Monday, November 28, 2011

How do I enter this South African address into an online order form?


How do I enter this South African address into an online order form?
"Student Name" interstudy Rm 334-5 P D Hahn Building Chemistry Mall University of Cape Town Private Bag Rondebosch 7701 SOUTH AFRICA This is all the information I have about the address. It is for a student studying abroad. The fields I am unsure of are: 1.Street Address 2.Suburb 3.Zip Code Hopefully I have all the information needed and I just need to now what goes where!
South Africa - 2 Answers
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The mail for the university has a "private bag", like a P.O.Box, just a very large one. So no actual street address. So for street address I would say: (Rm 334.5 PD Hahn Bldg,) Private Bag UCT Suburb: Rondebosch Zip Code (Postal Code) 7701
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Cakes knows!! This ZIP code thing from the States is supposedly to fall away the moment you scroll the country correctly

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Monday, November 14, 2011

I'm a First Year Law Student in South Africa...?

I'm a First Year Law Student in South Africa...?
My subjects are Introduction to Legal Studies Law of Persons an Introduction to South African Family Law. I would like to know form law students in other countries what their subjects are.
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i think the law system in SA sux....coz a guy can rape and kill and at the end of the day he will be out on bail in like 3 days.... i hope that u will change all of that when you are done studying.... good luck
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Show Off!!! good luck though
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First year Law subjects at Murdoch University Law School in Western Australia: Contract Law, Torts Law, Australian Legal Systems, Evidence, Constitutional Law, Legal Writing and Research
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Good luck with that! I did that same sh*t 15 years ago at the University of Stellenbosch. The only good thing that came from it, was that I realized I had a knack for languages. I'm a language practitioner now and can speak 5 of the 8 languages I studied while doing my Law Studies. In SA you need to know a few languages to practice Law. As your professors might have pointed out to you. You also need to do some Accounting courses. These were the courses I followed for the first year: Private Law (Persons and Family) Xhosa Customary Law Afrikaans/Dutch English Latin Accounting for Law Students I did three years of Law Studies and eventually got my degree the year after in Languages. I now speak Korean and German as well. In my second year I did more language courses, because I knew I was never gonna make it in Law. My marks were too low.

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Monday, November 7, 2011

UC application essay on South Africa, please READ and CRITIQUE!?


UC application essay on South Africa, please READ and CRITIQUE!?
arlight... this is pretty bad.. i know. I decided to totally re write it an hour before i submit this.. im on a word limit i know the format isnt too good..am i answering the question? i picked the "contribution and experience" part of the question i gues. Personal Statement 2 Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud, and how does it relate to the person you are? During August 2009 ten Thayer Academy students, including myself and two teachers, went to South Africa. While other kids worked hard at their summer jobs, or lounged by the pool, we spent the next three weeks visiting townships, touring historical sites, and learning everything we could about South Africa’s culture and society. Every day we encountered aspects of South Africa far more interesting than the lions and zebras we had imagined would be the highlight of our trip. Actually, the last three days of the trip did include a Safari, but when I think of my experience I see a whole different scene. Upon our arrival, the culture shock was undeniable, even for the more traveled ones in the group. I remember visiting various townships and schools for the children of poverty stricken villages. I had always imagined the rich and more luxurious neighborhoods to be located very far from such villages, but I soon realized that the beautiful mansions of Cape Town weren’t too far in proximity to the tin-and-cardboard shacks of Capetown’s largest township, Langa. The close proximity of the middle-class suburbs to this township clarified the distinct contrast between the two, and it was painfully obvious how different the world of the township residents was from that of the middle class, whom were mostly white. I will never forget visiting a small schoolhouse that belonged to a village outside of Johannesburg; where seven or eight year old children were being educated on HIV/AIDS and the importance of safe sex. These children and many more we encountered were usually lacking shirts and rarely had shoes on their feet, and never had the kind of doctors and dentists appointments we hate to go to. Their eyes grew wide as they listened to their teacher translate as we spoke about our backgrounds and our life in the United States. Being able to give to them the supplies we had brought to donate was a great feeling, but it only made me realize how much more aid they needed, and how oblivious they were to their own poor living conditions. It was so touching to see that children and adults alike showed us their generosity by inviting us into their village, and showing us their culture-through small acts such as singing songs to us in Afrikaans or offering us their native food. I remember thinking my work here is not done. Flash forward two years, and I am interning at Dr. Rohit Karnik’s Mircrofluidics Lab in MIT, working with a graduate student who is creating microfluidic chips. What does this have to do with my trip to South Africa? As technology moves forward, the world becomes smaller. Now, being on another continent or being 10 miles away from a township isn’t any different. These microfluidic can detect various diseases by only a single drop of blood, through tunnels that mimic physiological conditions of blood cells. The idea is that one day these plastic (and very cheap to make!)lab-on-a-chip devices can be mass produced and sent to various places around the globe so people who cannot afford big medical bills can be diagnosed and treated.
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers
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Besides some grammatical issues, which you mentioned you had already noticed, I think it is a decent essay. It is very straightforward in the sense that it answers the prompt pretty directly, but sometimes that is not a bad thing. One question I would have as an admissions officer, (since I assume this is being sent to the UC system?), is why you mention MIT. I think the focus should be on a UC campus like Berkeley or San Diego or LA since that is who this essay will be sent to. They want to know that you will be a candidate who is dedicated to becoming a part of the UC system, regardless of what campus it is you want. Unfortunately there is no shoo-in topic to write about, but I feel you have done a pretty good job of describing an experience that was important and striking in your life. Good luck!
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It seemed pretty well written to me. Like you said, there are some grammatical issues. But other than that it's fine. Actually, I've been saving to go to South Africa sometime in the future and your essay made me want to go even more.
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I don't think it's a good idea to post your personal statement publicly. Someone can steal it.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Multi Racial American Female Study in Stellenbosch, South Africa?


Multi Racial American Female Study in Stellenbosch, South Africa?
I'm a twenty year old student considering studying in Stellenbosch next spring. How far is the city from the beach? And how is safety in the city and university? I'd appreciate any advice :)
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Stellenbosch is primarily an academic town, and is more like a Village It is a beautiful and very safe place. The University,of which I am a graduate, was a very white Afrikaner- centric institution but that has all changed and you will not encounter any more racial prejudice than anywhere else in the country. (There are always a few bigots). It is about 30 minute's drive to the beaches at Gordon's bay and Strand.
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About 30 minutes from Strand and Gordon's Bay. But those places are always windy, so I don't know why people go to the beach at all. Some people will say it's safe, others disagree. My view is that as long as you don't do anything stupid, like walk around at night, get in a car with people you don't know, you will be fine. Common sense stuff. It's a nice place. The race issues will probably not be much of a problem. As the other guy said, there will always be some idiots. But to the majority of people you will be just another student. And I find that even if a person has some problem with another race, most of them just shut up. LIke I said, it's a nice place, and I enjoyed my years there. So did many other people of all races. Enjoy it

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