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Category: Reflections 2025
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By Jaime Altshuler When I began my honours journey in Human Genetics at UCT, I knew this year was going to be a challenge. What I didn’t realise was how much I would fall in love with genetics all over again. I also didn’t expect to grow as much as I have, not only in…
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By Kestrel Williamson Looking back on my first semester in Honours, a few things stand out. My course convenor’s assertion that it was actually really great to work in the anatomy building because “at least if you’re inside the building, you don’t have to look at it”. Hiking up to the neuroscience institute from campus…
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By Abigail Clemo I have struggled with a career choice for years. I took a gap year after high school because I had no idea what I wanted to do, then did an undergraduate degree in what I thought would be interesting, and took another gap year after I graduated. Luckily I got into the…
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By Athianda Bukula I had made peace with the fact that I wouldn’t be accepted into Honours, yet God came through for me, and I got accepted. At the time, I didn’t have any funding. I had been rejected by every bursary I applied for. Still, I took a risk and accepted the offer, returning…
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By Boniwe Ncethelo I will always remember the 26-hour bus ride I took from Johannesburg to come to Cape Town for the first time, it has always been my dream. I was so nervous yet excited at the same time. The joy I had when I made my student card, I was in disbelieve. It…
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By Zengeziwe Shabangu When I look back at semester 1, I’m still asking myself how I survived that nightmare? Imagine moving to another province for the first time with no friends or family, just myself, and I had to leave everything behind. For the first 2 months, I had no proper accommodation, I was depressed,…
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By Samukelisiwe Ndimande During my undergraduate years, if someone had told me that I would be working in a field focused on human health and immunity, I might have laughed politely. Back then, I was deeply in love and focused in Botany and Microbiology, drawn to how plants grow, microbe’s interaction, and how life works…
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By Ayanda Mandlana When I began my Honours in Medical Science (Neuroscience and Physiology), I was excited, curious, and slightly nervous about the unknown. But I soon realized that Honours is not so much about getting skilled in lab work or writing a thesis, it’s about being a scientist in mind, asking better questions, and…
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By Edward NguniDoing an Honours degree had always lived in my heart as a dream—one I nurtured carefully through late-night study sessions and moments of awe during my undergraduate years. It was Microbiology, especially, that lit the spark. The rich, complex topics we explored made it clear: This is what I was meant to do.…
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by Amanda Dlamini This year has been one of the most challenging, yet important times in my life. Coming from KZN to Western Cape for the first time in my life, I had to adapt to a new environment and during my undergrad, I was not exposed to many practicals or lab work, so adjusting…
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