University of Waikato — Attraction in Hamilton

What a dumpster fire of a University. They started charging for parking, although due to Hamilton's rubbish public transport - everyone still has to drive anyway. I've been in and out of hospital for almost a decade, and the university would refuse to give me any kind of leniency. Even when fresh out of surgery - I could never get any kind of close parking. My lecturers ranged from amazing (

The University of Waikato began in 1956 after Hamilton locals launched a petition for a university to serve the needs of the South Auckland region. The group was led by Douglas Seymour, a barrister, and subsequently Anthony "Rufus" Rogers, a Hamilton GP and brother to long-time Mayor of Hamilton, Denis Rogers.Their campaign coincided with a shortage of teachers in the 1950s that prompted the New Zealand government to consider plans for a teachers’ college in the region. In 1960, the newly established Hamilton Teachers’ College opened its doors, and combined with the fledgling university (then a branch of Auckland University), began a joint campus on farmland at Hillcrest, on the...

The volume of assessments is way higher here compared to other NZ universities. Especially the papers in the bachelor of business degree. The papers MRKTG200 and MRKTG203 with Mark Kilgour have weekly discussion excersises, weekly tutorial excersises, weekly quizzes, reflection assignments, a test, and a group report with 2 components. It's borderline unmanageable when you're trying to also manage 3 other papers simultaneously. WMS need a better way of making sure lecturers aren't overworking the students. Also with those papers I mentioned, the lecturer doesn't let you use your laptop to take notes in class. Some papers are stuck...