A lot of students, particularly black students from the rural areas, struggle to find a balance socially, academically, psychologically and emotionally.
Over the weekend, I spoke to four of my mentees who started their tertiary academic journey in 2017 at respective institutions in Gauteng. As the week for them to return to the city draws closer, we continued our ritual to catch up and find out what they are looking forward to in the new year academically. I must say this: I did not expect the kind of feedback that I got, although it is not surprising at all.
This is something I have observed since I was a matriculant of the class of 2008, and the subsequent years. In general, those who were in the top 10, and had the chance to attend college or university, struggled a lot. Some changed courses several times; others even had to drop out or got excluded academically after a year or so.
This reminded me of a proposal I sent to one of the institutions of higher learning earlier last year. My submission was that a lot of students, particularly black students from the rural areas, struggle to adjust to university life a lot. They struggle to find a balance socially, academically, psychologically and emotionally. I suggested that some sort of measures be implemented to help students cope with the pressures of life after matric.
We need to prioritise life after matric. We need to ensure that those learners who were excelling at high school transition well into university or college and do not lose hope.
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