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Thinking of moving to Australia, need some tips.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:54 pm
Just finished my third semester at Mississippi State and I don't think that college is the right thing for me. I ended the semester with an A, D, D, F, C, F. My only A was in Pottery which apparently isn't a technical elective according to the Engineering School. I was on academic probation this semester, therefore I have to leave or something since my GPA isn't good enough now or something.
I thought about going to LSU because my friends said it was easier there and maybe getting a degree in some other Engineering but right now, I feel like I'm just not college ready. I'm naturally smart(scored a 33 on the ACT without even studying, so I'm smarter than most people).
I wanna move somewhere exotic like Australia or Canada or New England or something but I've never been out of the US before. Australia is my first choice.
Has anyone here lived in Australia?
I thought about going to LSU because my friends said it was easier there and maybe getting a degree in some other Engineering but right now, I feel like I'm just not college ready. I'm naturally smart(scored a 33 on the ACT without even studying, so I'm smarter than most people).
I wanna move somewhere exotic like Australia or Canada or New England or something but I've never been out of the US before. Australia is my first choice.
Has anyone here lived in Australia?
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:58 pm to DanMullins4Life
Dammit Randy
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:59 pm to DanMullins4Life
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I wanna move somewhere exotic like Australia or Canada or New England
Not gonna lie, I laughed!
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:08 pm to DanMullins4Life
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Thinking of moving to Australia,
good luck getting a job
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:23 pm to NYCAuburn
I can tell you everything you need to know.
Australia is exotic(ish) but Canada is not. Unless you go to Vancouver which I highly recommend.
Problem with moving to another country is this: Like Europe, many countries have to show that their current needs aren't being met by natives so only then will a government allow them to hire outside the country. This isn't easy to do for many countries. If you don't go that route, you can have a foreign company sponsor you. This is hard.
You don't have a degree and usually you only get a 3 month visa before they kick you out. You also have to show you have the resources to support yourself if you apply for a visa longer than 3 months which means yes, your bank will have to give a letter stating such.
Your best option is to join Workaway. They can hook you up with a job in a variety of exotic places, provided you meet the criteria.
You could backpack and look for a job while over there but that can be risky in some countries as they could turn you in for trying to illegally migrate without having a visa allowing you to do so. When you do your research you'll be shocked to see how lax and easy it is to get into the US. Student visa, disappear, no one asks, no one checks. That simply doesn't happen in other countries.
Good luck.
Australia is exotic(ish) but Canada is not. Unless you go to Vancouver which I highly recommend.
Problem with moving to another country is this: Like Europe, many countries have to show that their current needs aren't being met by natives so only then will a government allow them to hire outside the country. This isn't easy to do for many countries. If you don't go that route, you can have a foreign company sponsor you. This is hard.
You don't have a degree and usually you only get a 3 month visa before they kick you out. You also have to show you have the resources to support yourself if you apply for a visa longer than 3 months which means yes, your bank will have to give a letter stating such.
Your best option is to join Workaway. They can hook you up with a job in a variety of exotic places, provided you meet the criteria.
You could backpack and look for a job while over there but that can be risky in some countries as they could turn you in for trying to illegally migrate without having a visa allowing you to do so. When you do your research you'll be shocked to see how lax and easy it is to get into the US. Student visa, disappear, no one asks, no one checks. That simply doesn't happen in other countries.
Good luck.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:30 pm to DanMullins4Life
This is a troll, right?
If you can't make decent grades at State, you aren't doing it anywhere sans a JUCO.
Canada and New England aren't exotic. Only people that have never left Mississippi would think that they are.
Troll.
If you can't make decent grades at State, you aren't doing it anywhere sans a JUCO.
Canada and New England aren't exotic. Only people that have never left Mississippi would think that they are.
Troll.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:30 pm to Charlestondawg
Would my 33 ACT score entice them into allowing me into their country. I'm not sure the average ACT score for Australians but my ACT score here in the US was much higher than pretty much everyone I talked to. I also graduated near the top of my class in high school without really studying(if I would have studied, I would have been a valedictorian). College has just been strange for me, sometimes I wonder if I'm simply too smart for it and it doesn't satisfy me intellectually. I think moving to a different country and having to learn a different language would better utilize my intelligence.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:31 pm to DanMullins4Life
The US is the only country that does the ACT.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:41 pm to CatFan81
Am I falling for this troll? Have I been Rick Rolled?
If you're serious, you need to think about being a Foreign Service Officer. You will work for the US govt and be sent to some other country. It could be France or it could be Libya. Your ego would work well working for the US. I'm serious.
Foreign Service Exam
If you're serious, you need to think about being a Foreign Service Officer. You will work for the US govt and be sent to some other country. It could be France or it could be Libya. Your ego would work well working for the US. I'm serious.
Foreign Service Exam
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:43 pm to DanMullins4Life
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College has just been strange for me, sometimes I wonder if I'm simply too smart for it and it doesn't satisfy me intellectually.
Your humility is staggering.
ETA: I had the same problem that you do. Your real problem is laziness (as was mine). Find what you like to do (which is rare for someone out of high school to know) before you decide to finish your education, if you do it all.
Perhaps you would be more satisfied by a tradeskill. Folks often think that skilled labor is intellectually inferior to white-collar, but this is not true. You should read the book Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford.
This post was edited on 5/13/14 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:46 pm to HempHead
Here, I'm pasting what they say about Foreign Service Exam. This is right up your alley. It's like they're talking to YOU.
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The Process Step One: Research the U.S. Foreign Service.
