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Reviewed on Feb 27, 2025(Enrolled 2024)
What Students Say
Likes
- The physical infrastructure is really good. The 24*7 library, sports facilities, free cycle parking, all is a great help to students.
- Classrooms are really well maintained, fully air-conditioned, and projectors and mic for the professors which serves as an easy communication facilitator.
- The college provides you with a dedicated portal for all the teaching material, videos, and other communications, which is really exhaustive and is provides a great deal of information, especially for a new student.
Dislikes
- The classroom teaching is quite similar to India, and worse in some cases, depending on the professors. Some of the professors, tutors really come and read out of the slides which may not a value add to the students looking for a practical exposure.
- The revaluation process, in case a student fails a course, is not quite helpful (that too depending on professors/tutors again). Some tutors/professors are unwilling to have a proper discussion regarding your answers, although there is an official mechanism to revaluation. To note, there is a formal process to challenge your professors, but that may lead to your marks increasing or decreasing depending on what the new independent evaluator thinks of your answers.
- Some courses have pre-requisites which makes it difficult for students to just sail through. If you fail the prerequisite, you can't enroll for a course dependent on that. In some cases, that one subject is a pre-requisite for most of the courses in your degree, and if you fail that, you need to adjust your course structure accordingly. BE VERY CAREFUL TO CHECK YOUR COURSE STRUCTURE AND ALL THE PRE-REQUISITIES.
Course Curriculum
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- The difficulty level of the course is decent. If you have not studied certain related subjects before, you might find it hard, but if you have certain familiarity with the course, you will be okay.
- The first semester was pretty much theory with practical aspects involving the assignments and projects that you are involved in.
- The course is core finance, which was a big positive for me. But a lack of practical aspects is there.
- There are 4 lectures and 4 tutorials scheduled in a week, which would typically be about 15 hours of teaching.
- I had about 15-20% of students from India, with a typical batch size of 40. The batch size also changes depending upon which subject you are choosing.
Admission Experience
- Shortlisted by all the colleges. I applied to QUT, UQ, and Griffith.
- Confirmed Admission: QUT
- Rejection: NO
- I was not rejected by any of the colleges I applied to. But in my case, I came to Australia for my second masters, and as informed by my agent, there was skepticism around that on my acceptance. So, I had to really make my case in the SOP as to why I want to be doing this course.
- In this university, the course structure was quite favourable to me. I wanted to pursue CFA and this course served as a basis for that. Moreover, the fee structure was quite favourable here.
- So, you need to apply to the course with the help of your agent, and then they will provide you with a conditional offer. You can check with your agent regarding scholarships, who in turn will check with the university.
- You will need to qualify IELTS/PTE. You send your IELTS/PTE score to the university through your agent. Receive an offer from the university.
- You make the fee payment (loan/savings), which will get you the confirmation of enrollment (CoE). Then you apply for an OSHC (Overseas Health Coverage—Health Insurance).
- You get your medical check-up done for the purpose of studying abroad. Get your visa documents finalized and apply for the visa with the agent's assistance.
- I applied for July 2024, and my decision was dependent mainly on course structure and fee. Also, I wanted to be close to the city.
- For me, it took about 3 months as I was working earlier, so there was a time constraint and I had to put in extra effort to make it through. But I have heard from people that they got admission within a month or two as well.
Faculty
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- The ratio would be 1:20, which involves professors and tutors. The ratio is quite healthy, which gives enough time for students and faculty both to interact without any hassle.
- The teaching method is similar to India, with my experience of the first semester. You will have professors and tutors coming to class and teaching using PPTs and Excel. This could be enhanced with more practical but in any case, you get to learn stuff, which is quite enough to secure a job.
- Faculty do help students, but may not be that likely.
- So far, none of them stood out that much, to be honest. But one of the faculty members from Pakistan used to put in a lot of work in their slides, assignments, and classroom teachings.
Campus Life
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- There are 2 campuses: Gardens Point (near Brisbane City) and Kelvins Grove.
