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For freshmen, going abroad to school in a strange place may be full of expectations and unease. Today, we have prepared 50 old drivers who want to graduate want to tell you the blood and tear lessons, so that you can less detour!
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What exactly does it have to be brought from home? In fact, most of the things you need can be bought here, but some will be more expensive than in China, so there is no need to panic, money can be bought. But as far as convenience and cheapness are concerned, if you have a seat in your suitcase, these items can also be stuffed in:
1. The plug-in board must be brought with it! Australia`s voltage and domestic differences are not big, triangle plug is the same. But! Domestic two-pin plugs are not available in Australia! Otherwise, the domestic mobile phone charger, curly hair bar, hairdryer, and other small appliances can not be used!
2. Portable battery must bring it! Australia portable battery is expensive and small power, domestic use is much better. Melbourne is not as many as the domestic loan portable battery, with a portable battery, in case of emergency is still very important!
3. Bring some necessary stationery! Some stationery in Australia is very expensive, such as design class, art color lead, marker pen, tick pen, really can not be less! Just buy hundreds of dollars in here! I`d like to bring some more!
4. Friends who like to cook, take advantage of the portable kitchen utensils can bring two things, such as wipes, peeling knives and other things, but also some special traditional, such as mooncake molds, cold powder wipe, pancake scrapers. It`s harder to find in Australia.
5. Student insurance covers most medical programs, but dentistry and ophthalmology are not included, so it is best to check your teeth before you go abroad, make up all the things you can make up, re-examine the light, match the new glasses (frame, contact) and so on. It would be better to bring a spare pair.
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7. If you are a child who relies on Japanese and Korean makeup lines, you will need to order more! Melbourne`s Japanese and Korean brands are really scarce, and agents are selling dragon butcher prices! If you`re a Europe and America, you don`t have to worry about it. Come on!
8. Cell phone case, cell phone film. Most of Melbourne`s cell phone cases are really ugly and expensive, and they can be brought in by Taobao. There are also anti-peeping, blue-proof, tempered film this, Taobao 20 pieces, Australia dozens of knives, or in the domestic stick again!
9. Underwear can be prepared a little more, good-looking socks may as well take two pairs, anyway do not take up space.
Shopping knowledge
10. Go to bank card, especially when credit card, must bring student ID card, can waive annual fee.
11. As a student, be sure to download UniDAYs app, and enjoy student discounts from various brands or online shopping platforms, ranging from 10% to 20%. Before checking out, you can ask the teller, because many counters in Australia have student discounts, usually 10% discount for new products, such as Glue Store,TOPSHOP, etc.
12. Don`t forget that students can get a 10% discount on Apple`s Macbook and iPad!
13. When you buy a printer, you can first see how much the ink cartridges cost, and the price may exceed that of the printer in minutes. So, sometimes changing cartridges is better than a new printer, which comes with a box of ink cartridges.
14. Shopping enthusiasts, although Australia`s shopping malls are not as large as the size of the domestic, but also enough to meet everyone`s needs.
If you go to school at Mozart, Melbourne Central,Myer,David Jones,Emporium `s downtown shopping malls are definitely a good place to go. And these several shopping malls have the air passage to connect together, the stroll is very convenient.
If you`re at Monash University, then the largest shopping centre-Chadstone in the Southern Hemisphere is the perfect place to shop!
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15. The usual daily necessities go to the supermarket to buy it! Coles,Woolworths,Aldi usually has discounts. In particular, the Aldi main price line, things are very cheap. If the three supermarkets are not enough, Costco, which specializes in "big items" for daily use, is either oversized or oversized, or has to register its members to be able to shop in a little bit of trouble. In addition, Kmart,Big W, target these places are also a good place to buy affordable daily necessities.
16. If you like to buy a variety of small electronic or audio-visual products, you will definitely like Jb-hifi.CD, headphones, audio, computer, ps4,Xbox,Switch game consoles, all kinds of electronic accessories, everything. In addition, many products can enjoy student discounts, specifically can ask the shop staff.
17. If you need to buy furniture, you can go to IKEA Ikea, which has two stores in Richmond and Springvale. It used to be convenient from City. No matter how much you buy, the freight is the same $69, so you usually buy all the furniture at once.
18. Buy home appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, hairdryers, vacuum cleaners, etc., you can go to Harvey Norman or The Good Guys. And, suppose you buy the original price, if the price reduction within a week, you can take a small ticket to return the difference!
19. Movie-goers can go to Hoyts/village, Street and often have private theaters playing non-theatrical films. Watch a movie here by using your student card and taking it to the school`s service center (e. G. the Mozart Union house) can buy the $12.5 student voucher! If you are using a Optus phone card, you can also use its home voucher, fare will be cheaper!
