UNSW Sydney — Attraction in Sydney

I met Dr John Kasinathan in 2013, he is/was a Conjoint Lecturer at UNSW and I am afaid to say but he could not find domestic abuse of a man because Dr John Kasinathan makes sure to take into account 3rd and 4th hand information rather then watching a videos of 'domestic abuse', 'night after home invasion 1', 'gay-bashing', 'home invasion 2' or actually accepting any verbal report of the domestic abuse I was forced to live with at that very low point in my life (anytime after 2002 where my right to have even the most basic of things like a shower would result in myself being subjected to physical assault and mental abuse by family members. This delusional Dr has even gone as far to comment upon my appearance even though I had never met him in 2002. According to this Dr my appearance to him in 2002 was a result of myself not taking care of my hair, hygiene, etc and not any domestic abuse of which he made sure to never use those words in his report).

This Dr is willing to engage in a form of fee-sharing where he accepts incomplete and incorrect information as fact and he will make sure to not enquire as to its validity before returning a finding that was requested by a peer whom he could not refuse as repercussions may of been great (400k research grant was awarded after the 'gay bashing' video became 'harassment' according the files that Dr John Kasinathan used as fact).

This uni shows one public face but behind the side-show they have fellows running around under the request of old men that originated from countries where fixing the unwilling to arranged/forced marriages, fixing lgbtqi's and fixing criminals perhaps within a CAST society with chemical medications only was widely accepted. PS: if B/W photos from periods of time where abuse I describe above adorn the walls of persons whom request reports from this Dr John Kasinathan then you are dealing and speaking with what can be best termed as a fraud or at the very least a danger to anyone who is unfortunate enough to be 'reviewed by his delusion that is constructed from text only information that is upon record which was entered by persons whom were training to gain qualification and of which for some reason this status of training isnt noted in the file - however this doesnt matter to the Dr and he will not double check information to a suitable standard before he makes only a diagnosis (forget about prognosis as his intent is to harm)'. ECG's of abnormal result will be neglected along with other serious health conditions as according to the file which is incorrect - im 100% fit and healthy (pity about that lung ACT Health damaged, anyone know what that is worth?)

According to another from the ANU this Dr John Kasinathan is a Internet Expert on everything (SEO, connectivity, analitics, and everything else on IT that you could ever think about - so much an expert his time spent being a Dr at medicine is moonlighting his considerable knowledge base and life experience of a classroom between field trips to fix the 'undesired' by generating literary works of fiction).

This man will lie - he will ask questions and pretend he is sorry but isnt at all - and eye contact with him when he lies is very difficult. He told me he is only filling out the paper work he had there with him on the one ocasion but really he is making a multi-page report based upon false information supplied by others whom were not trained on how to record the correct information or record their level of education. According to my file he reviewed I have been convicted of two criminal offences - these two criminal offences of which I have never seen a court in regards to the claims or even a police officer however that information was used by him to incite others to become aggressive towards myself and causing great amount of distress and possibly effecting my future...

Summary: If study is your thing and you are a top student, UNSW can provide a lot of pathways and facilities to put your skills to good practice and build a portfolio with.

If you're going to need help to learn your degree, and also want at the same time to maintain a healthy and sociable life outside study, forget it.

I would regard UNSW as mainly a pathway for the dedicated, not a learning place for everyone.

Trimesters

Cons: Trimester system handles some degrees well, some terribly. If you are in a built environment degree, heavy amounts of work will be crammed due to content that can't be effectively segmented in short periods of time. Much shorter holidays and less frequent holidays. Holidays don't line up with people from other unis.

Pros: Benefit UNSW's appeal to overseas systems, attracting students who have to pay at least 3x as much money per course

I know lots of people who have changed unis due to trimesters, or don't want to change but regret choosing UNSW due to trimesters. Trimesters are simply a heavy net negative for students.

Studying

You will notice that the vast majority of positive reviews focus on the campus, whilst the vast majority of negative focus on the study experience. You think about what role uni plays for you, and consider the priority for your 3+ years.

After 3 years in the uni in 2 different degrees/faculties, it is my opinion that the university falls extremely short of teaching expectations considering its "prestige". Tutors are too hit-or-miss to be able to rely on for help, and UNSW will most likely be too neglectful of your concerns to help you get over them, so it's really on you.

The uni does have access to a lot of resources and also provides good facilities that you can use to practice your skills. Degrees are also structured with courses that are good for producing work which you can directly include in a portfolio to prove these skills, making good students all the more employable. Many degrees also offer exposure to career industries.

Opinion on UNSW as a business

It seems highly likely that UNSW's high-quality student output is a combination of high-standard students as well as resources to help them excel; but teaching and communication is definitely not in that mix. UNSW is on a path towards building reputation based on catering for overseas students and the highest achievers for profit, not a path of leading young generations into a more educated future. Ironic considering it has "NSW" in the name. My opinion on UNSW is poor because it's my belief that schools should strive to help the collective, not individuals.

Schools teach. Teaching is leading. Good leaders don't fixate their attention to only the biggest players...

Modern university that has been undergoing some sort of construction or renovation of it's facilities non-stop over the past 30 years.

No cars allowed to drive through campus anymore (actually, not since around 20 years) - only a couple of entry points and cars must be parked in the car park facilities located nearest to these entrances. Visitors used to the convenience of driving inside Asian and North American university campuses might find this a bit off-putting, though the campus isn't that large.

Short-term parking is exorbitantly expensive, so either purchase an annual pass or park in one of the side streets nearby - however, some streets only allow 1 hour parking on weekdays so students and staff may want to consider parking further away or catching a bus to campus.

Whether you are a student, staff or visitor, expect to do a lot of walking. The walk up the steep hill to the upper campus is a killer, but you'll get fit doing so! You'll need to be fit to manage the walk between the upper and lower campuses in the 10-minute breaks allocated between classes.

Food on campus is way overpriced though students get a 10% discount. All food outlets close very early though (like rarely will anything be open after about 3pm) and almost nothing is open on weekends (though this may have changed since). However, since there are a ton of restaurants along nearby Anzac Parade, there is too much competition for on campus food outlets to be open longer than lunch time.

Teaching style is pretty much rote style and based on memorization, which is the teaching style the majority cohort of students, who are mostly from China, India and South-East Asia are used to. Subjects are heavily exam based, especially in math and sciences/engineering. Many subjects take 70% of the grade from final exams, so if you flunk your finals, you'll fail your course. This is the polar opposite of American universities, where final exams only contribute perhaps 20% of your final grade. Extra credit is unheard of here and the professors/lecturers are harsh.

In many ways you don't feel like you are in Australia, but rather in Hong Kong or Singapore, when you are a...