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23 October 2018
Kovsie Advice- Exam edition

Fellow Kovsies, welcome to another edition of Kovsie Advice. The exams are just around the corner, but if you jump in now, you can excel at your studies. This edition of the Kovsie Advice is here to help you plan, prepare, and be ready for the end-of-year exams. We believe in you: You can end this year strong!


Some of the articles featured in this edition include setting up a revision plan, looking at study techniques that really work, exploring study tips from Qwaqwa, and learning about different note-taking methods. You will see that this edition also has links to some interactive elements on Blackboard to enhance your experience.

Feel free to drop us an email at advising@ufs.ac.za and tell us what you think of this edition.

Happy studying and remember that the academic advisers at CTL are here for academic support.

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UFS 2015 group for Stanford Sophomore College announced
2015-06-09

Photo (from left to right):
Farzaana Adam, Cornel Vermaak, Anje Venter, Tristan van der Spuy, Precious Mokwala and Naushad Mayat.

Six second-year students from the UFS were selected to attend a two-week seminar at the Stanford Sophomore College in August/September 2015.

The Stanford Sophomore College (SoCo) is an immersive learning experience. Participants attend class meetings during the morning while afternoons include class activities, explorations of Stanford University (USA), field trips, and other organised events.

Since 2012 UFS students have been invited to apply. This year’s successful applicants were recently announced. They are:

•    Farzaana Adam
B. Accounting student
Attending the SoCo seminar on Great Ideas in Computer

•    Naushad Mayat
Medicine student
Attending the SoCo seminar on HIV/AIDS Epidemics

•    Precious Mokwala
Social Sciences student
Attending the SoCo seminar on Photography: Truth or Fiction

•    Tristan van der Spuy
B. Accounting student
Attending the SoCo seminar on A Walk Down Wall Street

•    Anje Venter
Actuarial Science student
Attending the SoCo seminar on New Millenium Mix: Cross between Race and Culture

•    Cornel Vermaak
Medicine student
Attending the SoCo seminar on The Intersection between Arts and Science


SoCo group of 2014 announement:
http://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/news-archive-item?news=4019 
2012:
http://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/news-archive-item?news=2344

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