10 Reviews Found
Likes
- Faculty is really nice and classes are engaging.
- Campus is great and infrastructure is pretty amazing.
- Extracurricullar activities and sports are promoted.
Dislikes
- A lot of chinese people in the class.
- Low ethnic diversity and engagement.
- Attendance is mandatory in the class.
- I got my initial accommodation through an agent but that wasn't a very good place to live. Empire Apartments have very small rooms and high rent; please avoid such places. The management of my apartment was really bad and the rent was very high. There were small rooms, a small kitchen and a small toilet. I would recommend opting for university accommodation for the first quarter and then you can easily get a private place here itself through trademe.com.
Likes
- Education which was received is very useful in real life and opens up a lot of career paths for you.
- The content we had wasn't something you can simply find online.
- Most of the courses we got had a lot of interesting content that you would actually enjoy working with rather than considering it as a pressure.
Dislikes
- Some courses' marking schemes and weightage could be better. One course of mine had very unfair grading where the exam was 60% and the coursework was 40%. Typically in all other courses it was the other way around.
- Student clubs were rare and irrelevant. It was also quite hard to form groups as the community was not sociable at least in my experience.
- Sports opportunities were also quite less than what I desired.
I chose this college as it was the best university among my applications with a high world ranking. It was also the best university in New Zealand. New Zealand also suited my personal and geographical preferences. Education quality and content is top notch. Tutors are approachable and supportive. Infrastructure is good and helpful. Wi-Fi had occasional issues. I strongly recommend having a decent mobile data plan for urgent use cases. Being a masters degree, the content is indeed difficult and hard to score in, but what you learn is equally rewarding. Sports facilities are very limited. The student halls are always overbooked so there is less assistance from the university in finding accommodation. You're quite by yourself in that aspect. Some courses' weighting could be better. The distribution between the coursework and exam was unfair in a few courses.
Likes
- The project aligned with my research interest, and I found my supervisor's work to be of high interest. Also, the university has a proven track record of research excellence, especially in population health.
- The high-impact research atmosphere provides an edge for a researcher like me to collaborate with esteemed researchers in my field. The University is equipped with modern infrastructure, facilities, and faculties.
Dislikes
- Nothing for the time being. The University has exceeded my expectations in terms of research opportunities, work-life balance, student-teacher relationship and other facilities.
My experience at the University so far has been excellent. I have been involved in both teaching activities and research, both of which have been a rewarding experience for me.
My university is one of the best university and ranked in top 100 globally. And I wanted to do masters of international business from the very start of my career. When I got the chance i accepted it.
I applied to the University of Auckland since it is the leading University in New Zealand, and being a part of such a massive institution would have been an excellent opportunity for me. The admission process is pretty fast and convenient; considering me being an international student, all my queries regarding admission were cleared through email within 48 hours. The admission process isn't much of a hassle. You fill out the online form from the website, and that's it. A few weeks later, I received an email saying I got the Conditional Offer. After receiving that, you just have to complete the conditions they have put forward, and if you manage to meet those, you will get your part. You just need to make sure that all the conditions that the University has put forward are satisfied. Mine was to get an 85% score or above in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths in the 12th Examination and receive a band of 6 or above in IELTS.
I was fooled by my consultant that it is the best university. I could have prepared for GRE and opted for the USA. Also, my consultant said this is the only country to get 3 years f work visa once I get graduated but getting a job without formal and professional work experience is tough in the country. also, the support for career development is poor.
It has good QS ranking in overall university category as well as for Civil and Environmental Engineering.
University of Auckland is among the top50 Universities of World. Faculty of Education and Social science is an pioneer in educational research. I also love the serenity of New Zealand.
The main reason I chose University of Auckland is because of an alignment of research interests and reputation of my doctoral supervisor. In addition, Auckland has a very good economics program and is ranked in the top 100 globally.
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