So lets break it down, if ur in sudney the best is UNSW and UTS, ppl say Sydney is good cause of its rep but ask most students the uni doesnt give a shit about its engineering students more worried bout the doctors and lawyer and Art students. And yes we could apply overseas to MIT which would be difficult to get into and theres no HECS.
So Lets look at the front Runners UTS and UNSW both great in their own respects. Now you have 2 ask would you rather do a 4 yr degree then do another psot grad or even do a double degree in 5 years, OR do a straight 5 yr where you would come out with one bachelor and one diploma. Yes the dipolma is experince in the industry, but after your 4 yr degree you could get the same experince. the rest is jst relative on what you want to do.
Just a last point. A family friend who completed his degree in civil engineering is now a project mager after 1 year out of uni earning 100 grand and you kno wat uni he went to West Sydney. He got to be there by talking to people and getting connections. So as engineers its about gettin out ther and meeting people, cause realy the world NEEDS US fuck every other profession!
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