I completed my HSC last year, and I have been offered a Bachelor of Science from both UTS and MQ. I have enrolled in both but haven't decided which one I'll actually go to. My goal is to go into postgraduate research science (which means going for a PHD), specifically Physics on the theoretical side in the areas of Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. To a lesser extent I am also interested in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genomics and Immunology. If i don't enjoy any Science at Uni my fallback is Economics.

From what I can gather about the Uni's, I've found that the UTS physics program seems very applied and doesn't offer any Astrophysics units. Their research projects seem to be focused on applied aspects of Physics.
MQ seems quite theoretical, more inline with Usyd/UNSW science judging by unit descriptions , while also having Astrophysics units. But they don't offer an honours program for science or economics, which would make fast tracking for a PHD in the case of science or just going for employment in the case of economics harder.

I was initially going for a Bachelor of Science at Usyd, but didn't get an offer. I could do a full year at UTS or MQ and try transferring to Usyd, but i don't know if either MQ or UTS may come off as 'better' for such a transfer. I could also complete a full Bachelor at MQ and apply for Honours at UNSW or Usyd but I don't know how hard that would be.

I've also heard things about teaching quality, depth and such, both negative and positive about UTS and MQU. If anyone could weigh in that would be great. Personally I'm leaning towards MQ because the units seem to fit what I want to go too. But UTS could be a better uni to transfer to Usyd from and has honours in Eco and Science.

Thanks in Advance.