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Category: Reflections 2025
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By Tony Noveld This year has been a bit like learning to breathe underwater — familiar, yet entirely new. Coming from the relentless pace of the MBChB program into the world of honours-level research in Infectious Diseases & Immunology felt like stepping into a parallel universe where the rules weren’t always clear, the path wasn’t…
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By Lee Fredericks Wow, where do I even begin? This year has been a rollercoaster of emotion. By far the most intense year of studies I’ve ever experienced, but also the most insightful with regards to what life may be like from now onwards. I love that it feels more independent and like I am…
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By Angela Mutugi I am going to say something a little crazy but very true, so brace yourself. I only applied to one university for honours. Shocking, I know! UCT, you were my one and only… truly! It was my greatest risk, my biggest gamble, but it worked out. Yes, I have been critiqued on…
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By Moleboheng MoipatliNewness! I am one individual who gravitates towards change. It brims with so much hope and possibility. Change invites us into the unknown, and while it may bring some challenges, I’ve found that those challenges often become the breeding ground for growth and greatness. So, when I began this year at a new…
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By Abi MilellaThis reflective writing piece is supposed to be on my experience in honours so far and while I will get to that, I feel it’s only right for me to explain how I got here with the hopes of offering comfort to those who still have no idea where they’re going. It’s 2021…
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By Chloe Ash Coming from a BSc and transferring into Medicine in my final year, then deciding to go back into research was daunting. Being a part of the intercalated tract meant that not only would I be adding more years to my studies and leaving my friends behind, but I also had immense impostor…
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By Thato Makena When I first arrived at UCT, I felt like I had stepped into shoes that were too big for my feet. I had a very intense perception of UCT, and I somewhat had an inferiority complex towards the people around me. In essence, my imposter syndrome made me feel like my presence…
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By Baphiwe Mlondo The first day of honours orientation felt like stepping into a new world. I was initially registered for Bioinformatics, but soon realised it wasn’t what I truly wanted. I had always pictured myself in a wet lab, so I made the switch to biomedical forensic science. This decision brought me a sense…
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By Karabo Tisane My honours year has been a fluctuating learning curve. Just when I thought I had conquered a moment of confusion, another layer of complexity revealed itself. If this year has taught me anything, it’s that learning is rarely linear, learning is an ever-evolving process that requires humility, persistence and willingness to embrace…
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By Anela Cengani I have never thought I would do research in my entire life, until this year. From highschool to my final year of my first degree, I always thought research was demanding, thethought of having to read papers, endless writing, and studying that does not stopalways made me think I would hate it.…
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