This is what I wrote to DSA

Department of Student Affairs.


Comments Regarding Parking Stickers.

The following reasons that the first come, first basis is much more effective than balloting ;-

1) Luck Vs Effort

It is with knowledge that the parking sticker was acquired via balloting. Which involves luck more than effort. If it involves more luck than effort, it will lead to the following consequences :-

IF a student were to choose convenience but at a chance of sacrificing the ticket. The student will definitely queue up and hand in the money up front in the DSA for the parking tickets more than the online application.

If students that really needs to park inside the University but fail to obtain the parking sticker due to luck but not effort. It is certainly not satisfying.

If the students were given a chance for a first come, first serve system, limited amount of parking space, having them to pay on the spot, lining up for hours due to the number amount of applicant but it rewards them by certainty of the parking sticker. They will clearly choose for the first come, first serve option other than submitting online applications but to tell them they failed due to a mere luck.

2) Pricing
Students will rather pay more to extend the sticker's validity. The combination of having a RM 100 sticker with a validity of no more than 4 months would be more efficient if :-

a)There was no balloting involves for every semester.
After four months, students were once again to try their luck to obtain a parking ticket. Which means they will have to through the same procedure all over again and so do the DSA.

b) Extend sticker's validity.
RM 100 per semester with a chance of failing to obtain the ticket after four months is rather harsh for a student. Once again, if the sticker were to extend it's validity in exchange of a higher price, students would rather pay for it than having to try their luck once every four months.

End of comment.

Suggestion.

I would like to suggest the management to further look through this issue and learn to realize that there were so many ways other than balloting for a vehicle sticker.

Apply the First come, first serve rule.
1) Students were given a specific date to submit an application, be it during semester break, or during the study period.
2) The first applicants who paid will be granted the parking sticker on the spot.
3) The others will have to wait for a specific amount of time but receiving the sticker is certain.


As for the sticker Pricing and Validity.
1) Raise the price and extend the validity to at least ONE year.
2) Maintain the price and extend the validity.
3) Maintain the price and maintain the validity and ISSUE more stickers.

End of Suggestion


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Yes Ballot a parking sticker.