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Category: Reflections 2024
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by Masilo Matlakala As an intercalated honours/MBCHB student, I had a lot of doubt coming into the year. Some of this doubt came from the fact that I was adding one more year to my tertiary education and moving into a completely new career path besides the one I intended to follow when I came…
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by Raqeeba Kassiem As my honours year comes to a close, I can honestly say that my postgraduate experience has given me a taste of what the research world is really like. It’s helped me figure out what I like and don’t like. Whenever I tried to explain my field of study—immunology—to family members, I was…
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By Anele Bovu Reflecting on my year as a Bioinformatics student, I can say it’s been a journey of growth, learning, and self-discovery. At the start, I was a mix of nerves and excitement. I was excited about diving deeper into the field and exploring the real-world applications of data and medical sciences, but I…
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by Mpai Mollo At the beginning of the semester, I wrote down a list of the expected outcomes of my Honours project. I added this to the list I had made at the beginning of the year of things that I hoped to achieve by the end of the year. Some of the items on…
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By Funeka Tyholo This year has been nothing short of a rollercoaster! Starting an entire degree in just one year felt intimidating at first, I went from doubting whether I could actually do it, to feeling capable, yet still questioning if I was doing enough. Reflecting on this academic year, I’m truly amazed at the…
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by Anja van der Merwe This year in honours has been a saga, starring me, as naïve as can be, a bunch of proteomics data that decided not to cooperate, and a stubborn colony of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra that seems to sense my fear and simply refuses to grow. My first semester was easy to…
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By Diamante Ngoie As the academic year comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on everything that this journey has brought me. It has been a year of incredible personal and academic growth, full of challenges, lessons, and meaningful relationships that have impacted me in ways I did not expect. The transition into an…
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By Palesa Hutamo As I reflect on my honour’s year, I am struck by the immense growth and learning that has taken place. Despite the challenges that have come my way, I have gained invaluable knowledge and skills in research, scientific writing, and lab techniques. This year has not been without its difficulties. The loss…
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By Hlaluko Maluleke The first three months of my Honours journey were incredibly tough. It was difficult to adjust to life in Cape Town, as I’m used to the hot and sunny weather of my home province. The cold and windy climate here made it even harder, and everything is so expensive. Being miles away…
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By Robin Veitch This year, I’ve learned the hard way about taking on too much. I was often late, juggling too many extracurriculars. After a good chat with Prof. Gibbon, I realized it’s better to do a few things really well rather than everything just okay. It’s still a work in progress, but I’m trying…
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