<p>Thanks for the Tip,
I’ll probably have a go for in the next SAT,</p>
<p>Btw, for feathers.o’four and anyone else who can give an answer,
Since Australian Universities release their acceptance earlier, whereas US unis do it in April(?), is it alright to accept our Uni, and if we get into an US college, accept that one and drop what we are doing here?</p>
<p>^Yes; as far as I know that’s OK.</p>
<p>And any credit you get from studying a semester or so in Australia could be transferrable to the US (depending on the policies of the college you’re interested in).</p>
<p>@Vincent3g: Many people I know are planning to do just that so I think it’s ok.</p>
<p>^ if its for class of '14, i think its fine, a friend of a friend went usyd or sth and got into princeton so left after a month without even telling the uni here, LOLL.
because at the TIME of application we were still highschool students, so i think its fine.
i mean, would unis really penalize us as ‘transfer’ students when we’d only been at uni for a month when getting our results? lol…</p>
<p>Actually, you’re only fine if you drop out before the 1st semester.(which is fine for us) Any more and you’ll be considered a transfer student. Most colleges also require you to forward the credits and courses you’ve taken at higher learning.</p>
<p>^ yup, like you said, thats all us aussie applicants.
basically just DROP uni like a hot potato as soon as you get happy american results =]
which is a bit of a shame, because after a month, is when we’re prob JUST settling in, LOL.</p>
<p>Ah Aussies are the best :). Hopefully will attend a school next year with some aussies :)…</p>
<p>Buggerall, you remind me of someone I know xD If you ARE the person (which you might not be, seeing as she’s in year 12 this year), you’ll figure out who I am pretty quickly if I say this: entropy. :)</p>
<p>Back on topic - I’m from Melbourne (my school’s in the list that you mentioned), and I’m considering applying in the US. I haven’t actually taken the SATs yet because I’ve only just decided that I might consider the US, and I’m not even sure if I’ll do OK - my parents are really focused on me doing well in my VCE, so I won’t have time to study (especially as I’m involved in farrrrr too many things at the moment). I guess I’ll just sit the exams and see - if they’re horrible, I probably won’t bother applying. I don’t know if I have a chance anyway!</p>
<p>Well, I’m not even sure if I’ll go to the US - I don’t know if it’s financially viable, and in addition to that, I’m not sure if I’ll get in. It’s not that I want to go to the US per se, but it’s just that the strongest universities for fields that I’m interested in happen to be over there, and I like the idea of studying subjects out of my specialisation provided that the intellectual culture of the institution’s strong. At the moment, I’m considering MIT, Harvard and Princeton (all impossible!), but I guess you’ve got to apply to even have a chance. I might apply for some other places, but I don’t think I’d move away from home if I wasn’t confident that I was going to a much better university. I’ll probably take the SAT IIs in Chemistry, Maths II and Physics (yay!), but I really don’t know if I’ll do OK… I’ll just take it as it comes.</p>
<p>And yes, I’d say I like physics… but what exactly makes someone a physics person? I did go to olympiad camp though… maybe there are some other people from there in this thread :)</p>
<p>I won’t be taking the APs. Oh well. Hopefully the fact I’m taking a proper university subject enrolled at G8 university can count…</p>
<p>I’m seriously worried about the SATs - I don’t think I’m going to be able to get in. Does anyone knows if there seems to be a correlation (albeit slight) between the SAT I and GAT results? </p>
<p>I love linguistics, economics and politics, so I’d enjoy taking them so long as I was immersed in physics or chemistry (the areas that I prefer). That said, I really don’t think I have a chance at MIT… you’ve got to be an absolute genius, and on top of that, you really need to gun the standardised testing!</p>
<p>I have a few friends from camp considering the US, but none from school. Everyone seems to fit the med/commerce-law mould. :(</p>
<p>There are AP testing centers in Australia… they are the same as the SAT ones I think, not sure on that but I KNOW there are testing centers cause someone I know took APs, you just have to self study for them which kinda sucks cause everyone else takes like AP government or AP physics or AP calculus for a year at school</p>
<p>The GAT’s a general achievement test (hence the name) taken by all students studying a year 12 subject in Victoria and WA (to my knowledge). There’s a written expression section, a science/maths component and a humanities test… all are standardised to be out of 50 like the study scores.</p>
<p>How hard’s the vocabulary? If you’re good at verbal reasoning, is it possible to deduce what you should do?</p>
<p>Thanks 
I’m going to a session at the US consulate quite soon, so hopefully I’ll be able to bombard them with questions and seek their advice. </p>
<p>Hmm, I might start cramming vocab sometime soon…</p>
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<p>I’ve actually heard quite the opposite advice from an admission officer I talked to recently.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>She advised me that I could in fact finish my semester (if I wanted to) at my current university. </p></li>
<li><p>She also warned me that my credits might not transfer (though they might, there’s no guarantee).</p></li>
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<p>Basically US colleges aren’t used to the timing differences between Aussie unis (which start Feb/March) and their own (which starts in mid/late August/September) and so they’ll essentially ignore what you do pre-August.</p>
<p>Me and two friends are planning on living in sydney next summer and are looking for cheap housing near the university of sydney/downtown. we aren’t planning on taking any classes, but just want to enjoy the city for 3 months. we either want to rent an apartment in a place where a lot of other students live or possibly sublease a house/apartment and live with other students. any suggestions???</p>
<p>Has anyone here transferred to the US after a year in an Aus. uni?</p>
<p>Hey all, new to this site.</p>
<p>In my second year of uni here in Australia (Uni of Melb). Lately I’ve been seriously considering going on exchange to America next year, so we’ll see how that goes. Anyways good stuff people this forum is very helpful</p>
<p>Ohhh an Aussie thread, glad I found it. Anyone from Melbourne?</p>
<p>Who’s doing their SAT II’s or SAT this October, November and December?</p>
<p>i live in perth (don’t judge haha) - does anyone know where i can do my SAT’s here? it’s killing me, i swear i’ve searched hundreds of different web pages…</p>
<p>and anyone here considering transferring (like me) from an aussie uni to the east coast for fall 2011?</p>