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Yirhu
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I matriculated in 2010 and studied mechanical engineering at Wits in 2011, which I passed first year without much trouble and failed second year miserably in 2012 so I unequivocally got academically excluded. There are no family problems at home to disturb me in academics and there isn't anything I can blame on my failure. My family didn't afford paying for university tuition so I got a bursary due to "academic merit" and financial need. I say "academic merit" because I only got two distinctions in maths and physical sciences both at 96% and the rest of my subjects were 6's(B's) and a 5(C) for English, and this is no way close to what most of my first year engineering peers got so it's hardly academic merit.
I worked manual labour in 2013 and decided that I would return to university in 2014 and work harder. In fact I did and I even got a bursary again, I got accepted at Stellenbosch university to study mechanical engineering, however they wouldn't recognise my previous first year modules I did at Wits since I got academically excluded so I had to start from first year. Again first year was not much trouble, in fact i did better this time around passing everything again. In second year I only passed 5 out of the 11 modules I did and repeated those I failed and only passing 3 and failing the other three the second time and some other third year modules. So naturally, I got academically excluded again in 2016. At this point in time one can see that I'm just a lazy, unmotivated young person whose had great opportunities, twice, but played with them.
The thing is, there's nothing I find remotely interesting except engineering, yes I do like maths and science but going back to university now scares me because I think I'll fail again so no more of that university thing. So I don't want to go back and waste time and most importantly money which should have helped other young people who did far more better than I did and would far more likely be successful at studying engineering than I have. But throughout my failed studies I have come to realise that I just don't have the academic capacity to study engineering, I may have the will and interest but the crucial part, academic ability, is missing. You see I do study hard but I just can never do this degree, let alone get beyond second year.
I have now fallen back to doing a trade, specifically millwright or turning & fitting as they are close to mechanical engineering. I have tried applying for apprenticeships but can't get any, so I've decided to go to college next trimester and start from N1 up until N3 and then apply again, I think this may increase my chances. I am a practically inclined person so I think going on this route won't be a problem at all. At this point I don't even want to entertain the idea of university of technology, I fear the same result will happen in fact I know my self enough that it will definitely happen.
My biggest problem in this is, is explaining what I have been doing for the past 6 years and 5 months if I were to go for an interview for a job or an apprenticeship. Telling your potential employer that you've failed twice at the same thing will not sit well nor will that you haven't been doing anything else. So I fear I will look like a stupid and unconcerned person with regards to my future. I have sent my resume to every grade 12 post out there, I've applied to most learnerships and apprenticeships, basic jobs in retail but no no avail.
If there's still nothing happening even after obtaining the national technical certificate(N3) which is equivalent to matric then I'll continue working in farms and construction work as a manual labourer until I've saved up enough to start a small business just for self sustenance.
If you were me, what would you do?
I worked manual labour in 2013 and decided that I would return to university in 2014 and work harder. In fact I did and I even got a bursary again, I got accepted at Stellenbosch university to study mechanical engineering, however they wouldn't recognise my previous first year modules I did at Wits since I got academically excluded so I had to start from first year. Again first year was not much trouble, in fact i did better this time around passing everything again. In second year I only passed 5 out of the 11 modules I did and repeated those I failed and only passing 3 and failing the other three the second time and some other third year modules. So naturally, I got academically excluded again in 2016. At this point in time one can see that I'm just a lazy, unmotivated young person whose had great opportunities, twice, but played with them.
The thing is, there's nothing I find remotely interesting except engineering, yes I do like maths and science but going back to university now scares me because I think I'll fail again so no more of that university thing. So I don't want to go back and waste time and most importantly money which should have helped other young people who did far more better than I did and would far more likely be successful at studying engineering than I have. But throughout my failed studies I have come to realise that I just don't have the academic capacity to study engineering, I may have the will and interest but the crucial part, academic ability, is missing. You see I do study hard but I just can never do this degree, let alone get beyond second year.
I have now fallen back to doing a trade, specifically millwright or turning & fitting as they are close to mechanical engineering. I have tried applying for apprenticeships but can't get any, so I've decided to go to college next trimester and start from N1 up until N3 and then apply again, I think this may increase my chances. I am a practically inclined person so I think going on this route won't be a problem at all. At this point I don't even want to entertain the idea of university of technology, I fear the same result will happen in fact I know my self enough that it will definitely happen.
My biggest problem in this is, is explaining what I have been doing for the past 6 years and 5 months if I were to go for an interview for a job or an apprenticeship. Telling your potential employer that you've failed twice at the same thing will not sit well nor will that you haven't been doing anything else. So I fear I will look like a stupid and unconcerned person with regards to my future. I have sent my resume to every grade 12 post out there, I've applied to most learnerships and apprenticeships, basic jobs in retail but no no avail.
If there's still nothing happening even after obtaining the national technical certificate(N3) which is equivalent to matric then I'll continue working in farms and construction work as a manual labourer until I've saved up enough to start a small business just for self sustenance.
If you were me, what would you do?
Thought you guys only learned how to raise chickens and use their crap in the corn fields. :crylaugh: