My Story Thus Far...

I am a black male student. My home language is "XHOSA ". I stay in the university residence "SIMONSBERG ".

I am the holder of a NSFAS bursary worth R54000.00.

I have a bursary of an outside institution worth R15000.00.

I have a few role models whose stories inspire me and motivate me to achieve success in my studies. Their stories are told below.

The Stories of My Role Models

Role Model 1 (Very much like me!): My Success Story

I began my studies in 2003 at Stellenbosch University as a first-year student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. My programme of choice was BA (Taal en Kultuur) E . The minimum period to complete this programme is 3 years. I achieved an average of 58.00% in grade 12.

I am a black male student. My home language is "Onbekend ". During my first year I stayed in SIMONSBERG .

As a first-year student I had a recruitment bursary from the university.The value of the bursary was R5000.00.

I had a loan from the university when I was in my first year of my studies. The loan was worth R15000.00.

As a first-year student I had a bursary from an external institution. The support amounted to R11000.00.

I successfully completed my study programme within the minimum period plus one year and graduated after 4 years.

I therefore was academically successful at Stellenbosch University.

Role Model 2 (Very much like me!): My Success Story

I began my studies in 2004 at Stellenbosch University as a first-year student in the Faculty of Science. My programme of choice was BSc(Mens Lewe)(Biol Menswet) E. The minimum period to complete this programme is 3 years. I achieved an average of 62.80% in grade 12.

I am a black male student. My home language is "VENDA ". During my first year I stayed in MAJUBA .

I had a loan from the university when I was in my first year of my studies. The loan was worth R24000.00.

As a first-year student I had a bursary from an external institution. The support amounted to R5000.00.

I successfully completed my study programme within the minimum period plus one year and graduated after 4 years.

I therefore was academically successful at Stellenbosch University.

Role Model 3 (Very much like me!): My Success Story

I began my studies in 2004 at Stellenbosch University as a first-year student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. My programme of choice was BA (Internasionale Studies) E . The minimum period to complete this programme is 3 years. I achieved an average of 62.50% in grade 12.

I am a black male student. My home language is "ENGELS ". During my first year I stayed in SIMONSBERG .

As a first-year student I had a recruitment bursary from the university.The value of the bursary was R13000.00.

I was a NSFAS bursary holder when I was a first-year student. The amount of the bursary was R20000.00.

I successfully completed my study programme within the minimum period plus one year and graduated after 4 years.

I therefore was academically successful at Stellenbosch University.

Role Model 4 (Very much like me!): My Success Story

I began my studies in 2006 at Stellenbosch University as a first-year student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. My programme of choice was BA (Inter Studies)(VGP) E . The minimum period to complete this programme is 4 years. I achieved an average of 67.00% in grade 12.

I am a black male student. My home language is "XHOSA ". During my first year I stayed in SIMONSBERG .

I was a NSFAS bursary holder when I was a first-year student. The amount of the bursary was R25000.00.

As a first-year student I had a bursary from an external institution. The support amounted to R12500.00.

I successfully completed my study programme within the minimum period plus one year and graduated after 5 years.

I therefore was academically successful at Stellenbosch University.

Role Model 5 (Very much like me!): My Success Story

I began my studies in 2007 at Stellenbosch University as a first-year student in the Faculty of Science. My programme of choice was BSc(Molekul Biol en Bioteg) E . The minimum period to complete this programme is 3 years. I achieved an average of 65.70% in grade 12.

I am a black male student. My home language is "OWAMBO ". I lived in a private ward during my first-year.

I successfully completed my study programme within the minimum period plus one year and graduated after 4 years.

I therefore was academically successful at Stellenbosch University.

Role Model 6 (Very much like me!): My Success Story

I began my studies in 2007 at Stellenbosch University as a first-year student in the Faculty of Science. My programme of choice was BSc (Aardwetenskap) E . The minimum period to complete this programme is 3 years. I achieved an average of 59.90% in grade 12.

I am a black male student. My home language is "XHOSA ". During my first year I stayed in HUIS VISSER .

I was a NSFAS bursary holder when I was a first-year student. The amount of the bursary was R35000.00.

I successfully completed my study programme within the minimum period and graduated after 3 years.

I therefore was academically successful at Stellenbosch University.