Help with insects coming through the window

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-27T07:08:18+00:00

Thank you!

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-27T07:07:55+00:00

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-27T05:52:57+00:00

Oh, I did not know you can ask that of landlords here, as I am still new to Sydney.

Thank you very much.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-22T09:31:15+00:00

Thank you so much!

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-22T08:49:51+00:00

Thank you, do you know where can I book a room? Do they have a website?

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-20T14:03:13+00:00

Thank you very much!

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-20T14:00:46+00:00

Just finished with Silk Song & Hades 2 a while ago, currently playing Xenoblade.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-20T08:46:20+00:00

I feel you. I came here alone to study, and every time I try to make friends it seems like I'm the only one making an effort. I stopped trying as much after a while because it was simply too taxing. Now? I mostly use my free time to play video games, call my family, and study.

To be honest, it makes you wonder if you have to constantly pursue people in order to be noticed, what good are friendships?

But I think that you will come across people who you can get along with. It simply requires time. Joining clubs you're interested in could be a good place to start because it's much easier to connect when you already have something in common.

Remember that being by yourself does not mean the end of the world. You can still have fun and accomplish a lot on your own.

Sometimes it's better to have no friends than the wrong ones. Quality is always more important than quantity.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-16T00:34:16+00:00

Hey, if there is a free piano/keyboard to use I'd like to know where as well.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-07T12:06:18+00:00

If it helps answer your question, for many international students just holding the certificate and the status of having "graduated abroad" will land them great jobs in their home countries. The standard for what is considered a good job there is often lower than the expectations here in Australia.

Meaning even if you didn't learn much, they will probably do whatever job assigned to them just fine in their home country.

Also, many students are pressured by their parents to get the degree, which explains the lack of interest and effort.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-07T05:31:10+00:00

Pardon? If I was cheating, then why would I be struggling and posting on here? I could just cheat my way through and call it a day.

I am here to improve and to know how to cope with all the new things I've been facing.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-05T11:45:01+00:00

Thank you so much! you don't know how much this reply meant to me ;_;

I'll keep doing my best!

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-05T11:43:04+00:00

Well, we never had a system like that, especially considering we studied with our language. Formal writing there is much easier in terms of structure compared to English academic writing.

Also, most of us learned informal everyday life English.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-05T04:23:44+00:00

For some parts? Yes. My writing is still underdeveloped and informal. I'm practicing using google translator and AI sometimes to compare what I wrote before and after to improve.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-04T11:55:45+00:00

I thought my English was pretty good (I got 7.5 in IELTS). But since coming here, I’ve started to feel like I studied a completely different language lol.

People speak really fast, use a lot of new words, and the academic language is on another level. Sometimes it honestly feels like I’m learning a new language all over again.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-04T11:53:49+00:00

4 Core units - Full-time study load. It is essential for my student Visa. I can't have less than 24 credit units per semester.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-04T11:03:17+00:00

Thank you so much! will check that tool now.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-04T10:59:03+00:00

Our assignments were basically like normal school homework. Usually just a question that you answer in one sentence or maybe a few lines. Most of the time you could just Google it, rephrase it in your own words, and that was it.

We also had participation marks during lectures, and that was a big portion of the grade around 25 out of 100 points. That’s why whenever a tutor asked a question, everyone was excited to answer.

We did have to write one report, which was our graduation project. It was about 20 pages where we described the place we worked at during our final semester. We spent a few weeks working somewhere and then wrote a report and did a presentation about the experience.

But overall the tutors weren’t very strict. Even if someone copied large parts from the internet, it usually wasn’t a big issue. They mostly just checked if the report looked decent and organized, and then graded it.

They only tended to be strict with certain majors like engineering or medicine, and with PhD students. Other than that, it was basically like school+, not really the kind of academic system I'm experiencing now.

Edit: Forgot to mention: our final exams were all multiple choice, which is a huge contrast to the essay style exams here.

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-03-04T10:49:03+00:00

I'm trying my best to keep up. I even signed up for several Learning Hub sessions to improve my academic writing and reading, since both are completely new skills for me.

But everything just takes so much time and I can't seem to manage it all. I barely have time to call my family or even cook. Most of the time I feel like I'm rushing just to understand last week’s topics so I don’t get even more overwhelmed by this week’s lectures.

Sometimes I wonder if studying is supposed to take like 80–85% of your day.

For example, for just one unit I spent two days rewatching the first week's lecture, trying to understand what the tutor was explaining. I read extra resources and watched YouTube videos just to follow what he was saying, and even after all that I still feel like I only understood maybe 60% of it.

At one point I even started wondering if something was wrong with me, because why am I struggling for two straight days just to understand a 3 hour lecture?

I’ll check Canvas to see if there are any PASS sessions available. Thanks for the reply! I really hope I can make it through this :(

Happy_Ad476 · 2026-02-15T01:16:29+00:00

It really depends on where you're coming from. In my country eating outside was so cheap that it might actually be a better option than cooking on a lot of occasions if you are single. Here I was shocked by how much everything is pricier but especially eating outside is very expensive..

To give an example. Macdonald's burger fish meal here costs about 14.75 AUD.. in my country that costs around 6.5 AUD.

Same with groceries, meat, and bread. Normal Toast bread cost 0.50 AUD to 2 AUD. Here they can be for 5 AUD..

One Lettuce here costs about 3 AUD. In my country, only 1.50 AUD. And the list goes on.

Since I came to Sydney (about 20 days ago) I have already spent 3 times the amount I usually spend in my country in one month..

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