r/universityofauckland

Genuinely, can we start taking photos of desks where people have just dumped their bags and belongings and disappeared for ages?

I'm studying at Kate, and I have a whole row (three seats) empty... It's so frustrating seeing study spaces completely "occupied" when half the people aren't even there. Meanwhile, people who actually want to sit down and study are walking around trying to find an available desk.

Obviously, going to the bathroom or grabbing something quickly is completely understandable, but leaving your stuff there for an extended period just to reserve a spot is honestly so inconsiderate.

Study spaces are meant to be used, not claimed for hours with a bag.

Wasn’t gonna bring it up, but it’s been bugging me.

Was on the machines today on lvl 1, and there were two young women on the bikes with an empty bike between them at one end. Nothing unusual, they weren’t together, cool.

There were 5-6 bikes free on the other side of these two girls, but this older guy (50s-60s), chose to use the empty bike between these two girls. I’m thinking okaaaay, maybe he always uses that specific bike regardless if there are people next to it or not.

But then he kept looking over at both of these girls. I couldn’t tell if he was looking at their phones or their face. But it damn well looked like he was staring holes into their soul, and he’d stare at them for minutes, switching between them. At some point he ended up focusing on the bike or whatever. But when one of the girls finished their workout, the dude LITERALLY watched her while she was wiping down the machine, and then when she walked off he was still tracking her. I felt for them both cos it was giving off pervy energy. I didn’t wanna interrupt their workout, but I was ready to pounce if he tried anything cos fk that. My older sister energy kicked in as soon as he walked over to that bike.

He finished on the bikes, and while going from the bikes to the other side of the floor, no shit, this guy scanned the women up and down that were on the treadmills. I couldn’t believe my phuqing 👀.

But yeah, thought I’d put this here cos I feel bad for not interfering earlier, or asking if you two were alright. It’s probably not as serious as I thought, but you never know with the amount of cray-crays out there these days.

Stay alert and don’t feel bad or embarrassed if you’re in a similar situation and you want to move to another bike or machine away from them. You should feel comfortable when you workout, so do you and dgaf if others feel bad that you moved.

hi if you're sick or you have a cough or you have athsma or you just know you cant shut the fuck up can you not come to the silent study space and bother literally fucking everyone else thanks

Now that I have finally graduated. University for me was quite a pleasant experience overall. I have shed 0 tears over any of my courses, being a part of clubs has been great EXCEPT - STUDENT GROUPS. 

Never in my life have I despised working with a group of people as much. INFACT working with other full time students who are ALSO club execs has been MARGINALLY less painful.

Dealing with Student Groups has GENUINELY BROUGHT me to TEARS. Nothing during my reasonably challenging STEM degree has given me the sheer amount of stress that SG has.

1. ROOM BOOKING - TELL ME WHY NO ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE AT 5 PM, AND EVENTS THAT RUN 6 TO 8 NEED TO BE BOOKED 15 FUCKING WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE. We are ALL FULL TIME STUDENTS, NOT EVERY EVENT IS PLANNED FOR THAT FAR OUT, GOD FORBID YOUR EVENT DATE CHANGES, GOD FORBID YOU WANT TO WHIP UP A BASIC EVENT IN 3 WEEKS. 
2. RANDOM events qualify for bookings and some don't?? I heard from another club their Study Night booking got rejected bc its a ‘personal’ study event. IF I recall, even AUSA does these events from time to time. Study night events are SO COMMON. Like a billion clubs have been doing this for a billion years. WHAT is this RANDOM reasoning all of a sudden and where did ti spawn from?!
3. Changes to rules w/o notifying students (random rules that weren’t in the handbook before but become rules after grants are released). Initial email for bookings said basic bookings are 5 working days, and now its suddenly 7 on the website ?!
4. Budget cuts year upon year – no advocacy for student clubs (also sorry the club awards food was so inconsiderate, i didn't go but i heard the vegan option was carrots??, last year a friend of mine who ate halal had nothing (maybe a salad) nothing was labelled and no food for her dietary requirement arrived)
5. Changes to drop ins - limiting 15 mins per student (even if the problem isn't solved, too bad you’re kicked out of the call). I’ve heard from other clubs that when you email them to meet and discuss a problem they are very reluctant (don't want to), and your options are a) stuck sending essay length emails which probably will be responded to in a less than helpful manner. b) drop the matter 
6. Not enough Fire Warden and First Aid Trainings – BUT ALL CLUBS NEED ONE CERTIFIED PERSON TO HAVE EVENTS. W H A T. like X club has to suffer bc there were 20 first aid trainings but there are 250 clubs HMMM.

Previously I wanted to stay in a club after my first couple years while I pursued a post grad or smt like that. BUT the mere THOUGHT of dealing with Student Groups has me choosing between the various communities of people I love being a part of. OR my metal sanity. To those reading and thinking about joining clubs, dealing with SG has me dropping OUT of clubs that I LOVE. 

And mind you I have no issues dealing with rules within institutions, in fact my minor red flag was that I supported the uni a bit too much at times, while the rest of the students did not. I have 0 problems with professionalism and streamlining processes within institutions and workspaces, this was indeed not my first rodeo following rules.

Wanted to make a quick post on what I did in my academics and *not* achieve the Top Achiever scholarship to make a point to any future applicants to not get your hopes up like I did.

Achieving 110 Excellence Credits, I had one single merit in English in Level 2, and exclusively Excellence in L3 so far. I had two NZQA scholarships (History and Art History) in L2, the only two I sat. I was a peer group leader, runner-up in Art Competitions, member of local board & community involved. Whilst I am not Maori/Pasifika, I am physically disabled.

Despite this, I did not get the top achiever scholarship, nor even a spot in the first-round of halls. Whilst many people have gotten it for less in past years, its important to remember that you are being based on your peers, and clearly, this was a competitive year. Congratulations to anyone who got them, you're an absolute star, and hopefully this helps people in the future to not get too worked up over losing out even though it's a major bummer!

Whilst I know they do value extra-cirricular, I've seen posts from people who got it with similar or worse grades, and equally little involvement in their school life. Truly, it is a bit of a gamble, but anything helps.

I just went down to the cafe thats right next to subway (before AUT WZ building on st paul street). Its called the Daily Meetery and they HAVE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTESSSS!!!

great cutomer service and spot for studying too!! 10/10 RECOMMEND!

How long did it take for your master’s dissertation to be marked? P.s. mostly curious about the experience of students in the arts as I’m an arts student.

Hi everyone! I’m hoping to study at UoA in 2027, but I’ve been waitlisted for a hall and I’m not sure if I’ll end up getting an offer. Hypothetically, if I don’t get an offer and have to live in a flat instead, how much would this affect my social life, especially as a first year student?I’m a bit worried about missing out on the typical university experience, making friends and meeting people. For anyone who didn’t live in halls during their first year, how was your experience? Did you still find it easy to make friends, get involved in university life and have a good social life? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences!