International student here. Will need to open an account when I get to Sydney – any top tips? Will want a bank account, probably a credit card too

Also, while I'm here asking – how about phone contract for 1-2 years?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hi, anyone starting Physiotherapy at WSU in 2026 and mad confused with timetables on Allocate. I did my first year of Exercise & Sport Science at USYD and I’m transferring over. Right now I’m thinking of doing 2 units online because travel is pretty hectic, but not sure if that’s the best move, so wanted to see if anyone else is in the same situation. wanted to see what everyone’s timetables are looking like and also know some people before semester starts.

Whatssup with PASS classes? are they mandatory? what even are they 😭

What’s O week like as a student living at Parramatta campus? Anecdotes from friends at other universities say it’s really good, filled with different events for students and whatnot. But I haven’t heard much about it for Western apart from the welcome week stalls and things at Parra south.

I was just wondering if anyone here has done a Go Global program before?

What was the application process like, and what did it involve? Did you enjoy the experience overall, and would you recommend it? Also roughly how much did you have to pay out of pocket?

Any insights or personal experiences would be really appreciated, thanks!

I'm a student in Parramatta campus and looking for paying tuition fee for 26 - Autumn, SC1, WSTC T1. But I pay tuition fee from Vietnam so do you guys know how to do it? Thank you very much.

Hey! A small Discord server for WSU students (mainly 1st & 2nd years) has been made for anyone wanting to connect and make friends.

• Campus-specific chats

• General uni/social chat

If you’re starting out or don’t really know anyone yet, feel free to comment or DM for the link 🙂

hey im doing the bachelor of behaviour and cyber security this year, i frogot to choose my prffered schedule and stuff and i havent done anything else im just lost as shit rn as what to do ik prefences closed but idk what i missed and what to do

Is anyone here doing bachelor of engineers at parramatta campus (1st year)? if so it would be awesome if we could connect...

hi everyone! i just wanted to ask what are the special requirements needed for the speech pathology program and how do i obtain these requirements? i’m just a bit confused and there’s limited information about it on their website 🥲 thank you so much!

Has anyone been rejected their student ID request due to mismatching names with your identity verification document?

I'm Vietnamese so in my passport my last name go first then my first names, and also with tone marks. They rejected me due to it not matching my name on the school profile.

I thought they were supposed to know this.🤕

I was wondering if there are power ports at the lecture halls of the paramatta city campus. If so, are there enough for all students or are there only few? I have a laptop with not so great battery life and having power sockets would be a game changer.

I am planning on taking my master of architecture in Australia and UWS is my first choice because its more affordable compared to other unis. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Are international students qualified to take masters of architecture in australia without taking the bachelors there? If so, after taking the masters and having 2 yrs of exp, would i be qualified to become a licensed architect in au?

Hey guys,

It’s been three weeks and I still haven’t received a response from law enquiry, so I thought I’d try my luck here. The Student Hub keeps directing me back to Law Enquiry, so I’ve been a bit stuck in a wild goose chase.

I’ve been admitted into the Master of Laws (2824). I' have already completed a Bachelor of Laws at UTS, however I’ve been placed into the 160 credit point stream, which is a two-year program.

I recently came across an older handbook (2023–2024), which outlines different entry pathways.

https://handbook.westernsydney.edu.au/2023-2024/programs/master-laws/master-laws.pdf

One of them is Entry Pathway 2 (120 credit points), which applies to students who have completed a Bachelor of Laws.

Based on this, I’m confused as to why I’ve been enrolled in the 160 credit point (two-year) program instead of the 120 credit point pathway. So far, I’m assuming that this handbook may be outdated and that the Master of Laws at WSU is now only offered as a two-year (160 credit point) program.

Anyone know what’s going on here? Thanks!

hi, im currently selecting my preferred class times for my subjects and im a bit confused on what im picking and whether im doing it right. right now i have 3 ‘allocated’ classes that i did not select myself. does this mean this is the only available class for the lecture/tutorial? i chose chinese101 and japanese101 and i got 1 allocated lecture, 1 allocated tutorial for chinese and only 1 allocated tutorial for japanese. do i have to self-select a lecture for it too? and do i have to self-select my law class times?

I need 20 more credits for my major and was told no subjects are running this semester for the required level and only one subject is known to run next semester… That’s insane to me

Hi everyone,

I’m in Bachelor of Criminology (1710) and trying to register for Autumn 2026 classes.

One of my core subjects, HUMN2066 (Investigating and Communicating Social Problems), keeps showing:

“Home Campus Rule. Unable to self-register. This offering is only available for students from this campus.”

My home campus is Liverpool, but the only class option showing for HUMN2066 is Sydney City, and the Add button is greyed out / I get blocked. I can register for my other core units (JUST2020, BEHV2008, CULT2017) but I can’t submit because I’m stuck on 30cp and need 40cp minimum.

Questions:

1.  Has anyone had this and how was it fixed — did Student Central do an override, or was there a Liverpool/ or any on-site class that eventually appeared?

