STUDY IN AUSTRALIA: 5 THINGS YOU MUST KEEP IN MIND

1. STUDY IN AUSTRALIA: 5 THINGS YOU MUST
KEEP IN MIND
After finishing all the documentation work for overseas study in
Australia whether it is undergraduate program or Masters in
Australia, students are really excited to pack their bags and get
ready to visit Australia. Students normally get confused and ask
“what I should carry, when I am packing my bag”. The first and
foremost thing to keep in mind is that never ever carry heavy
luggage whenever you are travelling, the more things you carry, the
more difficulty you will face in handling them. Do not stuff in
everything in your luggage, try to minimize things, remember you
are leaving your homeland not your home planet. We live in a
globalized world and things are easily available everywhere. One or
two luggage is more than enough, but do carry a small ‘Handy bag’
which carries all your essential things. Better to have a backpack
that ensures your hands are free as far as possible.

2. 5 Essential things you must have in your ‘HANDY BAG’
1. Your Flight tickets/boarding pass: This is the first thing that
you must have before anything, so keep that first.
2. Passport and Australia study visa: Wherever you go, your
passport will serve as your identity card, along with your
passport, you have to show your e-visa in the immigration
counter.
3. Money: Keep enough Australian dollars with you. You can’t
always depend on the Debit/credits card.
4. Medication: It depends on your health status whether you
have a doctor’s prescriptions or not. Well if you have then
carry them, but on safe side keep emergency medicines with
you like antipyretic drugs, anti-vomiting, anti-pain spray etc.
Keep a small first aid box, make it very compact!
5. Written address of where you are staying: You will require
this to complete immigration forms and it may be useful to
share with cab drivers or search in Google Map to easily look
up directions.
I know I have not included mobile phone in the checklist; well you
either carry it in your hand or in your pocket. So far we have
discussed about things you must have in your backpack, now let us
come to the main luggage.
5 Essential things you must have in your ‘MAIN BAG’
1. Important documents: Medical history/reports, university
acceptance letter, health insurance, academic certificates,
post-study work rights and Australian scholarship documents
are something you should have with you at all times.
Photocopies of these documents should be kept in a separate
luggage.

3. 2. Foot wear and eyewear: Do carry your formal shoes and
'enclosed footwear' like sneakers/joggers/sandals, since you
are visiting Australia and there are many beaches to hangout,
you can’t have your formal shoes everywhere. Australia sun is
bright, so keep a pair of goggles and if you vision problem,
then keep an extra spectacles/contact lens with you.
Remember procuring spectacles/contact lens requires
optician’s prescription in Australia.
3. Clothing: Australia lies in a temperate zone, overall the
country is a very casual place. Jean, sports T shirt, sport
jacket, suit, shirt, any causal or formal dress are acceptable,
irrespective of gender. Avoid heavy overcoats during winters,
light windproof and shower proof coats are generally
considered ideal, you can also carry pullover and jacket. If you
really feel cold keep gloves and mufflers.
4. Stationery: Australia are very expensive for stationery items,
do carry notebooks and necessary stationery items, but not
too much.
5. Electronic accessories: I think you must have following 5
Important electronics items, which includes:
1 Camera: Obviously you are going to travel and visit many
exotic places in Australia, you must a good SLR or DSLR
camera to capture those memories.
2 Laptop and Pen drive: This is the most important thing you
must have, to assess mail, prepare your assignments, to keep
soft copy of important documents and University document,
whatever it may be, a LAPTOP and PENDRIVE is a must for
your studies!
3Microphone and web camera: To save your mobile bills
skype is a cool option, it is not so expensive.
4 Basic Toiletry Bag: Include your toiletry items like
Toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, Shampoo, conditioner,
Sunscreen and Personal hygiene items.
5 Multi-plug extension board: There is a difference in socket
and plug pin size, so it’s better to carry one

4. Let’s move on to the challenges you might face after landing
Australia, we thought we should share some tips on how to
overcome these problems
5 challenges you may encounter In Australia
1. Time difference: Did you know Australia is 4 hours and 30
minutes ahead of India so the moment you reach Australia,
set your clock. Initially you may have time problems, but later
on you can manage, take rest and plan your skype/telephonic
conversation with your family and friends accordingly. Simply
subtract 4 hours and 30 min from the clock reading and plan
things.
2. Financial pressure: The moment you land in Australia you
must keep in mind that Australia is 209.42% costlier than
India. So manage and plan your expenditure wisely. Make sure
you have estimated your financial abilities before leaving
India.
3. Language barriers and Culture shock: Even though the
country is a multicultural country, with people coming from
all over the world. Australia has its own distinct culture that
may be different from India. You may confront culture change,
keep calm and accept the culture change with an open mind.
Australia is an English speaking country, but you will meet
people from different parts of the world, their style of speech
and jargon differ from country to country. Communicate with
your friends more confidently and comfortably, it requires
patience and time to understand the difference in jargon and
the language barrier.
4. Homesickness: Leaving your family behind will be a most
difficult part, you start experiencing homesickness. The best
way to deal is considering your new friends as part of your
family. Talk with them, there are so many international
students, even they have left their home country and their
family. Socialize yourself, you can talk to your family members

5. over the phone and the best part is that now you can do video
calling through skype, whatsapp and facebook messengers etc.
Daily devote some time, this way you can avoid the
homesickness
5. Difference in grading system: Australian universities
normally use HD (High Distinction), D means Distinction, C
means Credit, P means Pass, and F means Fail, in their
grading system. If you have studied hard and geta ‘D’don’t
freak out! D might be a bad grade for Indians, but not in
Australia.
We Global Opportunities Pvt. Ltd wish you best luck for your
Studies and future endeavour.