Originally Posted by drewbles

It's all about *clever* flying not just random flying. If you only travel within Australia, then you're not going to have much luck but with all the sales on at present, you can get your status credit per dollar down as low as $6.50 per SC on a MEL-ADL run. Go to NZ and fly AKL-WLG on QF before they go and you can get it for under $5. If you're in the USA, you can do runs that net you 240 SC's for under $3 per SC.

Plan around your membership year too, and look for sales. If you're not flying much, 350 SC's is hard to attain for a 'bargain' when flying domestically (as a uni student, it's all subjective).