 For incoming scholars, my advice would be to come with an open mind and definitely make use of the support services that are offered by the respective universities. You need to be well informed, well researched. In order to do that, you need to have good time management skills. Do wider reading, do more research in your area, in a field of study. Focus on your study, ask a lot of questions. Seek assistance from the university and also from your fellow lecturers and fellow students. For me it was the research skills and the writing skills which helped me a lot, especially thinking like an academic and trying to do the research in terms of finding the necessary resources to help put an answer to the questions that have been posed to us. Feel free to talk to your student learning support at your university or even contact Australia Awards officers to help you out. Not to miss IEP, whether it's back in the country or here in Australia. It's the stepping stone where it teaches you how to navigate. You'd be ahead of all the other international students.