximately $1400 per month for living costs while on exchange. Consult a Currency converter.

Costs you are required to pay:

* airfare
* living expenses such as housing and meals
* insurance
* travel
* textbooks
* any additional activities fees (i.e. science lab costs, class field trips)

 

[AsyLum]

Oh month...not week

 

[redruM]

Oh month...not week

Oh k.

I had a feeling it was a bit iffy.

 

[cpjeeves]

I was interested in doing a semester in England, I was researching it all, but once I figured out just how much it was gonna cost, I kinda gave up. I'm getting over my disappointment by buying an MP3 player this week.
But I figure I'll teach in Britan for a few years once I finish, they love Aussies over there.

 

[AsyLum]

Anyone know if you can go on exchange during Graduate studies ?

 

[~ForAGoodCause~]

during postgrad?

im pretty sure you can ...

I applied to go on a short term exchange, and they had one for postgrads

 

[AsyLum]

Ahh awesome, thanks for that

Might go to europe during post-grad or perhaps go back to japan haha

 

[jusdorange]

i want to do a 1 year exchange when i go to mac
it sound so exciting!

 

[sunjet]

what's the minimum/maximum(a semester, a whole year?) time you can spend overseas?

 

[redruM]

They range from short courses of 2/4/6 weeks to whole year.

 

[taki999]

how would going to o/s as an exchnage differ to doing international studies on the last year?