- Facilities include a 24*7 library, basket ball court, gym, swimming, parking, medical, food outlets, seating areas, and botanical gardens.
- Major Events & Clubs: QUT Guild O-Week (Orientation Week), QUT International Festival, QUT Classic, QUT Business & Consulting Club, QUT Dragon Boat Regatta, QUT Cup.
Part Time Jobs
- If you are a research student, it is easier for you to secure a job as a teaching assistant. It becomes difficult for other students to get such jobs. There are jobs available for invigilators as well, which also go to research students mostly, as other students have exams during such a period.
- Pay range for TA fluctuates as they may get about $50/hour during teaching and a different rate for invigilation, checking answer sheets, etc.
- Maximum allowed hours per week is 24 hours.
- I have not applied for the jobs on campus, so I am not aware of how difficult or easy it is to get a job there.
- The students typically work in hospitality, including restaurants, stores, receptions, etc. A lot of students work in Uber, both driving and Uber eats to get an extra fund.
- It is not that difficult to get a part-time job in the city but you do need to have a network to get a reference. People generally use the seek, indeed, or career websites of the companies to apply for part-time jobs; however, you might walk-in to stores and handover your resumes. In some cases, you might check with friends to check in their stores for a vacancy.
Placement
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- Jobs are not available through campus placements. You need to search for jobs similar to a part-time job using online job portals, career websites, and references.
- People do get jobs generally, but it is really important to look for the right jobs and through the right set of people. In some cases, if you work in an internship, that might get converted to a full-time job if you perform well.
- Major companies include Suncorp Bank, ANZ, Fidelity Investments, Trilogy Funds, BlackRock, Australian Retirement Fund, and Queensland Investment Corporation, etc.
Accommodation
Off Campus
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- I found the accommodation using online portals like https://www.realestate.com.au/, which provide you with a lot of listings with pictures, rentals, and amenities involved.
- Monthly rental for me was $395, shared by two of us for a bedroom, separate bathroom, and shared kitchen.
- Challenges involve finding a decent enough house as per the requirements, within a budget, and not far from the city. The recommendation would be to look for different options on a variety of portals, use Facebook groups, and go for a lot of house inspections to understand what works for you.
- Mine was about 2.5 km from the college.
Exams
- The exam requirement only involves the English language requirement, which is IELTS and PTE. I had written PTE and that was enough.
- Your previous academic documents, work-ex documents, identity proofs, SOP, loan documents (if any), documents of the sponsor/guardians, OHSC, PTE Scorecard, etc. This involves the documents required for Visa as well.
- The interview is not a part of it. But during visa application, you might get a call to justify your application. But the chances of getting a call are low. But if anybody gets it, it will be a phone call just to check if your candidature is genuine, and there is a genuine requirement for you to study abroad and in that particular country and university.
Fees
- The course fee for me was A$ 18,400, which can be reduced if you get a scholarship.
- The fee is charged semester-wise. In some cases, you might get an alternative payment method if you are struggling with your finances and your college approves of it. In that case, you might get a chance to pay the fee in installments or pay the entire fee a little later, but within the deadline provided by the college. This is not applicable to the first semester fee.
- The monthly costs would be about $180-300 on rent, about $50 on amenities like water, electricity, gas, and internet, and $100 on your groceries (depending on how you spend it). But the public transport is cheap, with 50 cents for a ride in a bus, train, or ferry.
Scholarship
- Yes, I received the merit scholarship, which exempts you of up to 25% of the semester fee. People might get less than 25%; the decision is solely up to the college. The scholarship continues if you satisfy the criteria of achieving a certain grade in each semester.
- I received the entire 25% of the scholarship, which amounted to $4,600.
- Yes, one of them received the same scholarship as mine but he got an exemption worth about 20%.
- I am not sure of the exact number but if the student applying for a scholarship has got at least 80% in their preceding degree, there is a chance of them getting the scholarship. Again, the exact amount depends on what the college deems fit.
