<p>^I went to the seminar for NYUAD a few months back. I didn’t end up considering it too much simply because it came across as experimental and I always wanted to study in the US.</p>
<p>ANU shouldn’t be too hard to get in, their ATAR cut-offs are relatively low for the “#1” school in Aus, probably cause no one likes Canberra. Anyways, good luck with HYP 
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<p>The Joint Harvard-MIT Research Intensive program looks pretty good - better than anything they offer here. How long is it? I imagine 5-6 years?</p>
<p>As I said earlier, the standard program looks like a regular med degree.</p>
<p>sikhman: the joint Harvard/MIT M.D/Ph.D program will generally last for 8 years. What I really like about the program is its emphasis on engineering, physical and biological sciences. It’s a physician-scientist degree. While the New Pathway program may look very similar to med curriculums in Aus, there’s more emphasis on research and clinical experience.</p>
<p>IBAustralia and anyone else wanting to study in the U.S.</p>
<p>If you seriously want to get into the US, you should really consider some other lower tier Universities as well, not just the top tier.</p>
<p>I know of several of people who i reckon were extremely qualified (They had great academics grades, SATs and a plethora of extracurriculars, etc) however they all applied to the top tier schools (Ivy Leagues, Stanford, MIT), and didn’t get into any of them.</p>
<p>I personally am studying engineering at UIUC this fall. Though not top tier, it is considered one of the best in the engineering field.</p>
<p>Anyway Good luck to you all, all the best</p>
<p>Other schools I might apply to include John Hopkins, Boston College, University of Massachuttes as well as some Australian Universities. Good luck to you too at UIUC this fall.</p>
<p>Check this out: <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/education/edlife/NOTEBOOK[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/education/edlife/NOTEBOOK</a>. When to many Ivy=success, It’s not surprising to see that parents are becoming increasingly involved in their children’s lives. People are applying to schools (specifically Ivies), for no reason(s) other than the fact that’s it’s an IVY LEAGUE school. There’s no wrong in applying, but atleast have a tangible reason(s).</p>
<p>From what I understand the top Universitys in Austraila are much more affordable then the schools here in the United States. I believe one year of college for most students here in the states is equal to what Aussies pay for four full years at a top university. I wish the US would make schools more affordable for all students and their families.</p>
<p>If you’re on HECS, that’s certainly true, but International Fees can get pretty high, and, coupled with the cost of college, you can easily be looking at fees similar to colleges in the US.</p>
<p>For an International student, the estimated fees for a 3 year Bachelor of Science at UNSW is around AUD$100k. On top of that, you’re looking at $12-16k for college per year. So all up, you could be paying more than $40k per year as an International student.</p>
<p>Wow! Didn’t know about all the extras. My daughter is visiting a friend in Melbourne and her friend says he only will be paying about 7 to 8 grand a year at a top university, maybe his situation might be different, but I could see where kids could afford to pay for their own college education through loans or working if they needed to, as in his case he will be paying for it himself as for her she will be taking out loans and trying for scholorships. One year of college for her is more then what he will be paying for all four years, it’s crazy how much tuition has increased in the US.</p>
<p>Pattyw - Is your daughter’s friend an Australian or international? If Australian, yes, university here is reasonably affordable. If international, it’s a different story.</p>
<p>He is an Aussie.</p>
<p>Yes tuition fees in Australian uni’s for domestic students can be 3-5 times less than what you pay in the states. It depends what bachelor and courses you take; it could be anywhere from 4000-8000 a semester usually. Compare that to US colleges which are over 35,000 a year and it’s just insane. Sadly, that’s going to be a huge reason why studying there is becoming less and less of a possibility for me. There’s just no way my parents can fork out that much and international financial aid is so competitive. But for those who are seriously considering applying, do consider all the other great uni’s apart from the ivies such as duke, uchicago, michigan, georgetown, uwashington, as well as the many many LAC’s. There’s just such an amazing range of choices there compared to Australia. Look beyond the ivies!!</p>
<p>Yes it is very expensive here in the states, daughter has chosen an enviromental college back east and then plans to try and intern in Australia later on. She was able to get some scholorships, however even with those it’s still quite spendy plus all the travel expenses of getting her to the college as we live on the other side of the states in Washington state. Originally she wanted to go to Victoria to attend school but we had to shoot that down cuz of the expense factor.</p>
<p>Pattyw - As you’re probably aware by now, the fees for international students and domestic students at Australian universities are completely different. Don’t think your daughter will be paying what her friend is :)</p>
<p>Yes I totally agree with you on that. I think she should just focus on going to school here in the states and then later on if she wants to do an internship there then that may be a possibility. I’m not a 100% sure if she just wants to be there because her friend is there or what, but I think that tuition in Australia is reasonable for what you get.</p>
<p>Lol. It’s been a while since anyone’s posted.</p>
<p>I think people are burying themselves into typing up essays etc etc. I know I am! :D</p>
<p>What’s your essay topic?</p>
<p>hey i’m a fellow aussie and just felt the need to chime :)</p>
<p>if you’re planning on doing med, do it in australia otherwise you’ll get the degree in the us, then come home and have to redo the med degree… unless you’re planning on moving to the us?</p>
<p>so you’re doing IB? my school also offers IB and i’m also thinking about doing IB… but everyone says its a lot more difficult than hsc :S</p>
<p>hey fellow aussies. im from WA, hoping to transfer from my current university in 2011 or 2012 (i’m not fussy!). Ideal schools: Brown, Cornell, NYU, UMich-AA, UChicago.
They’re all reaches, but hey, I might get lucky :)</p>
<p>And to reply to the talk of costs of school/university in America compared to australia –> it seems in aus, you pay more for private school education and a lot less for university, whilst in america it’s the other way round… so yeh. good times for high school students in australia going to the US :S</p>