20. If you want to find a local part-time job, you can go to Seek, Indeed, Adzuna, Job Search and the Career Hub. of each school.
21. If the textbook is too expensive, in addition to going to the Chinese forum and gumtree to see second-hand, you can also go to Student VIP this website to see, you can directly enter their own professional inquiry textbooks second-hand books. The textbooks you have used can also be sold here.
go out
22. In the heart of Murben City, free tram zone, does not need to pay by card by tram, but it must be swiped out of the area! If found, it would be a fine of $242, and a fine of $81 under the age of 18.
23. Myki has a iUSEpass designed for international students, but one-time payment of $861.25 a year. You can use iUSEpass to take the tram, train and bus of Zone1 and 2 without restriction. The price is equivalent to $71 a month, nearly half cheaper than the monthly card. Students need to go to the center of their own school for enquiries.
24. Myki can go to the site to do real name, so that if lost money can also be transferred to the new card. But the real name also has one drawback, is that accidentally caught the bill will be sent to your home.
25. In Melbourne, if you want to check the tram, train information, you can download the PTV, this app, can sometimes be biased, can be compared with Google Map.
eat
twenty-six。 Want to eat Chinese food, can go to Chinatown, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese food, small cage bag, morning tea, Hunan food, barbecue and so on, all kinds of Chinese food are very complete. If rainy day wants to eat Chinese food take-out, there are also many Chinese takeout APP choice, similar to EASI,Hark Hark,Hungrypanda and so on. It`s all very convenient.
twenty-seven。 Female pork, which likes pork and can buy Chinese supermarkets, generally doesn`t smell as bad as local pork (because Australian pigs are slaughtered on humanitarian grounds, they don`t bleed, they taste).
twenty-eight。 If you want to eat Korean, you can go to King Street and Little Lonsdale Street in Melbourne. There are many delicious shops. Seven Star,Gukbab,Jang Gun is awesome! Italian food can be eaten at Lygon Street, in Carlton for authentic Pidapip ó ice cream; Vietnamese food for Footscray or Richmond, Vietnamese bread is authentic.
29. Buy a dish will go to Queen Victoria Market, for short, it can save a lot of money if you go to the market for a dish. In fact, if you go when the mother is close to the market, sometimes you can pick up the free fresh fruit of the fresh, orange, strawberry, and the like. It`s a good time every Wednesday at 2:00 pm. Every Wednesday night, it`s a good time to take a snack, like a sausage, a lobster roll, and so on.
thirty。 Besides Queen Victoria Market, there`s South Melbourne Market,Prahran Market and so on. At the same time, Melbourne holds regular marketing events, such as the Night Noodle Market, which takes place in November each year, with a variety of Asian cuisine that will feed you.
thirty-one。 Download Zomato, foodie without stepping on Ray. However, in the face of Chinese food on the evaluation is usually a bit unreliable.
thirty-two。 Some stores have student discounts, such as The Pancake Parlour, upstairs in Central, so you can pay more attention to reading the menu, or ask the clerk directly.
tenement
thirty-three。 For new students, it may be most convenient to go directly to find roommates. And their take house may be the most comfortable, will not be overcharged, also do not have the feeling under the fence, just looking for a house to see the process of furniture purchase will be more cumbersome.
thirty-four。 If you find a place on your own take house, there are Domain and Realestate..
thirty-five。 If you want to buy second-hand furniture, Gumtree is Australia`s largest second-hand trading platform, in addition to furniture and electrical appliances, there are also game consoles, textbooks, cars and even pets to change hands, can sell prices, only you can not imagine, no you can not find.
thirty-six。 Of course, social app`s second-hand group is also the best way for you to buy used goods, but be careful and beware of being fooled. Don`t believe this kind of exchange on, social app.
thirty-seven。 If you rent house, the deposit bond must write a cheque to the relevant department, RTBA (Residential Tenancies Bond Authority), do not think it is troublesome to deal privately with the landlord, otherwise it is easy to be unreasonably withheld deposit.
thirty-eight。 At the beginning of the check-in, the agent will let you fill out an inspection report, the house itself is not your cause of the problems listed out, lest eventually be deducted bond gold, so, when filling out this form must be careful! Careful! Be careful! Even bathroom water stains, small black prints on the wall must be filled in and photo-proof.
thirty-nine。 If you live in an apartment, smoke is too big when cooking, smoke alarm is ringing, do not open the door! Don`t open the door! Don`t open the door! Because if the hallway rings, then you`re done, and the next month your smile will reveal poverty.
forty。 A small number of students who are not lucky may encounter unscrupulous intermediaries who believe that Chinese students who are bullies are free to deduct bond gold. If they can deduct too much money, you can raise reasonable doubts. If an unscrupulous agent sends you a court summons to scare you, don`t worry, as long as your doubts are reasonable, there is enough evidence, the court will not lose, do not let others take a quiet attitude.
