Saturday, August 28, 2010
I'm a first year medical student in South Africa, but want to continue this in Europe. How do I do this??
I'm a first year medical student in South Africa, but want to continue this in Europe. How do I do this??
I want to leave SA and study in ,e.g the Netherlands. Preferably in English. SA is going down the drain, and I don't want to complete my degree in a country that is totaly useless. Can someone help me get info on universities and exchange progrms??
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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Travel to Mexico, Jump the border into the United States illegally and try to get caught. Once caught, tell the authorities that you are a citizen of Holland. The US will fly you there and probably pay for your college and maybe even your children's and grand children's college too. It's worth a shot.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
how is it like to be a foreign student in south africa ?
how is it like to be a foreign student in south africa ?
quality of postgraduate study in medicine? living expenses? attitudes of people towards noneuropean foreigners? input of people with similar experiences especially appreciated .
South Africa - 4 Answers
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coming from a black young lady great i assume if your not black
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I think the medicine field is pretty good in SA...I wouldn't know coz I'm not in Uni! Living expenses...well, they are fair! A south African would sometimes not agree, but I reckon it would be ok for a foreigner! South Africans love having foreigners in their country...just don't go out on your own and don't act like a tourist...just act normal! Otherwise, SA's really good!
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really good south africans are really well mannered people i love them and miss the friendliness alot
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South Africans really love foreigners. Expenses will be I think allright because of the exchange rate and most unis degrees are internationally regognised so that wont be a problem either. I hope you enjoy SA, in fact you can take me with you and I will look after you there.
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quality of postgraduate study in medicine? living expenses? attitudes of people towards noneuropean foreigners? input of people with similar experiences especially appreciated .
South Africa - 4 Answers
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coming from a black young lady great i assume if your not black
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I think the medicine field is pretty good in SA...I wouldn't know coz I'm not in Uni! Living expenses...well, they are fair! A south African would sometimes not agree, but I reckon it would be ok for a foreigner! South Africans love having foreigners in their country...just don't go out on your own and don't act like a tourist...just act normal! Otherwise, SA's really good!
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really good south africans are really well mannered people i love them and miss the friendliness alot
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South Africans really love foreigners. Expenses will be I think allright because of the exchange rate and most unis degrees are internationally regognised so that wont be a problem either. I hope you enjoy SA, in fact you can take me with you and I will look after you there.
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Is South Africa safe for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?
Is South Africa safe for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?
I may study abroad in South Africa as a foreign exchange student next year, and I wanted to know if it is dangerous because someone said that it is. Are there any precautions that I should take?
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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I think that it might be dangerous, but i would rather go to Italy!
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Is South Africa dangerous for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?
Is South Africa dangerous for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?
I may study abroad in South Africa as a foreign exchange student next year, and I wanted to know if it is dangerous because someone said that it is. Are there any precautions that I should take?
South Africa - 6 Answers
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Dont want the blood in my hands to say its safe, i would just say look at the crime rate and then decide
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Let me put it this way. One's chances to be a victim of crime anywhere in the world is like playing Russian roulette. The only difference is, in South Africa you do not play it with only one bullet and five open chambers in the revolver. In South Africa you play it with five bullets and only one open chamber in the revolver.
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I do not think it is as bad as the other respondents make it out to be. Firstly it depends on the area (the city, and what section / surbub thereof) and I believe that if one is cautious enough such as not moving at night, carrying things such as jewellery, cellular phones etc that are attractive to thugs, one can survive.
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Sound of falling off chair. There are white people who are leaving SA to return to Zimbabwe because it is safer here than it is in parts of South Africa!
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We've just been visited by a couple of Professors from UJ with a view to this sort of thing. Usually I tell my students to get the hell out of France and go to pretty well any other country as long as they go - but I'm sorry, there is no way I'm going to encourage a load of French mummy';s boys to go to UJ, none at all. Durban or Cape Town, fair enough, but not UJ - or Wits, which is in the same city.
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It s entirely up to you. Depends where you come from also. We lock doors, have alarms on our houses, cars. Drive with gear locks, watch in which areas we ride etc. On the other side of the coin, you might or might not be a statistic! If you normally game for anything, come over, you might even have a ball!
Is South Africa dangerous for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?
I may study abroad in South Africa as a foreign exchange student next year, and I wanted to know if it is dangerous because someone said that it is. Are there any precautions that I should take?
South Africa - 6 Answers
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Dont want the blood in my hands to say its safe, i would just say look at the crime rate and then decide
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Let me put it this way. One's chances to be a victim of crime anywhere in the world is like playing Russian roulette. The only difference is, in South Africa you do not play it with only one bullet and five open chambers in the revolver. In South Africa you play it with five bullets and only one open chamber in the revolver.
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I do not think it is as bad as the other respondents make it out to be. Firstly it depends on the area (the city, and what section / surbub thereof) and I believe that if one is cautious enough such as not moving at night, carrying things such as jewellery, cellular phones etc that are attractive to thugs, one can survive.
