Introductory Post

Introduction to Experience MQ

Welcome to Experience MQ, we are here to give you the inside scoop on life at Macquarie University from an undergraduate student perspective. Our bloggers are Diandra, Charmaine, Crystal, Chelsea and Joyce.

Here is a photo of us in one of the fabulous computing labs at the university. From left to right: Crystal, Chelsea, Charmaine, Joyce and Diandra.

Our Profiles

Diandra does an Arts degree majoring in Politics and International relations and loves how the university has a relaxing vibe and great study spaces. 

Charmaine does Professional Accounting and loves how Macquarie has lots of open spaces and one central location. 

Crystal is an International Student from China also doing Professional accounting and is enjoying the change that an Australian university has brought her. 

Chelsea who is also from China and doing Professional accounting enjoys that Macquarie has many options for studying and a great range of electives. 

Joyce is doing e-Business and likes the student culture at Macquarie as she is new to the university.

University Background

Macquarie University was established in 1964 as a university for the expanding region of Northern Sydney as there was increasing demand for university education at the time. The university was first opened to students in March 1967 and added the Graduate School of Management (MGSM) in 1969. It has seen significant growth in students and changes in curriculum in its 50 years, and it remains one of the top universities in Sydney and Australia. Check out their website www.mq.edu.au.

MQ Fun Fact

Comedians Adam Hills and Chris Lilley and three founding members of children’s band The Wiggles (Murray, Anthony and Greg) are all alumni of Macquarie University.

Diandra’s Inside Info

Attending university is a big step and a massive change especially if you are coming from another country or from high school. To help with the transition my suggestion is to join some clubs you think you might be interested in there are many, here are a few types; culture and language clubs, sporting groups and degree related associations. 

Joining gives you the chance to meet like-minded people and make some friends and do some activities. Some clubs even have introductory social events, like harbour cruises. A benefit of joining is that you can meet students who are further along in their degrees and they can give you advice, sell textbooks to you and help you network to find a job once you finish. To check out some of the societies and clubs at the uni go to http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/get_involved/student_groups/.  

My final tip is download the Lost on Campus app to help you find classes, sell textbooks and get tutoring. It is a big help when you are looking for buildings and classrooms in your first couple of weeks.

Storyboard/Layout

We decided on this layout for the blog because it has the right balance of gadgets and isn't too crowded. We think this will appeal to the viewer because it gives them two options to subscribe and allows international viewers to translate the page into their own language. 

We would love to hear your comments, leave them below or tweet us @mqmadness and email us at mqmadness1@gmail.com.

Diandra