[HELP] UOL or RMIT EnF?

[d3secrat3d]

Hi guys, I have been browsing a lot lately looking for good opinions online and among friends but I have yet to come to a conclusion.

These are the information that I have gotten so far:

UOL:

- Theory-based
- 1 final year exam
- 3 years
- ~$25k excluding exam fees (I'm told it hits $2k)
- More recognised, Honours

RMIT:

- Project/Assignment-based
- Tests and exams
- 2.5 years (I have a diploma from TP)
- ~$32k
- Not as recognised as UOL, not direct Honours either
- the Introduction page states that it has a CFP accreditation programme which you can join after a few years of working experience? (can anyone confirm this?)

Although I am attending a Open House brief on 21 September, I would like to find out first hand from Potential, Current or Alumni students on these facts and what are their thoughts on this.

I'm sure many of you have gone through this dilemma too. What made you decide that particular school in the end?

As of now, I'm more bent on UOL if RMIT's CFP accreditation is not true (my friend who graduated from RMIT EnF had no idea what I was talking about). But of course if RMIT really offers such a thing, I would be leaning more towards RMIT because CFP would probably increase my pay and chances of being employed.

Any other thoughts and opinions between these two schools to help me decide would be welcome as well. Thank you!

 

[DeMisE]

free bumps, similar situation to TS.
I got a dip in Mechatronics, thinking of switching.

 

[chiwawa23]

I am a UOL student and therefore I would recommend UOL, that's for sure. UOL is widely recognized and internationally well-known and reputable. As such, as UOL has become much more recognized, now even the public sector is starting to hire more UOL grads than usual. But then as u know, UOL is main basely on 100% exams and it also requires u to have self-discipline if u wanna consider to be in it as there's only lecs and no project work.

 

[Successor.]

If you take SIM-RMIT, with a TP business degree, should grant you at least half the exemptions, if you study FT, takes you only 1.5 years as opposed to UOL's 3 years...
And if you get the full exemption, it only costs $20k, and don't forget, UOL school fees are going up by the year, RMIT seems to be stable.

I know many people have the below-mentioned difficulties which happened to me.
- Honours versus normal degree
IMO this forms only part of my criteria and you still can achieve masters degree or professional certification (i.e. CFA or ACCA) If you have done sufficiently well.

- Yearly examinations versus combination of assignments/test/projects
Easier for RMIT as there are many parts of the grading criteria that forms the total score as oppose to yearly examinations. But if you take a look at the difference btw RMIT and UOL (lead college LSE). Naturally LSE is a better choice for Economics, Finance and Accounting courses as they are specialised.

- Have to meet out for projects
This was my deciding factor into me choosing UOL and not RMIT despite qualifying for maximum exemptions for RMIT and no exemptions for UOL.
IMHO, for UOL, you take charge of your own learning. If you are unhappy with your study group, at the most you take the learning to your own personal level and you can engage with the lecturer more often, and no one except you can determine your final results.
For RMIT, if you are unhappy with your project mates, it is very often very difficult for you to withdraw or leave as it forms part of your grading criterion. Furthermore, if you have to work part time per se, having a fixed schedule to attend lectures would be better then having to fix a date to meet out with your group on top of attending lectures.

I am bad with groups as I prefer my style of doing and organise my learning.
It depends what kind of learning environment you prefer.

Just my 3 cents worth.

 

[wav35_]

anyone who can enter UOL can enter RMIT, so ultimately choose which type of studying method / prog delivery suits you best.

UOL main attraction is the direct-honours, but no point if you end up a 3rd class or even pass degree. but if you are exam-smart and can chiong for 1st class (super hard) or 2.1, go for it. RMIT goes by GPA system, 3.0 and above (average dist grades across all modules) you get a degree with distinction. Aussie unis postgrad (including Go8) highly value a degree with dist. expect lots of projs for RMIT.

and don't forget, UOL school fees are going up by the year, RMIT seems to be stable.

not really le, each RMIT module used to be only 1.2 or 1.3k, now 1.6k liao