Your advice will be appreciated

[HunterNW]

Fitters and turners don't make much more than two sticks rubbed together. All the ones I've known were generally abused slaves driving Chinese cars with Fat wives who tended to run off at some point.

:crylaugh: This here Fitter have three cars paid for. Holiday Flat in Strand, big stand out of town and Zero fat wive. Only girls ****ing me for a seat in the sportscar.

 

[Cius]

Yep, depends what type of fitter. If you specialise in some proper machinery you can earn very decent money. Had a neighbour from Holland who specialised in industrial baking equipment servicing and maintenance. He earned more than me as an engineer working at an investment bank. On the other hand if you are a fitter on a mine working surface workshop the pay is a bit lower.

 

[HunterNW]

I'm on a mine .... Suppose I do get peanuts. :crylaugh: Atleast being single pays the bills.

 

[Lord Farquart]

I'm on a mine .... Suppose I do get peanuts. :crylaugh: Atleast being single pays the bills.

Impala or Amplats? I work for a company that builds mines/processing plants for mining companies. I tend not to mix with cactus.

 

[Lord Farquart]

[video=youtube;du6nYwPLBsw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du6nYwPLBsw[/video]

 

[HunterNW]

Impala or Amplats? I work for a company that builds mines/processing plants for mining companies. I tend not to mix with cactus.

Neither. Sibanye. And what is cactus mmm

 

[Lord Farquart]

My favourite. Guess what I do for a living?:twisted:

[video=youtube;qcsoqIylmDI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcsoqIylmDI[/video]

 

[Lord Farquart]

Neither. Sibanye. And what is cactus mmm

Check the video, cactus.:crylaugh:

 

[HunterNW]

My favourite. Guess what I do for a living?:twisted:

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I guess an electrician ? :crylaugh: Video doesn't open up. (We're restricted)

 

[Lord Farquart]

Nope, moffie electrician.

 

[HunterNW]

Nope, moffie electrician.

A moffie Sparky ? What's that ? Sounds even worse than a normal Sparky :crylaugh:

 

[Bongani5357]

Hi I think I will find myself in a similar situation but I want to continue with my engineering if I get excluded do you have any tips when applying to other universities

 

[GhostSixFour]

Hi I think I will find myself in a similar situation but I want to continue with my engineering if I get excluded do you have any tips when applying to other universities

You also have a bursary that you're gonna lose due to academic results? Also expecting another one to be given?
Why are you getting dropped? Did you stuff around or are you too thick?

 

[Sheppard_za]

Why not rather consider a BTech degree instead of a BEng of BHons in engineering? The work is similar, but BTech is a bit more technical orientated whereas BEng was more theory and maths. You can also do a BTech part-time, but not BEng.

 

[slimeball]

I honestly believe failing is not a reason to give up on your studies. Here's a YT link to a video by a UCT graduate who was academically excluded but sucessfully reappealed the decision

She persevered and in the end despite being academically excluded managed to get back in there and get her degree.

I myself am graduating from UCT with a degree in electrical engineering despite failing 3 courses in total over 6 years. I have never been academically gifted but i made it to the end.

The first thing you need is a study plan of some sort. Where you allocate enough time to each module during the day. I think you should apply for readmission into your uni and explain what you have done to make sure you don't fail again.

All the best.

 

[RiaX]

Maybe study something else ? Maybe engineering is not for you?

 

[slimeball]

Maybe study something else ? Maybe engineering is not for you?

This is an interesting question, at what point do you 'give up' and pursue something else. It's hard if you have an interest in engineering for example, which the OP has said he does. The answer might not be straightforward.

Well the OP seems to have passed first year at Witts and Stellenbosch, but couldn't get through second year for some reason. He mentions that he only passed 5/11 modules at Stellenbosch first go and then failed another 3 second time around so 9 fails in second year.

Personally, I found that the time you put into studying followed an almost exponential-like trend. Put in a little, you get very poor results, put in a moderate amount and you get a decent mark, etc. Perhaps OP's study habits were just not healthy in second year?

Well failing 9 modules definitely sets you back for one, that's basically an entire semester of courses so it most likely adds an additional 1-2 years of study to your 4 year degree which is obviously not ideal. But if I were in OP's shoes I would have approached the admission committee to have another go and definitely reduced the course load for the remaining years.

It's also surprising that the OP didn't enter into the 5 year extended program which is offered at most uni's across SA, UCT calls this program ASPECT. This course is designed to reduce the work load across all your years of study. Knowing how academic advisor's operate they would have probably reduced the workload considerably, so that you were able to finish at your own pace. If you could pass the first year and it wasn't too bad, then you definitely should have the ability to pass second year in my opinion.

But I doubt I would have accepted defeat after a bad year just like Kay Radebe (the lady I linked above) didn't give up after failing an entire semester and getting academically excluded. Yes it sucks but you just have to accept what has happened and move on.