Health Science Reviews

by Nokubonga Ntsele

I completed my undergraduate degree in UCT, the year 2022 and I thought I was done with UCT. I was sure that it was about time that I go start afresh somewhere else because I could not take it anymore. However, little did I know that I would be coming back for another year, for a postgraduate degree.

You might be wondering why I wanted to leave so bad. Well, let me take you back to the time I applied to UCT. My first choice was to study medicine and second choice was to do a BSc in my application. Unfortunately, I was not accepted for my first choice and that it is how I ended up doing a BSc. From that point, I hated that I had to prove myself that I was worthy to study medicine, since every year I continued to apply. Fast forward to my final year, I was just so tired and I felt like a change of environment would be great. During the year I had applied for honours because my friends convinced me to, but I was certain that I did not want to do a postgraduate.

The year 2023, I got an acceptance letter from UCT for honours, and I decided to give it a shot. This year has not been busy but I believe it came with challenges I needed to face. It’s my first time participating in research, and I am grateful for the opportunity. I got to learn that in life you won’t always get what you want but if you’re blessed with a chance to learn more then you must seize the opportunity. I am looking forward to what the future holds for me. Though it may not look like what I’ve always hoped for, but I will give it a shot, and see where it leads me too.