Meet Harshit: Waurn Ponds Resident

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Posted May 2023

For Harshit Balhara living on res at Deakin’s Waurn Ponds Campus was the perfect next step. Now in his second year of his Bachelors of Cybersecurity degree and originally from India Harshit decided to move onto campus to enhance his university experience.

Harshit notes

After living with relatives for a year, I decided to move out and be more independent. I started looking for place’s which could provide me with a safe and inclusive environment. I also wanted to meet new people and make friends and res provided all this along with easy access to Uni and buses.

Harshit, Waurn Ponds Resident

Originally from India, Harshit visited Australia when he was in year 10 and it was a result of this trip that he knew he wanted to study abroad. Harshit chose Cybersecurity as it is an essential field in today's world. It's a challenging and rewarding career path that requires continuous learning and adaptation to stay ahead of constantly evolving cybersecurity risks. He chose Deakin because it has such a great reputation back home and the course was so tailored.

For Harshit one of the best things about his res experience so far has been the impact it has had on his ability to balance his studies with life. Harshit comments. In my first year it was pretty hard to maintain a work-study-life balance as I didn’t have many friends and people I could talk to and go out with.

Here at res I have met many students who are studying the same course as me and It makes it pretty easy to study together. Also the library access is so easy I can easily go there and study without thinking about the travel problems.

Harshit, Waurn Ponds Resident

It feels so organised now. Now I get to spend time with my friends, while doing good with my studies as well as working part time.

For those wondering if Res might be a good fit for them Harshit concludes. Living on res was one of the best decisions I have made and have loved my journey here so far. Deakin is a very Diverse place and it feels like a home away from home coz of the people around who are very helpful and there’s always someone to talk to and help you out whenever you feel so.

Written by

Angela Fragiacomo • Marketing and Communications Manager

With more than 20 years experience, 10 within the educational sector, Angela leads the marketing strategy at Deakin Residential Services and has extensive knowledge and application of how to engage and attract prospective domestic and international students, leveraging the growing range of marketing channels throughout.