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Someone here is asking people to help her apply for Varsity and NSFAS.
People are too lazy sometimes. I don& #39;t mean to be insensitive but people need to have courage to make things work on their own.
I borrowed R100 for a Rhodes University application fee from my mom& #39;s friend...
People are too lazy sometimes. I don& #39;t mean to be insensitive but people need to have courage to make things work on their own.
I borrowed R100 for a Rhodes University application fee from my mom& #39;s friend...
... My maths teacher gave me the application Form because he knew I will meet their requirements to get in.
I completed the form on my own and applied for NSFAS on the same form.
Got a reply in 2 weeks, a provisional acceptance nogal at Rhodes University...
I completed the form on my own and applied for NSFAS on the same form.
Got a reply in 2 weeks, a provisional acceptance nogal at Rhodes University...
... My mom was jumping upside down as if they already gave me a final acceptance.
Few days after Matric results were out, I got accepted at Rhodes and NSFAS also.
I had to pay R15 000 family contribution and my mom put her Mazda 6 (inherited from her late husband) on sale...
Few days after Matric results were out, I got accepted at Rhodes and NSFAS also.
I had to pay R15 000 family contribution and my mom put her Mazda 6 (inherited from her late husband) on sale...
... Few days before schools open and before she even sell her car, we received good news: I DO NOT NEED TO PAY A CENT, everything is covered, that is, tuition and residence (including meals).
My mom couldn& #39;t believe that her first born child, her only girl is going to Rhodes...
My mom couldn& #39;t believe that her first born child, her only girl is going to Rhodes...
... She didn& #39;t sell the car as she didn& #39;t have to raise money for me.
We drove to Grahamstown, my mom and then new boyfriend and I were within. Arrived there and were welcomed by a very nice and warm Warden and sub wardens of Olive Schreiner House.
They showed me my room...
We drove to Grahamstown, my mom and then new boyfriend and I were within. Arrived there and were welcomed by a very nice and warm Warden and sub wardens of Olive Schreiner House.
They showed me my room...
... A room that was fully furnished with bedding. I was going to share a room but I didn& #39;t mind.
We had dinner at the dinning hall. A proper meal nogal, not the vetkoek and polony I had last night.
My warden organised a place for my mom and boyfriend to sleep in. Imagine that.
We had dinner at the dinning hall. A proper meal nogal, not the vetkoek and polony I had last night.
My warden organised a place for my mom and boyfriend to sleep in. Imagine that.
... Did I mention that we have a shower and bathtub in Res? I am now going to shower every morning and every night ndingahlambi ekomini. Someone pinch me.
My mom went back home the following day. I was crying ofcoz because it was going to be my first time far from home...
My mom went back home the following day. I was crying ofcoz because it was going to be my first time far from home...
... and far from my mom and 2 brothers that I love so dearly.
We went for registration and after that got a tour around campus and town.
I got assigned a mentor to help me with anything.
I met 5 friends, we clicked same time. We even called ourselves Fab 6
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We went for registration and after that got a tour around campus and town.
I got assigned a mentor to help me with anything.
I met 5 friends, we clicked same time. We even called ourselves Fab 6
... We were doing the same course together and stayed at the same Res and having meals at the same dinning hall.
We were not into boys in first year but we were into eating. We bought snacks and food and had movie nights almost any day of the week.
I was using a push phone then
We were not into boys in first year but we were into eating. We bought snacks and food and had movie nights almost any day of the week.
I was using a push phone then
... I didn& #39;t have a blackberry like other kids but that didn& #39;t bother me because I am here with them.
There was a time when I didn& #39;t have toiletries and looked for the bar soap they usually throw away because it& #39;s almost finished according to them.
I made everything work hey..
There was a time when I didn& #39;t have toiletries and looked for the bar soap they usually throw away because it& #39;s almost finished according to them.
I made everything work hey..
... I wore same clothes every week. There were this their subwarden called Feni that used to make fun of me because of my situation. Feni and her other friends from nice families made my life in Res hell hey.
You just know when someone is judging you because uhlelelekile...
You just know when someone is judging you because uhlelelekile...
