Students who like watching American TV dramas may think that T-shirts with the name of the school can be seen everywhere on American university campuses, or there are campus activities and campus mascots. The school store also sells various souvenirs printed with the school name or school emblem, such as clothes, shoes, jewelry and so on. In America, campus spirit is a great event.
But the campus feelings of Australian universities are not so obvious. Cultural shirts and mascots can only be seen in some grand activities such as the opening week's welcome week. And usually wearing a school T-shirt on campus is basically equal to
Most Australian college students don't live in school.
Australian university dormitories are limited. Many international students rent their own houses, but most local students don't. Most foreign students in the United States live in the dormitory or near the school and eat in the same restaurant. The scene at the beginning of school is also the scene of freshmen signing in with big bags and small bags.
Because Australians don't consider national excellent universities like Americans when choosing universities, Australians choose universities from universities close to home that suit their majors. Therefore, Australian students choose to live at home, bring their own meals or go home at any time.
Only a few Australian local students and foreign students live in school dormitories, so there are few dormitory activities as rich as American universities.
There are actually campus bars in Australian universities.
In the United States, the legal minimum drinking age is 2 1 year, while in Australia it is1year. So many campuses in Australia will have campus bars. If you are 18 years old, you can go to the campus bar for a few drinks at the beginning of school, and maybe meet some like-minded friends.
Australian students are usually well dressed.
In American TV dramas or American universities, students usually dress casually, wear vest sportswear to class, and feel like going to the gym every minute.
In Australian universities, Australian students dress well to go to school every day, unlike American universities.
5. The biggest difference: courses
In America, a lot of extra homework and tests are usually arranged in the middle of the semester. There is homework almost every day, and there are strict requirements for students' attendance.
Unlike American universities, Australian universities are more independent and free than high schools. Even some courses have only two or three assignments a semester. Another point is different from American universities. The courses in Australian universities are relatively narrow, but they should be in-depth for a certain subject. So some undergraduate courses in Australia can take three years to complete the same courses as those in the United States.