What are the strategies for studying in Australia at all stages?

Before you know how to study abroad, you should first determine whether you really want to study abroad, instead of making this decision on impulse.

After all, for most people, studying abroad costs a lot of money and a few years of youth.

The moon abroad is not always so round.

If you choose to go abroad just when your brain is hot, you have a great chance of regret or confusion.

Personally, people who are suitable for studying abroad should have the following characteristics:

1) I have long had the idea of going abroad, and my will to study abroad is very firm.

This kind of person will not turn back easily no matter how bitter he is.

People who are forced to go abroad by their families are not included in this discussion.

2) Have a certain understanding of life abroad, and don't think that everything is good abroad.

Even developed countries will have many problems.

For example, language barriers, loneliness, high labor costs, and various life services are not as convenient as domestic ones.

Before studying abroad, it is best to know about the possible problems in the country of study, make sure that you can accept and face them, and then go through the formalities of studying abroad.

After going abroad, there are not a few people who complain about foreign countries every day.

3) Have the understanding and support of family members.

This support includes both moral support and economic support.

For ordinary young people, the high cost of studying abroad depends on their families.

Whether your family can prepare the money and willingly support you to study abroad will greatly affect your study experience in recent years.

If, under your stubborn insistence, your parents reluctantly agree, but complain and regret sending you to study in Australia from time to time, it will greatly affect your relationship with your family and each other's mood.

The best way is to communicate well before everything starts. If your family doesn't agree at first, rationally explain to them why you want to go abroad and your plans for the next few years.

2. Australia or not?

I didn't want to come to Australia from the beginning.

At that time, my major was English and German, so I naturally focused on English and German-speaking countries.

Later, after consideration, my personality is more suitable for living abroad, so I narrowed it down to immigrant countries.

My first choice at that time was New Zealand.

However, after comprehensive consideration, my family and I thought that New Zealand has a small population and limited future development, and finally chose Australia, which is closer to New Zealand.

The relationship between New Zealand and Australia is like this-people with New Zealand nationality can come to work and live in Australia and enjoy some Australian national treatment. But not a permanent resident.

On the contrary, Australian permanent residents (PR) can work and live in New Zealand and enjoy various benefits in New Zealand.

In other words, Australia's PR gold content will be relatively higher, with more choices and greater freedom.

My experience can give you an example, that is, when choosing a country to study abroad, you should make a choice according to your personal situation and future development, rather than making a blind decision according to your own interests at that time.

In fact, all the countries I was interested in at that time were in Europe, mainly because I had traveled there and liked the climate and customs there very much.

However, considering that there are basically no immigrant countries in Europe, it is difficult to live for a long time, and it may be necessary to learn a small language again, and finally I chose Australia.

3. Do conditions permit?

Conditions for studying in Australia mainly depend on economy, achievement and language.

1) Economic aspects.

The annual tuition fee of Australia's "Big Eight" is basically around RMB 200,000, while that of non-Big Eight is around RMB 6,543.8+0.5 million, with an annual increase of about 654.38+00%.

Liberal arts majors are relatively cheaper.

The cost of living varies from person to person and from city to city.

The rent in big cities like Sydney and Melbourne is more expensive, and the cost of living is naturally high.

A small city like Adelaide is almost RMB 65,438+10,000 a year.

2) Performance.

I'm here for an undergraduate course, and I've provided high school grades and freshman grades.

Generally, those who have finished their freshman year in China can be exempted from one year of Australian university preparatory course.

If you apply for studying abroad, the higher the GPA, the better.

The requirements of each school are different, depending on the relevant regulations of the target school.

3) language.

At present, most Australian schools have raised the language proficiency requirements for international students, and the admission score is generally IELTS 6.5-7.

But it doesn't matter if you can't get this score in China. Many schools offer language courses.

Take our school as an example. If the entrance requirement is IELTS 7, and you only got 6.5, you can study in a language class provided by the university for ten weeks.

After ten weeks, as long as you successfully pass the internal examination, you can enter the school directly, and you don't need to take IELTS again.

If you only get 6 points in the exam, it means that you have studied the language for 20 weeks and so on.

In addition to reading language classes, there is now a shortcut to take the PTE exam.

The full name of PTE is Pearson Test for English Academic, which is also an English test. The test mode is different from IELTS, it is a machine score.

PTE scores quickly, about 2 days, even on the day of the exam.

According to general reports, the PTE test is easier to get more points than IELTS, especially in writing.

I once took a naked PTE test, and my writing score is equivalent to IELTS 7, but IELTS writing 7 is far from easy.

Of course, personally, I think PTE's listening will be more difficult than IELTS.

But because PTE's question bank is not that big, you can also set some templates, so you will generally get higher scores than IELTS.

There is also an Australian-recognized English test called OET, which is the full name of occupational English test.

As the name implies, OET is an examination for medical professionals.

I finally passed the exam myself and proved my language ability when I applied for immigration.

OET has made some reforms after I passed the exam, so I won't elaborate on how I passed the OET here.

To put it simply, for medical students, I suggest taking the OET.

After all, in the process of preparing for the exam, you will learn a lot of medical vocabulary, which will be helpful for your future internship and employment.