Questions from interested 08ers. (3 Viewers)

[Sammy-Blue]

One is self taught with consultations if necessary, the other is 4 hours every second day (or something close to that).

 

[Davo1111]

well that explains alot. Mine are fulltime for 2 weeks (8 hrs minimum a day)

 

[Sammy-Blue]

I think learning regression modelling in two weeks would be little hard, given that alot of people doing it would need a credit minimum. Just means that my faculty is kinder to their students

 

[Davo1111]

meh, i'd rather get it over and done with asap. 4 weeks, 2 intensive courses, sounds pretty good to me.
beats working anyway

 

[Sammy-Blue]

I think that's another thing, mine are probably set up for people with internships and whatnot, fits pretty well with the dept of finance timetable. Anyway I digress...wait what the question?

 

[Davo1111]

lol no idea. slight sidetrack but oh wells.

 

[Hagaren]

O-week starts 1 week before that.

Thanks heaps. That's a weight off my mind as otherwise i would be out of the country for O-week

 

[Mond]

no problems, if you've got any questions about this kind of thing - give me a buzz.
Btw which college did you visit?

Thanks, and it was B&G.

 

[Evilo]

hmm i personally don't know many people from the UK (although i know there are a few here). yeah you're right, there are a lot of asians here, but it's not just for asain internationals.

as for the LAFHA, you have to have a job to get that don't you? a few people here have AusStudy and Youth Allowance, but these (i think) are avaiable to only australian students.

 

[Evilo]

It's designed for people who have been asked by their employer to move elsewhere for a period of time, with the intention of returning at a later date.
""An allowance that must be in the nature of compensation to the employee for additional expenses incurred as a consequence of an employee being required to live away from their principle place of residence in order to perform the duties of that employment.""


Firstly you must be considered an employee, and under the ATO's
FBT Guide for Employers, an employee is:

* A current employee,
* A future employee, or
* A former employee.

So this qualifying criterion is relatively simple.

Secondly you must be considered to be living away from your
usual place of residence when:

* There is a change of job location (and the family may follow);
* The employee intends to return to their original location after time away; and
* The period away exceeds 21 days (ATO ‘rule of thumb’).
* Lastly, you must be assessed by PayMe as complying with LAFHA legislation. We provide all contractors requesting LAFHA with a LAFHA Questionnaire so you can be assessed before you may be paid the allowance.


http://www.payme.com.au/living-away-from-home-allowance-lafha.html
there is a whole thing here about it, but it looks like you need a "real" job. Coles just isn't going to cut it lol.

 

[Davo1111]

People here who are on Youth Allowance in Australia can still claim it if they go overseas on exchange. See if the UK offers the equivelent.

 

[zaneus]

Do you absolutly NEED a UAI to get into ANU? The course i want to do is Bachelor of Music and the requirments didn't state that i needed one. Because of that i have dropped a subject (In year 12) to lighten my load for the time being and give me more study time.

Because of that, i'm not getting a UAI. So, with that said, do i have a chance of getting in now?

 

[humphdogg]

I'm not sure. I don't know of any Music students at ANU who didn't get a year 12 certificate of some description. But that doesn't mean that you need one. Perhaps you should email the people at the Music department at ANUasking this question.

 

[sparkerasp]

Perhaps you should email the people at the Music department at ANU asking this question.

Don't! They don't answer emails, lol. It's better if you call them.

Do you absolutly NEED a UAI to get into ANU? The course i want to do is Bachelor of Music and the requirments didn't state that i needed one.

Same! [/high five/]. I'm going for an audition soon so I'll ask for you if a UAI is required. Of all the pieces of paper ANU has sent me, there is nothing that says UAI requirement

 

[zaneus]

I'll still be getting my HSC, just not a UAI because i only have 10 units, two of which, are taken up by tafe course.

Also *High 5's*

 

[cricketfan10]

i got one of my emails answered haha, it was for the timing of your accommodation application...which im still to do -_- but apparently timing doesn't matter

 

[leung1234567890]

can som current students please describe wat sort of city life canberra has?? and wat are some typical activites that you do?? im considering comm/law at ANU but every1 keeps telling me that canberra is just a barren hole =/

Thanks =]

 

[Sammy-Blue]

can som current students please describe wat sort of city life canberra has?? and wat are some typical activites that you do?? im considering comm/law at ANU but every1 keeps telling me that canberra is just a barren hole =/

Thanks =]

Canberra is pretty boring, but if you're living in a college with like minded people you will find more than enough things to keep yourself entertained with. You just have to go a little more out of your way to find fun stuff than in bigger cities. There have been several times when I wished I'd picked to go somewhere in Sydney/Melb, but at the end of the day ANU is ranked #1 and has excellent postgrad courses (and I have to do a postgrad course). I guess it depends what you're used to really, Canberra is actually a step up from where I live

 

[leung1234567890]

Canberra is pretty boring, but if you're living in a college with like minded people you will find more than enough things to keep yourself entertained with. You just have to go a little more out of your way to find fun stuff than in bigger cities. There have been several times when I wished I'd picked to go somewhere in Sydney/Melb, but at the end of the day ANU is ranked #1 and has excellent postgrad courses (and I have to do a postgrad course). I guess it depends what you're used to really, Canberra is actually a step up from where I live

haha where r u from??

im pretty sure id go to canberra just worried about living costs. living in canberra is cheaper than sydney yea? i guess the lack of entertainment can help me save =P

 

[Sammy-Blue]

Canberra is fairly expensive given its size, but yeah, still cheaper than Sydney.