Writing a comparison of three universities in Sydney as my assignment in my English course.

Comparing top three universities in Sydney
Australia is one of countries located near from Indonesia. It became a major choice for Indonesian who passion in study abroad. Sydney is one of city which has prestige universities. In this report examines and compares top three universities in Sydney with respect to location and availability of public transport, faculties, IT support and facilities, and international student services. The top three universities are Macquarie University (MU), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Universities are differing from schools as far as the basic concept of education is concerned. Then, the criteria of universities must be considered so people are enjoyed by studying at the university. The first criteria which common people consider are the location with regard to convenience. Three of the universities are located in center of Sydney. Although three of them located in center of Sydney, University of New South Wales is the most convenient. It is located on 38 hectare site in the suburb of Kensington. On the other hand, although Macquarie University located about 16 kilometers from center of Sydney, it has convenient place because located in the heart of Sydney’s dynamic central business district. The last is University of Technology Sydney which is located right by central station in the heart of Sydney.

All three universities have well-supported in regard public transport access. UNSW is the most convenient, they offers bus and train as best choice for international students. According to the website, in order to make student feel comfortable, UNSW serves nearly 1,700 Express Bus services per week. With regard to public transportation, Macquarie University also offers well-equipped bus services. They have cooperation with five bus city companies so the student can get the ticket easily. University of Technology Sydney has the lowest offers with regard to transportation services, with only shuttle buses and courier services.

With regard to international student services, Macquarie University became the number one. It is because they offer a wide range of services. According from their website, they offer A-Z services and facilities such as after-hours study room, graduation function and services for international students, IT Facilities and services, student advocacy and support services and even they offer a system which can help student in every aspects appropriate to student needed. UNSW, however, also has well-equipped facilities, they offered average support services for students. UTS is the least services, they offered a limited range of student international services. That because they only offer a narrow range of faculties.

Another criteria that student always considered is the faculties or which course they wish to study. Since which course that talked about, both UNSW and Macquarie University are in great quantity of study courses. UNSW and Macquarie University offer a wide range of faculties and study course in every level of study. They are offered international student not only in undergraduate study course but also in postgraduate. Because the quantity of UNSW and Macquarie University are similar, they are in a highest position as far as prestigious are concerned. Although UTS is the lowest within the number of study courses, they also have high prestige.