A word of advice

As a high school student you come here with a bit of attitude, but your lecturers and tutors are here to help you.

Lisa October
Chemical engineering
(going into fourth year)

Attend all the O-Week events they organise for you. It’s a really good opportunity to make friends. You’ll never be a fresher again. Varsity is real; it’s not high school!

Seul-Gi Min
MBChB (second year)

Never fear asking any lecturer any question you may have, or any matter about the course. People here are very kind, and always willing to help.

Chuma Madadasana
Electrical engineering (final year)

Eat fruit. I regularly buy my weekly supply from the ‘fruit man’ (in the food court). It’s cheaper that way.

Raisa Moola
Social anthropology (honours)

There are lovely outside spaces on campus where you can take a break – like the rooftop at Leslie Social, and the ‘secret garden’, behind Beattie. Well, it’s not that secret at all – it’s made a name for itself.

Manya van Ryneveld
Social anthropology (honours)

Choose your vac work carefully, so you can build your CV. Start researching (online) the companies that you’d like to work with now.

Cameron Pym
Mechatronics (final year)

Study from day one. Go through your notes each and every night, and what you did in class. Don’t go to sleep before you understand what was done during the day. Don’t let the work pile up.

Bontle Mere
Mechatronics (second year)

Get a good study group together in your first year. It’s hard to study alone. Sometimes what you think you understand isn’t correct. It helps to be able to argue about things and to ask the right questions.

Leolyn Alexander
Chemical engineering
(going into fourth year)

Read more from the
2016 Orientation edition.