Even though I spent eight years here and achieved ...

Even though I spent eight years here and achieved Ds and HDs for my masters degree and an award for being the best student in final year of my bachelor degree I regret every moment I spent here. Here's why:

- They have crap lecturers rewriting the subjects in a way that they have no real world industry application (I am still trying to find how to use 10 out of the 12 subjects I did for my Masters in my IT job);
- Once I was in hospital with an infection so severe that I almost DIED. I was incapacitated for weeks after surviving it. UTS did everything they could to try and prevent me from withdrawing from a subject without academic or financial penalty even with medical documents from the hospital, the doctor and a list of medications I had to be on to prevent the infection from reoccurring. It was only until they got a letter from my husband's boss begging for leniency (I had never met my husband's boss so it was really kind of him to speak up for me) that changed the minds at UTS. UTS fails on student support and understanding;
- If you don't do the work for incompetent students then you get marked down; and


The only reason I have a job and am very successful at what I do right now is because I taught myself the things I actually needed to know in IT during my rare moments of spare time. If I relied solely on what UTS had 'taught' me then I would be unemployed or severely incompetent at my job.

So, if you're only looking for a plaque with your name on it to show off to your parents or are in need of a Student Visa to get in Australia then go to UTS. They let just about anyone in and everyone gets a degree - including dumbs**** - which is why they can afford the recent renovations. Otherwise, forget UTS and study in a country where they actually have standards in education as opposed in an overwhelming interest in their wallets.

UTS may be a top university in Australia, but it is nothing compared to what's on offer in the rest of the developed world.

FYI - I am a mixed race, multilingual Australian so I am not being a racist in this post. This is a brief recollection of my experiences at this university for which I did the best I could in putting up with this arrogance, stupidity and sheer laziness from both lecturers and students.