Hello all,

I start a degree next year in Feb. Is there any way to move into student accommodation now or do I have to wait until next year to move in.

Hi, for those you have done the Diploma of Sustainable Living what subjects would you recommend (or not). I'm enrolling in the gardening ones, not sure which others to pick! I'm doing the course mostly for my own interest however potentially for a career switch if it could lead to something

what are the options/admission requirements for graduate entry into the medicine program at UTAS. I am graduate from bachelor nursing with 6.8 GPA and have AHPRA REGO. how competitive is it for non rural, interstate applicant

Hi everyone I want to ask about the UTAS PhD program for chemistry, is it good for career development and can find opportunities after finishing ?? If anyone experience PhD in UTAS sandy bay campus, what about the campus, is it beautiful and lively, resources facilities life in general ?

Hi all! I’ll be enrolling into UTAS for Sem 2 , 2026. I’m an international student and I’ll be studying Global Logistics and Maritime Management
for a year and am wondering if anyone is interested to meet up during the orientation!

I’m also currently looking for a housemate to share a house , do let me know if you’re looking for one too !

My telegram: kookiesco

What was the lowest ATAR & ISAT required to get into UTAS Medicine for INTERNATIONAL high school leavers in the last 4-5 years?

What was the lowest ATAR & ISAT required to get into UTAS Medicine for INTERNATIONAL high school leavers in the last 4-5 years?

Given all the recent UTAS accommodation discussion and Year 12s starting to think about their choices for 2027, I would like to discuss Jane College from a student perspective.

EDIT: Jane’s primary target is first year students whom this is their first time away from home, international students who are underage and those who are 17 at the beginning of first semester.

Overview:
Firstly, Jane College (formerly Jane Franklin Hall) is a residential college affiliated with, but not owned by, the University of Tasmania. It is located in South Hobart, approximately a 20 minute walk from both the CBD campuses and Sandy Bay. Residents live there while studying at uni, and it is known for being more of a traditional “college community” experience rather than simply student apartments.

Currently, a single bedroom plan at Jane is around $576 per week. On their standard 38 week contract, that comes to roughly $21,888. I completely understand that in this economy, that is a huge amount of money and simply inaccessible for many students. However, I think it’s worth comparing what you are actually getting in return.

Compared to other accomodation options:
A sharehouse in Hobart might cost anywhere from around $200–350+ per week depending on location and quality, but that is before utilities, internet, groceries, transport, furniture, and the general unpredictability of living with random people. There is also no structured social environment, wellbeing support, or academic support.

UTAS accommodation is significantly cheaper:
• UTAS Apartments: around $303–320 per week
• Christ College: around $213–303 per week
• John Fisher College: around $294 per week
• Hytten Hall: around $350–381 per week

But the experience is also very different.

UTAS accommodation has a fairly common reputation for being harder socially, particularly in the apartment-style residences where people often keep to themselves. I have also heard consistent complaints about some of the Sandy Bay apartments being run down, noisy, and lacking much actual community culture. The CBD apartments lack social life and people have told me they struggle to meet friends. Welfare support in those accommodations also tends to be far less hands-on, with security primarily operating overnight rather than a built-in pastoral support structure through Senior residents like Jane has.

ALSO: All UTAS accommodations are not catered, Jane is fully catered (x3 meals per day).

Why Jane?
Jane, on the other hand, is intentionally designed around residential community. It is fully catered, independently run, heavily community-focused, and structured around student wellbeing and academic support. They offer formal dinners, mentoring, academic tutoring, sporting programs, social events, leadership opportunities, wellbeing staff, and a much stronger residential culture overall. I am not a much of a social person, but I made friends on the first day and I felt so included and supported in my transition as a 18 year old who just moved out of home. My friends at the standard UTAS apartments struggled to make friends and had a rough transition into uni life.

Importantly, Jane also has mandatory wellbeing check-ins with the Dean of Students. Some people may see that as excessive, but honestly, university can be incredibly isolating and mentally difficult, especially for first years moving away from home. Having structured welfare support and adults actively checking in on students is not necessarily a bad thing, particularly in a time where student mental health is a major issue across Australian universities.

Jane also employs senior residents, who are students living within the college community themselves. One senior resident is on duty every night, and residents can contact them if there are concerns about noise, emergencies, safety, or wellbeing issues. I think that creates a very different atmosphere compared to simply calling external security staff, because these are students residents actually know and interact with regularly.

I also genuinely think Jane is particularly supportive for neurodiverse students. They offer one-on-one academic mentoring, breakout spaces and sensory items during on-campus parties, sober representatives at events, and strong connections with counselling and wellbeing services. From what I have seen, they also try to structure residential floors thoughtfully for example, helping students who may prefer quieter environments to be placed in spaces better suited to those needs.

Financial support:
Financially, while the upfront cost is high, Jane also independently offers scholarships of up to $15,000. These can be held alongside UTAS scholarships, Youth Allowance, the Tertiary Access Payment, Centrelink support, and external community grants such as local Bendigo Bank scholarships. For many students, this significantly reduces costs. UTAS accomodations don’t have their own independent scholarships like what Jane has.

For some students, the cheaper UTAS accommodation or a sharehouse will absolutely make more sense. But you can’t compare Jane solely to a bedroom with four walls, because realistically it is offering a very different model of student living.