4 :
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Sound of falling off chair. There are white people who are leaving SA to return to Zimbabwe because it is safer here than it is in parts of South Africa!
5 :
We've just been visited by a couple of Professors from UJ with a view to this sort of thing. Usually I tell my students to get the hell out of France and go to pretty well any other country as long as they go - but I'm sorry, there is no way I'm going to encourage a load of French mummy';s boys to go to UJ, none at all. Durban or Cape Town, fair enough, but not UJ - or Wits, which is in the same city.
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It s entirely up to you. Depends where you come from also. We lock doors, have alarms on our houses, cars. Drive with gear locks, watch in which areas we ride etc. On the other side of the coin, you might or might not be a statistic! If you normally game for anything, come over, you might even have a ball!
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I may study abroad in South Africa as a foreign exchange student next year, and I wanted to know if it is dangerous because someone said that it is. Are there any precautions that I should take?
South Africa - 6 Answers
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1 :
Dont want the blood in my hands to say its safe, i would just say look at the crime rate and then decide
2 :
Let me put it this way. One's chances to be a victim of crime anywhere in the world is like playing Russian roulette. The only difference is, in South Africa you do not play it with only one bullet and five open chambers in the revolver. In South Africa you play it with five bullets and only one open chamber in the revolver.
3 :
I do not think it is as bad as the other respondents make it out to be. Firstly it depends on the area (the city, and what section / surbub thereof) and I believe that if one is cautious enough such as not moving at night, carrying things such as jewellery, cellular phones etc that are attractive to thugs, one can survive.
4 :
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Sound of falling off chair. There are white people who are leaving SA to return to Zimbabwe because it is safer here than it is in parts of South Africa!
5 :
We've just been visited by a couple of Professors from UJ with a view to this sort of thing. Usually I tell my students to get the hell out of France and go to pretty well any other country as long as they go - but I'm sorry, there is no way I'm going to encourage a load of French mummy';s boys to go to UJ, none at all. Durban or Cape Town, fair enough, but not UJ - or Wits, which is in the same city.
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It s entirely up to you. Depends where you come from also. We lock doors, have alarms on our houses, cars. Drive with gear locks, watch in which areas we ride etc. On the other side of the coin, you might or might not be a statistic! If you normally game for anything, come over, you might even have a ball!
Is South Africa dangerous for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?
I may study abroad in South Africa as a foreign exchange student next year, and I wanted to know if it is dangerous because someone said that it is. Are there any precautions that I should take?
South Africa - 6 Answers
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1 :
Dont want the blood in my hands to say its safe, i would just say look at the crime rate and then decide
2 :
Let me put it this way. One's chances to be a victim of crime anywhere in the world is like playing Russian roulette. The only difference is, in South Africa you do not play it with only one bullet and five open chambers in the revolver. In South Africa you play it with five bullets and only one open chamber in the revolver.
3 :
I do not think it is as bad as the other respondents make it out to be. Firstly it depends on the area (the city, and what section / surbub thereof) and I believe that if one is cautious enough such as not moving at night, carrying things such as jewellery, cellular phones etc that are attractive to thugs, one can survive.
4 :
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Sound of falling off chair. There are white people who are leaving SA to return to Zimbabwe because it is safer here than it is in parts of South Africa!
5 :
We've just been visited by a couple of Professors from UJ with a view to this sort of thing. Usually I tell my students to get the hell out of France and go to pretty well any other country as long as they go - but I'm sorry, there is no way I'm going to encourage a load of French mummy';s boys to go to UJ, none at all. Durban or Cape Town, fair enough, but not UJ - or Wits, which is in the same city.
6 :
It s entirely up to you. Depends where you come from also. We lock doors, have alarms on our houses, cars. Drive with gear locks, watch in which areas we ride etc. On the other side of the coin, you might or might not be a statistic! If you normally game for anything, come over, you might even have a ball!
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Varsity drop out student in South Africa?
Varsity drop out student in South Africa?
Where can a mechanical engineering drop-out student find a job in South Africa, Johannesburg? I'm desperate...The job doesn't have to be in my field of study.
South Africa - 2 Answers
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Try Gumtree http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/f-Jobs-W0QQCatIdZ8 Good Luck !!
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try the job mail, and look for assistant posts in your field, i dropped out last year, and i make like 110 000 a year, meh who needs a grade
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
How is life for an exchange high school student is south africa?
How is life for an exchange high school student is south africa?
I'm 18 years old and from the Netherlands, in my last year in high school. Next school year I would like to participate in an high school exchange program for South Africa with AFS. I would like to know from the South African (exchange) high scholars how the high school life is and the way of living in South Africa. Also I heard a lot about crimes being committed to white people and that the crime rate in general is very high, can some please tell more about this. Thanks for helping
South Africa - 4 Answers
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Good day, i was a exchange student to germany from south africa some 15 years ago and i will tell you this. You do not have to worry so much about crime because you will be placed with a well off family which will look after your security needs. I do not know how school is these days but be sure it will be a very different experience for you, for starters everybody wears school uniforms and there are a lot of rules so it will be surprising for you. Your family will most likely take you on some nice trips. Give it a go if you are interested in a different cultures and so on.
