Residential college or student apartment?

Residents playing giant outdoor chess under a large tree in the courtyard at Robert Menzies College.

Search for student accommodation at Macquarie University and you’ll find a long list of options. Some are apartment buildings near campus. A few are residential colleges. From the outside, they can look much the same: a room, a desk, a short walk to class. Day to day, they’re quite different. One gives you a place […]

Settling into Life at Macquarie University: What RMC Students Wish They’d Known

Five students smile together with arms around each other in a leafy college courtyard, with a gazebo and barbecue behind them.

Moving to Macquarie University and into student accommodation is exciting, and a little nerve-wracking. Whether you’re flying in from another country or moving out of home for the first time, the worries look surprisingly similar. What will it be like? Will I find my people? Did I pack the right things? We asked three RMC […]