<p>I dont think it is possible that workload in a typical US university can possibly be higher than mine, unless if you are at caltech or MIT or such. I have 29 hours of class per week. This includes Labs, tutorials and lectures. I have assignments due every week or 2, for all the 4 subjects that I do. What I meant about easy is that they content does not go into much depth. You can just remember the formula and still pass the exam with a good mark without having a thorough understanding of the concept/theory.</p>
<p>Sid19 which university are you at?</p>
<p>P.S. im studying double degree electrical eng/physics at u of melbourne</p>
<p>I am at UNSW in Australia and am at Boston College in the US. I study ARTS (history). In UNSW we may get 50 pages to read a week while here i am getting 200 pages or whole books with weekely short essays. </p>
<p>Its a completley different kettle of fish from the hard sciences. I suppose to get a HD at UNSW in ARTS is quite difficult (in some classes nobody gets one). In the US i have heard that while its not 'easy' to get an A (although some argue it is), they are much more frequant than HD's. </p>
<p>From what i have seen in the sciences compaired to social sciences is its harder to fail a social science than a hard science but its also harder to do extremely well. I say this as in the sciences you have things to memorise and concepts to understand while in ARTS it's much more open for interpretation and can depends on the person marking. Well not completely depend, but i have found huge variations in marks for similar work. </p>
<p>Thats just my 2 cents.. feel free to disagree :)</p>
<p>From what i know, scholarships at Australian Universities are highly competitive, as they only offer few scholarships to international students. What courses are you applying and where are you from Lils88?</p>
<p>Im thinking of commerce from, Malaysia.
I've just discovered that MOnash provides Honours for an extra year while Unimelb doesnt, Whats the difference?</p>
<p>Melbourne does provides Honours year. It's the same as Monash and other Australian Universities, where honours requires an extra year. However, certain sciences or technology courses do have direct honours, however, commerce courses don't.</p>
<p>Melbounre and Sydney would be good in commerce, from my perspective, but might not for others. Do you intend to find a job in Australia or Malaysia? What area of commerce are you intending btw?</p>
<p>"Honestly, are monash and melbourne really good? Can graduates find jobs quite ezily? For commerce esp..."</p>
<p>This depends on alot of factors. eg
1. each companies have their own recruiting pool from such and such university. it may be easier to get recruited by a company just because you graduate from a university that they look to recruit graduates. eg. google only recruit people who graduate from MIT/Caltech/Stanford (I'm not 100% sure about this).
2. what level of job are you aiming to get
3. your university grades will matter when finding a job, not just from where you graduated.
4. to say something is easy, you must have a frame of reference ie. to compare it to some other university. melboune uni probably cannot compare with the ivy league, but may be able to beat michigan/illinois/virginia/ucla in terms of recruiting assesment. <-- this is subjective</p>
<p>"Melbounre and Sydney would be good in commerce, from my perspective, but might not for others. Do you intend to find a job in Australia or Malaysia? What area of commerce are you intending btw?"</p>
<p>I've heard that Monash is actually the best for business/commerce, although some people from Monash look to transfer to Melb uni just because it is more reputable and more prestigious.</p>
<p>I can only really help you with the NSW schools. You would definately have a better chance of getting a 'good' job if you graduate from UNSW/USYD (maybe maquarie) over some of the less prestigious universities. However, if you top your class at a lower university and have great experience etc then you may well beat a mediocore student from one of the 'lower' universties. </p>
<p>I assume that is the same everywhere. </p>
<p>In Australia Monash and Umel have a great reputation, if you get decent marks then you would not have huge difficulties in finding a job. I dont know how they are percieved in the US though.... Much of Asia recognizes them as strong universities too. </p>
<p>My cousin went to griffith University in queensland which is a good university but below Monash and Umelb... he got a great job in a top publishing firm in london and is now working a good job in NYC. He had job offers in NYC after his first day of interviews. That is only one persons experience but i thought i would throw it in there.</p>
<p>I am still not sure exactly what I want to study, to tell the truth but I do Know that I like the 'feel' of Monash and Unimelb so I just want to know more about them...</p>
<p>Lils88, have you completed your A Levels or Foundation Year at Malaysia? For Monash University, they have few campus for you to choose for, depending on the course you're choosing. E.g. Bachelor of Commerce at Clayton while Bachelor of Business at Caulfield.</p>
<p>Actually, Im taking alevels now. But if u remember, I asked whether they give financial aid to internationals... Unless I do get some sort of aid, my only choice of Monash campus will be the on in Malaysia :p But still, Im keeping my hopes up...</p>
<p>UNSW is the best for Engineering...as far as I have heard...as I am applying to UNSW too for engineering.....just hope that I get the scholarship...</p>
<p>Where ru frm? If you really want to go to Aus and can't seem to afford the fees, you can consider Utas.... For me, I dont really mind where i study...</p>
<p>I know that Melbourne Uni, Australian Uni, University of Sydney are top notch uni in Australia. I have a cousin who went to Melbourne uni and loved the place! And she did not want to come back until she was forced by my uncle. So maybe u can consider melbourne... And the students only need to study 3 years in Australia uni unlike US uni.</p>