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we had exchange students at my school coming from England , Scotland and Germany ...obviously there is a big change in the lifestyle here but the exchange students do have a lot of FUN! i think u should definitely come. it's a life changing experience! Crime is high but you do get crime in alll countries you just have to be careful
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Life in South Africa is very short if you are White.Read Adrianna Stuijt at http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/ She is a Dutch Journalist who for many years worked on South Africa's biggest Newspapers and now exposes the truth about the hellhole.
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I think u came and asked in the wrong website. Most of the ppl here have a negative attitude towards their country, but anyway. SA high schools are fun. My friend had an exchange student placed in her home. She isn't well off, just middleclass. She went to a nearby mixed medium school (English and Afrikaans). The school went to events like landsdiens (kinda like a camp) and interhighs (an athletics event where all the town's high schools compete and the school's cheerleaders do themed routines). Some schools (usually all boy/all girl) schools have socials where boys or girls from other schools come for a dance, some of the boys from my school were invited to Oprah Winfrey's school's social. Some SA schools are cliquey, but most aren't because everyone dresses the same and all, but kids like having friends that are the same colour as them or who like the same type of music as them. The coursework is in most subjects is mostly South African and about our people. We have 4 school terms and holidays that are a few weeks long each. December holidays are usually the longest. We write cycle tests in term 1 and 3 and exams in term 2 and term 4. We have rcl elections where we vote for a school president, secretary, p.r.o. etc. In some schools girls can't be president or smart kids are the only ones allowed to run for the rcl or the elections are open. Some schools have major discipline problems like bullies, gangs, drugs, fighting, bunking, racism. In other schools smart kids are unliked (like my school). Some schools will have a large number of rich or poor kids, or biracial kids, foreigners, portugeuse people, white people, black people, etc: this is usually because of the school's history, school fees (we pay here), and location. My school has a lot of portugeuse kids or biracial portugeuse kids because it is near a part of town where a lot of portugeuse people live. We don't have lockers, but other schools rent lockers to students for something like R40 a year. Our schools are open air, meaning that classes aren't under one roof like in America. Most schools these days don't have bells, but use sirens as a bell. My school has a fingerprint machine that marks whether you are present for school or late. We have honours societies or colts that are the elite students at school and wear different colour blazers from the others. In some schools they have their own special room where they eat, relax at break, etc. Cultural events and extramurals differ. At my school we do plays, Idols competitions, science fairs, public speaking, scrapbooking, etc In year 12/grade 12/12th grade we have a special event called a Matric dance where we go to dance dressed in formal clothes. Some girls spend thousands of rands on dresses, shoes and hair. It's kinda like prom night in America, but we don't have a Matric queen or king lol. Hope this helped. If you're gonna go to Joburg, Pretoria or Cape Town consider yourself lucky because you'll meet lots of different people and take part in a LOT of things depending on the students' attitudes and the capability of the school to allow you to. :)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
how can i get a cheap flight to south africa for a california exchange student?
how can i get a cheap flight to south africa for a california exchange student?
My college student daughter, is traveling to South Africa as exchange student. She needs to book a flight to be eligible to apply for a student visa. All the flights limit the return date to several months earlier than her scheduled return. It seems the longer out her return ticket is, the price goes up. has anyone got a simpler way to do this?
South Africa - 1 Answers
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First, I'd clarify with the embassy about getting the ticket before you have the visa. Mine worked the other way: I got the visa first, then bought the ticket. (And I bought a one-way ticket, because of the same problem: couldn't get a flight as far out as I needed.) She'll need evidence that she's been accepted to study at a university in SA and evidence of financial solvency as well as a battery of medical clearances. If they do say she has to have a ticket and it has to be round-trip, I'd talk to a travel agent who can usually book you further out than an online service can do, and you can always change the return date later if you need to. I'd also get a multi-entry visa so that she can visit surrounding countries and have no problems coming in and out.
My college student daughter, is traveling to South Africa as exchange student. She needs to book a flight to be eligible to apply for a student visa. All the flights limit the return date to several months earlier than her scheduled return. It seems the longer out her return ticket is, the price goes up. has anyone got a simpler way to do this?
South Africa - 1 Answers
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First, I'd clarify with the embassy about getting the ticket before you have the visa. Mine worked the other way: I got the visa first, then bought the ticket. (And I bought a one-way ticket, because of the same problem: couldn't get a flight as far out as I needed.) She'll need evidence that she's been accepted to study at a university in SA and evidence of financial solvency as well as a battery of medical clearances. If they do say she has to have a ticket and it has to be round-trip, I'd talk to a travel agent who can usually book you further out than an online service can do, and you can always change the return date later if you need to. I'd also get a multi-entry visa so that she can visit surrounding countries and have no problems coming in and out.
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