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I thought I was a ‘high achiever’. Then I got to university
Suddenly, I was confronted with a room full of top students. A room full of duxes. Everyone had been special at school. Now, nobody was.
O-week brings back a buzz, but where are all the university bars?
Just three Melbourne unis still have a dedicated campus bar. But will 2024 finally bring campuses back to life after COVID?
- by Sherryn Groch
Groceries or myki: Postgraduate students’ plea for transport discounts
Monash postgraduate student Irvan Adistha Putra can’t afford his favourite food, saying he is often forced to choose between buying groceries or paying for public transport.
- by Bhavya Vemulapalli
The best value suburbs for students in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth
- by Kate Burke, Melissa Heagney-Bayliss, Jim Malo and Fran Rimrod
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Opinion
University
I thought I was a ‘high achiever’. Then I got to university
Suddenly, I was confronted with a room full of top students. A room full of duxes. Everyone had been special at school. Now, nobody was.
- by Bella Westaway
O-week brings back a buzz, but where are all the university bars?
Just three Melbourne unis still have a dedicated campus bar. But will 2024 finally bring campuses back to life after COVID?
- by Sherryn Groch
Opinion
University
If we want more young people to go to uni, stop screwing them over
A generation of young people is being dudded with unfair levels of debt, indexation and repayment thresholds which mean getting a pay rise may leave them worse off.
- by Chip Le Grand
Groceries or myki: Postgraduate students’ plea for transport discounts
Monash postgraduate student Irvan Adistha Putra can’t afford his favourite food, saying he is often forced to choose between buying groceries or paying for public transport.
- by Bhavya Vemulapalli
Bad with money? Here are six finance hacks for students
Bills stack up quickly. One third of full-time students are stressed about money – and nearly half are struggling with rent.
- by Emily Chantiri