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City experience
Melbourne is consistently strong on culture and student life.
Australia · Global Top 20
University of Melbourne
Best for students who want a large research university in a culturally rich city with broad postgraduate pathways.
Research breadthMelbourne lifestyleGraduate pathways
Signal profile
What stands out in student-experience terms?
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Program breadth
Broad options reward students who plan early.
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Class intimacy
Large lectures can feel impersonal in popular subjects.
Fit and watchouts
Good fit if the tradeoffs match you.
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Google reviews 4.5 / 5
A very beautiful university and they have some really nice old architectural buildings! Highly recommend you come here just to see them! Free to enter!
M C · 5/5
A beautiful campus even in the evening. Very well equipped lecture halls with comfortable seats. The campus has very cozy study spaces. Buildings are modern on the inside while the old world charm is preserved on the outside. Beautiful deciduous trees. There...
Maria Ngo · 4/5
University of Melbourne: where you pay Group of Eight prices for YouTube tutorial quality education. The entire business model is built on prestige, rankings, and international student money. Undergraduate students are sold the dream of ‘world-class education...
Farhan · 1/5
Reddit discussions 11
Answers to your questions: 1. No 2. No 3. No 4. No 5. Zero It only takes one minute to search this Reddit and see it is worthless to go to Australia right now. You can argue that the University of Melbourne is worth going to since it is also listed on the HPI...
r/Indians_StudyAbroad · score 38 Source
This line of thinking is exactly why people go abroad and return jobless. You need to use common sense here, why would any employer hire an international student from a non top university in Australia when they can just hire locals from any of the top schools...
r/Indians_StudyAbroad · score 5 Source
I did a PhD at University of Melbourne with a BE hons and BSc from UoA Most PhD programs will give u a fully funded scholarship I had 8+ GPA but I know folks who have done it with ~6.5-7.5. Most importantly is finding a supervisor who has conviction that you...
r/universityofauckland · score 4 Source
There is no point doing a JD if you are not going to study law. It would make far more sense to do a cheaper, less intense masters degree in environmental policy / environmental economics. Although I am not sure of any good options in Perth. I have several fr...
r/perth · score 3 Source
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