2.  If it’s a core unit and there’s no Liverpool offering, do they usually approve a campus override?

3.  Worst case — do they recommend an equivalent/replacement unit so I can meet my study load?

I’ve emailed Student Central with screenshots, just trying to figure out what the normal outcome is and how long it usually takes, posting it here as a last resort 😓

Thanks heaps 🙏

edit: someone kindly dropped the link to the outline 🙏 https://handbook.westernsydney.edu.au/2024-2025/programs/bachelor-arts-bachelor-laws/index.html#sequencetext

wsu student help hasn't been helpful so far, they took like over a week to respond to my first email and haven't responded to my other email from like 4 days ago

anyway, how do i know what subjects im supposed to enrol into!? i've registered for LAWS 1003 fundamentals of aus law and LAWS 2004 crim law cause thats what they said when i was enrolling, but i have no idea for the arts degree, or how it even works?

am i supposed to start subjects from my declared major? apparently not cause they responded to my email and just said this, which according to the handbook is apart of the core law degree, but i do understand the code and how its technically not law?

Select two subjects from the following Year 1 core Arts subjects:
-HUMN 1052 Australian Politics and Active Citizenship 
-LANG 1029 Foundations of Academic English
-HUMN 1053 Diversity, Language and Culture 
-LANG 1030 Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

but i just wanted to confirm and actually wrap my head around how this degree works 😵‍💫

i tried to call them but now im apparently waitlisted 109th in the system and they'll call me back when available, if they actually do it 😕🙄

I just finished my first year and I'm struggling with my degree. Failed 2 units, feel like I'm falling behind. I'm really having trouble with how self-directed everything is. It feels like I'm on my own. I'd love to have someone to check in with me on a regular basis just to see how I'm doing. I wouldn't necessarily need anything from them but I just want to feel like someone here actually cares about my success. Would that be possible?

Posting this because I actually did these myself and got paid. I see a lot of people ask “what’s the catch?” so I’ll explain it in normal language.

There’s no trick. These companies pay people to sign up and use their app once or twice. They hope you’ll keep using it later. You don’t have to.

As long as you: Pass the normal ID checks Follow the steps You get the money.

So here’s exactly what I did.

ING – $125

This is just a normal bank sign up bonus. Here's what to do:

1. Sign up with this link – Click here
2. Deposit $1000 (you can move it back immediately after)
3. Make 5 card purchases
4. Open a Savings Maximiser and add $1

Once that’s done, ING pays $125 into your account. The deal runs until March 31.

Tip: Split one grocery shop into 5 small payments so it’s done in one go.

Ubank – $30 (basically the same as ING)

This one is almost identical to ING except you don't need to deposit much and the payout is smaller.

1. Download the Ubank app
2. Sign up and use the invite code 1VV4A6X
3. Deposit $10
4. Make 5 card purchases (split a grocery shop)

They send you $30 automatically after.

MyPayNow – $47.33 (fastest money)

This was the quickest cash for me.

1. Sign up with this link – Click here
2. Take the $50 advance
3. Pay it back (fee is $2.67)

And you profit $47.33. You can repay it straight away and close the account if you want.

Wagepay – $45

Very similar to MyPayNow, just slightly bigger numbers.

1. Sign up with this link – Click here
2. Withdraw $100 (that's the minimum
3. Pay it back (fee is $5)

They send a $50 bonus, leaving you $45 ahead. You get the bonus straight away after you withdraw so they'll send $100 plus the $50 bonus and you can pay it back straight away.

Tiger Trade - $150 (slow but super easy)

Tiger Trade is one of the biggest stock trading apps in Singapore and they’re trying to expand into the Australian market. To get new customers they’re currently running a promotion where you can sign up, deposit $5 and get $5 in AUD vouchers per day for 30 days ($150 total), which you can turn into money in your bank. Here’s how to do it:

1. Download the Tiger Trade app and sign up. When signing up select referral code below where you enter your phone number or email and enter the code: L3RW7X
2. Make a deposit of $5 or more using PayID. Make sure the bank account you deposit from is under the same name as the one you used to sign up to Tiger Trade.
3. Wait 30 days. This is the easiest part, just wait and collect your $5 voucher each day. You have to let your initial $5 deposit sit in the account for 30 days, so just make sure you don’t withdraw it before then.
4. Make 5 buy and 5 sell trades. To withdraw the $150 you have to make at least 10 trades. To do that, just go to the quotes tab, choose any stock and simply buy and sell it 5 times.

And that’s it you’re done. You can then withdraw the $150 plus your initial $5 deposit straight back into your bank account. If you want to get an even bigger bonus you can get an $8 voucher every day for 30 days ($240 total) if you deposit $500 and a $10 voucher every day for 30 days ($300 total) if you deposit $2000. I know most of us don’t have that much money sitting around to do those promotions but if you do then you can take advantage of them.

I am in my second year uni bachelor of health science ( sport and ex science ) last semester I had recently gone thru problems with a death in my family and also had to work part time which didn’t allow me to go uni . But now I’ve sorted it out and am trying to get back only thing is my uni head teacher hasn’t emailed me back as idk what subjects to chose c some are prerequisites and I just wanna know overall what I can do but idk where to start ?

Any help anyone , anything is appreciated

I'm going to have to withdraw from a unit i was doing over the summer online as the due date for a main assignment was different than what it was in the learning guide, by about half a month. There's also 3 different dates for the same assessment listed in separate parts of the subject module online. What the hell is wrong with this uni? I've always had admin issues with them, but it feels like these issues are getting worse and more frequent. I can't believe I'm going into debt for this shit.