> Out of curiousity, what kind of entrance exams do you take there? Are
> they more like the US standardized multiple choice, or more like 
> various Japanese screenings?

Universities do not administer entrance exams. Everyone gets a tertiary 
entrance grade from their school which can be used to enter most 
undergraduate courses. The uni's set a "cut-off" and people above that 
get in, and those under that grade don't get in.

But arriving at the entrance score is different depending on the state. 
Queensland has a ridiculous system where you compete against your 
schoolmates in the same subjects at the same school. So going to a shit 
school is an *advantage* because your competition is worse.