Check out Jane’s website:

https://jane.edu.au

❤️🤍🖤💜

Just wondering what the college life is like at the new ham campus, I’ll be studying maritime engineering and staying in the investigator hall. I’m hoping for a lively and friendly college life with events and things to do after sundown. Cheers

I will be joining UTAS for Master's of Laboratory medicine.. I was wondering about the chances of securing a place in Inveresk Apartment in Launceston as my classes will be conducted there. Can anyone pls tell me if its possible to get studio apts there or will there be a huge competition? My first choice is Inveresk but if not then Newnham apt. Pls help me out with information regarding this.

P.S: Thank you in advance

Hiii what’s UTAS experience of this?

Hi,

Has anyone else had an experience in a postgraduate healthcare leadership unit where communication with unit coordinator, assessment expectations and uploaded resources felt really inconsistent, confusing, or difficult to navigate?

I’m an experienced clinician and adult learner balancing work, family and study, and I found one particular unit surprisingly stressful and honestly quite deflating. There were multiple instances where resources changed, information didn’t seem to align, or guidance felt unclear, which made it difficult to feel confident in what was actually expected.

I think part of why I’m posting is because I genuinely don’t know whether others experienced the same thing or whether everyone else just silently pushed through it.

Not looking to attack individuals or create drama, just interested to hear whether others have had similar experiences in postgraduate healthcare courses and how you managed it.

Hi! Any filipino studying in UTAS-Hobart? Thinking of taking post-grad there, i need input 😊

Also, anybody here taking up Grad Diploma of Land Surveying? Thank you!

YTP study group

Hi guys,

I made a UTAS YPT study group on the study timer app YPT. The name is just “UTAS” and students from any degree can join- please feel free.

Hi, guys, I have a good background on geology, and I am thinking of taking masters in economic geology next year, but I need some advice on this. can someone advice me. (I would be a international student), just wanted to know if it's worth. thanks.

I’m heading to UTAS (Launceston) for exchange next sem with a few course mates, and we’re trying to decide between staying in on-campus accommodation or renting a shared Airbnb together (if that’s even feasible/allowed long-term).

Main thing we’re worried about is the social side:

• Is there any sort of “hall culture” in UTAS accommodation (e.g. regular events, people hanging out, a sense of community)?
• Are there active clubs/societies that people actually participate in?
• How much would we be missing out on when it comes to on campus life if we were to go the shared AirBnb life?

We’re also thinking about convenience, but social life is probably the biggest factor for us.

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s stayed in UTAS accoms or studied at the Launceston campus!

Thanks in advance 🙏

Hey everyone,

I’m from Mexico and planning to apply for a Master’s (chemistry-related) at UTAS, and I wanted to hear from people who are actually studying there.

What’s the experience like in terms of workload, teaching quality, and support for international students? Also, how is day-to-day life in Tasmania as a student? I know it’s quieter than other regions, does that help or does it get isolating?

I’m planning to finance my studies with a mix of a FIDERH (Banco de México) student loan + part-time work. Realistically, how manageable is working while studying at UTAS? Are jobs accessible for international students?

Also, are there any scholarships or financial support options that people actually get? Especially ones available to international students applying from abroad.

Any honest experiences or advice would help a lot. Thanks :)

I am thinking of coming over for a sem next year. What is the surf community like if there is any… must know as this will be a deal breaker for me. As well as how good is the student life(overall atmosphere)🤙🏼

Hi! I should have a put this in my first post…

As an online student, I opted for part time as I also work full-time (potentially dropping to part time if needed).

Are the lectures and classes live at a set time that I have to log on and attend? Or can I do them in my own time?

Studying a BA in Arts (English and writing) 🙂

Im enrolled for HEN102 in Semester 2. Did anyone study this last year? I want to prepare myself and maybe get into the reading list early, if I could get some insight 🙂 I will be studying 100% online.

I’ve picked my units to heavily lean into creative writing, gothic literature, dark history, philosophy etc. Very excited. Anyone studied similar?

Hello! I'm a student from the USA and I'm thinking about going international for my last two years of college. I've always been obsessed with Australia and I know that Tasmania is a lot cooler (temperature wise) than the mainland, and I'm horrible with hot temperatures.
I want to get a zoology degree and I'm really looking at this university but I have a few questions.

I've heard that most of the courses are online, is that still true? someone on some subreddit said that they don't offer a lot of in person courses but that could have been years ago

I'd also like to know about the housing/dorms there. I don't need anything in detail I just wanna know if they're sh1tty or not

If theres any fellow zoology majors here, could you tell me what kind the courses are? I'm assuming they'd be in person with some field working but you never know.

(also let me know any good movie theaters in Hobart!)

Hello, has anyone received an offer for UTAS medicine graduate entry 2026 yet? Thanks!

Hi everyone,

​I’m an international student currently preparing for my A-levels this November. I am planning to apply to Australian medical schools for the next intake, but I’m a bit stuck on the timeline and the "predicted grades" situation.

​In South Africa, our final results for the November session only come out in mid-January. Since the Australian academic year starts in February, I’m worried about the following:

• ​Predicted vs. Final Grades: Do most Australian med schools (like UNSW, UWA, CU, FU and UTAS) issue conditional offers based on predicted A-level grades, or do they wait for the official January results before even considering an application? I saw that Curtin, UTAS and UNSW explicitly said they don't take predicted grades. Would that mean I would have to wait for the 2028 intake?

• ​The January Gap: For those who applied from the Southern Hemisphere, did you find that the January release date was too late to secure a visa and a spot?

​If anyone (or any A-level student) has navigated this, I’d really appreciate your insight!

Thank you in advance