Academic: You should have this contained / controlled by now
NBTs by UCT: This is a SA NATIONAL university entrance requirement Standardisation Exam. Maths, Qualitative English and Maths ( 3 papers) 3hrs * 2
SJT: This is where Stellenbosch created their own program assessment programme in 2022
Non-Academic: New Skills, Physical Exercise, Community Service. Outreach Community Programmes. This is where TPA (The Presidents Award) is leveraged.
Understand Options and Costs / Affordability. See Costs section below!
Trending Students Marks : Parents should trend and plot a graph from Grade 11 Final results to understand how kids are progressing. Show your kid this as well to make them see the complete picture!
Printer for exam papers: Daughter killed a small forest. Son everything online via laptop. Go Figure!
Year Planner, 2 sets. One in parents room . One is Students room Write down all dates: exams, projects, holidays, events (birthdays) , Matric Dance, University Applications Open and closing, NBTs dates, Trials vs Finals (For LO exam there is no Trail paper just finals exam. This is written at the trail exam period) , SBA Project Dates. President Award Logs Sheets, Vision Board !
1. My best piece of advice is to create a realistic timetable for yourself to manage both fun and academics. This is something I have done since grade 4 and has helped me consecutively maintain a position in at least the top 3.
2. Closer to exam times, make a daily academic time schedule. This should include the specific page numbers you want to go through or the past paper you want to look at. Plan your day from the moment you wake up, to when you want to study and even how you want your breaks to look. This will help you realistically balance your time and most importantly get through everything
3. Make sure to continue exercising and keep up with your hobbies even during exam periods. Its very easy to feel burn out and there’s a lot of pressure… Balancing your time with things that make you happy will help you stay motivated.
4. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. There are so many past students, teachers and even peers in your grade that are more than happy to share notes with you and go through sections you don’t understand. Please don’t ever suffer in silence.
5. Go through as many past papers that you can but be strategic about it. If you feel like you 100% mastered a section and you are consistently getting those questions right, don’t waste your time going through the same questions. It won’t help. Rather focus your energy on the trickier sections and trickier questions. Practise and application makes perfect.
https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10421
Which do you apply too!!!! We applied to ALL! I heard of people applying to select universities.
Factual Story: My daughters Grade 12 year the top student in her school applied to only ONE university and she was so confident to get in. After all she was 92% and above average. Came January for university entrance this TOP student was put on a waiting list and eventually was not accepted to the university and had to scramble to get place in a backup university without a application for that backup university! Talk about stress!
Above link is the best I came across thus far to understand WHAT makes rankings! This changes all the time. The greatest tip I received for international universities was understand their overall ranking in the respective country and globally. Don't select a university just to show that you studied internationally! With that said we all have our own objectives and reasoning. Just some thought!
What makes university ranking!
The takeaway from the below is that UCT's ranking will always be competitive (top of the list) since Chris Barnard did the 1st heart transplant in the world. Therefore all scholars, globally, that submit disertations / thesis relating to cardiovascular / heart must reference UCT since that is to adhere to global referencing standards. This alone carries 30% of the ranking weight!
All fees below are Tution fees. It excludes; books, boarding , lodging, car, transport, entertainment.
South Africa: R100k * 6 years. UFS is 5 years MBChb. Excludes 2 Years Internship, 1 Year Community Service.
UK: 30,000 pounds * 5 years (R600,000 per year). Don't be mislead the fees increase yearly!
US: 50,000 dollars * 4 years (Medicine) Undergrad: 4 year degree in Science, Neuro Sience (R800,000 per year for 4 years)
Cuba, Romania, China, Maurtius: Then local board exams!!! Look at social media for information.
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/international/students/finance/fees.aspx
8002 Applications
851 Interviews
164 Class Size (1 for every 48 Applications)
21 to 35 years of age
51% Female
48% Male
68 Colleges
31 States
7 Countries
The average graduating debt in 2021 at HMS was $105,041, compared to the national average of $176,398 at public medical schools, and $188,295 at private medical schools.
Crimson : Crimson states, Students Are Up To 7x More Likely To Get Accepted Into Their Dream University!
IAM360 International Athletic Management 360: They state they help students get more Scholarships, Bigger Scholarships... Faster
Student Exchange Programmes
World Challenge: World Challenge is a 'for-profit' UK provider of overseas adventure travel programs targeted at schools.
TPA The President's Award for Youth Empowerment: Non-Profit provider. Skills, Physical Activity, Community Service, AJ & RP. Scouts of Steroids for 18 months. Outcome is a Portfolio of Experience
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