The Foreign Service isn’t your normal 9-5 job. Even if your duties aren’t anything crazy (though they probably will be), you’ll be doing the work in Romania or Qatar or China or Papua New Guinea. It is important to have an honest discussion with yourself, your loved ones, and your Golden Retriever Kissinger. Are you ready for the massive disturbance in your life? Not just uprooting and leaving everything behind once, but constantly, every two or three years? Do whatever you need to do. Make a pro and con list. Talk to people who have lived overseas, even if they weren’t diplomats. Network online with other interested applicants. Most important, be honest with yourself.
Step Two: Don’t Research Too Much.
You’ve done Step One? Good. Now just take a deep breath and don’t fret so much. It is free to take the Foreign Service Officer exam (unlike the hundreds of dollars you have to dish out for the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and countless other tests.) Take the test on a whim if you want. The Foreign Service isn’t the military. It definitely isn’t the French Foreign Legion (even if your Aunt Ruth will never figure that out.) The Department of State isn’t going to draft you just because you take the test. If you take it, and change your mind. You don’t have to join.
Step Three: Go to Careers.State.Gov
Click that link up there and look at all the steps involved. Don’t be daunted, but take it as a reality check. No matter how awesome you are and how great you do on the test(s), this process takes time. From when you pass the Foreign Service Officer Test to when you join a class (known as A-100), it will be at least six months, probably closer to a year. The Department of State says the first step it to select a career track. We’ll go more into that later. While it is a big decision and should be thought about at this stage, don’t stress too much. It is untrue that you cannot change it later, though it is difficult. Look at the tracks and go with your gut. If you’ve spent years doing management work, but you really want to work in public diplomacy, go with public diplomacy if that will make you happy. Doing a job you didn’t like doing in Omaha will not be any better in Rome.
Step Four: Register for the FSOT
It isn’t offered continuously, just a few times a year. It is still better than the once a year it used to be offered. Why is that better? One, because if you decide in February you want to do it and the test is only offered in January, that is a long time to wait. Two, if you fail the test, you potentially don’t have to wait as long to re-take (you do have to wait though.)
Step Five: Get to ForeignServiceTest.com - See more at: LINK
***********************************************
The Process Step One: Research the U.S. Foreign Service.
The Foreign Service isn’t your normal 9-5 job. Even if your duties aren’t anything crazy (though they probably will be), you’ll be doing the work in Romania or Qatar or China or Papua New Guinea. It is important to have an honest discussion with yourself, your loved ones, and your Golden Retriever Kissinger. Are you ready for the massive disturbance in your life? Not just uprooting and leaving everything behind once, but constantly, every two or three years? Do whatever you need to do. Make a pro and con list. Talk to people who have lived overseas, even if they weren’t diplomats. Network online with other interested applicants. Most important, be honest with yourself.
Step Two: Don’t Research Too Much.
You’ve done Step One? Good. Now just take a deep breath and don’t fret so much. It is free to take the Foreign Service Officer exam (unlike the hundreds of dollars you have to dish out for the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and countless other tests.) Take the test on a whim if you want. The Foreign Service isn’t the military. It definitely isn’t the French Foreign Legion (even if your Aunt Ruth will never figure that out.) The Department of State isn’t going to draft you just because you take the test. If you take it, and change your mind. You don’t have to join.
Step Three: Go to Careers.State.Gov
Click that link up there and look at all the steps involved. Don’t be daunted, but take it as a reality check. No matter how awesome you are and how great you do on the test(s), this process takes time. From when you pass the Foreign Service Officer Test to when you join a class (known as A-100), it will be at least six months, probably closer to a year. The Department of State says the first step it to select a career track. We’ll go more into that later. While it is a big decision and should be thought about at this stage, don’t stress too much. It is untrue that you cannot change it later, though it is difficult. Look at the tracks and go with your gut. If you’ve spent years doing management work, but you really want to work in public diplomacy, go with public diplomacy if that will make you happy. Doing a job you didn’t like doing in Omaha will not be any better in Rome.
Step Four: Register for the FSOT
It isn’t offered continuously, just a few times a year. It is still better than the once a year it used to be offered. Why is that better? One, because if you decide in February you want to do it and the test is only offered in January, that is a long time to wait. Two, if you fail the test, you potentially don’t have to wait as long to re-take (you do have to wait though.)
Step Five: Get to ForeignServiceTest.com - See more at: LINK
Posted on 5/13/14 at 4:49 pm to DanMullins4Life
If you ever get banned it will be a sad day
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:07 pm to DanMullins4Life
Know this is a troll, but here is an answer anyway. Canada? exotic? really? Okay there is one place that Ive spent some time that if you like the outdoors is interesting -- Yukon, maybe near Whitehorse. Pretty cool place.
If you go Aussie -- try Perth. Live out of the norm
If you go Aussie -- try Perth. Live out of the norm
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:09 pm to DanMullins4Life
We're full count
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:11 pm to DanMullins4Life
Your problem is obvious. You spent way too much time studying Pottery.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:13 pm to Gradual_Stroke
There is a lot of unnecessary trouble for getting a VISA, especially since I'm quitting college and I don't plan on going to the University Of Australia or whatever they have there. My friend who is living in Portugal said that he didn't have to get a VISA, that he made a fake one using photoshop. I decided I could make one and use it.
Ofcourse I didn't use my real name.
Ofcourse I didn't use my real name.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:14 pm to DanMullins4Life
Everything about this post is fantastic.
The post above is even better.
The post above is even better.
This post was edited on 5/13/14 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:18 pm to DanMullins4Life
Try applying at bama. You seem to have all the right attributes to be an amazing gump.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:21 pm to rootisback
If moving to Australia. Definitely try to live in allce springs. Always sunny and warm there.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 5:24 pm to DanMullins4Life
Aus customs are super strict. They'd sodomize you with their whackysticks if you presented that
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