Open school
forty-one。 For the freshmen studying abroad, the opening of school is one of the most intense and exciting links. But don`t worry, the school will lead you through the rest of your life and learning environment. The week before the formal opening of school, there will be Orientation Week (or O-week, or New year`s week. You will receive an e-mail from the school, or get a flyer from the school to learn about the activities of the week, which usually will include: lectures on campus life, academic issues, free campus visits and lectures, and community recruitment. Schools may vary slightly.
forty-two。 Australian schools, each semester is shorter than the domestic class, usually 12 weeks after class, then into the examination review week. Therefore, friends should pay attention to the reasonable arrangement of time, do not delay the progress of learning!
Choose a lesson
forty-three。 For coursework students, the school requires you to graduate on both compulsory (compulsory subjects) and elective (elective subjects), which means you can skilfully avoid boring classes. Every year, however, there is a tragedy of not being able to graduate due to carelessness in compulsory courses. Therefore, students also need to go to the various courses handbook or other relevant pages carefully read the capstone requirement (graduation requirements), so as not to miss out on the courses that must be taken for graduation.
forty-four。 If you feel that you are not interested in the elective course of this major, you can actually try to choose the elective course within the scope of the school, and you don`t need to force yourself to take classes that you don`t like. First, you have to select a course you want to take, and then you email your course coordinator for advice, then you get the consent, and then you email the coordinator of the course you choose, and then you get the consent of both parties. Go to the school`s elective services department (such as stop 1) to explain the matter, and then you can choose a course other than your major.
forty-five。 In general, in the first two weeks of school, you can change courses, if you find that the course you choose, or if the seminar/workshop teachers do not like it, you can change the course directly on the course selection page. If after the first two weeks, special reasons need to change the curriculum, you need to go to the relevant departments of the school to submit an application.
Pay tuition
forty-six。 After the class, then the next problem is to pay the tuition. Usually you will receive e-mails and bills from the school asking you to pay for your tuition. Here is a brief description of how the tuition is to be paid:
Bpay
Bpay is the most common form of tuition payment in Australia, as long as you have an Australian bank card, you can easily pay.
On your tuition invoice, there will be a picture of your Biller Code and Ref numbers, usually made up of your school numbers, as shown in the image above. Open your bank`s app, such as commonweath or ANZ, will have the Bpay option, enter the two numbers in, and then enter the amount, you can easily complete the payment.
remit money
If you want your parents to transfer money directly from home, you need a bit of trouble. First of all, find the international remittance column on the invoice sent to you by the school. Let`s take Ingda as an example:
Then you`ll see the information in turn: bank name, bank of deposit address, BSB, account number (usually your school number), account name (school name), Reference (, your last name), Swift code,), and this information needs to be written down. Then go to the domestic bank to take the remittance order and fill in it accurately.
It is important to note that cross-border remittances usually take more than three working days to arrive and need to pay a certain handling fee, so they must be sent in advance and remitted by an extra $20, if the remittance is delayed or insufficient, Is likely to face a fine of $100!
Credit Cards Accepted
Credit card payments are not recommended because of quotas and fees, but credit cards are an option if time is heavy.
Credit cards in Australia charge 0.4 percent for tuition fees, compared with 2.8 percent for domestic cards.
However, the payment method is still very simple. If you log on to your school`s official website, you will have the option of pay my fee, select pay my invoice, select pay with an Australian/international credit card, then enter the school number and amount, and then you can skip to the credit card payment page. Pay directly.
see a patient
forty-seven。 Many students will be afraid to see a doctor outside the home, afraid of the high cost of medicine. In fact, foreign students OSHC (overseas student health cover) can help you cover most of the expenses, so go to the hospital to see outpatient, X-ray, blood urine tests and other items do not need to spend money, so if you are ill, you can frequently check, do not drag. Of course, it`s best to check your teeth at home, or your wallet will be emptied.
forty-eight。 For international students, female especially students, it is best to get the HPV cervical cancer vaccine in Australia, which is now the nine-valent vaccine for cervical cancer Gardasil 9. Micro recommended a super-detailed strategy, [practical information] HPV cervical cancer nine-price vaccine fully landed in Melbourne! Australia`s latest full vaccination guide is here!
forty-nine。 Great learning pressure can sometimes make you feel depressed, and this kind of time does not need to be self-imposed, can go to the school hospital website to put up a mental health number, Insurance can cover the first 10 talking expenses (different hospitals, consultation hospitals for details), but also can practice oral English, why not?
fifty。 Finally, conscience recommends that if you want to live a better life in Melbourne, of course you should follow the official accounts of Melbourne`s ID:melvlife and Melbourne`s ID:melweclub. The freshest and funniest things will take you in the first place!
