LEARNER'S HOPING TO GET ACCEPTED AT CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FREE STATE.

It’s just the second day of registration at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein, and the short queues at the University shows the opposite of what is happening at other institutions around the country.

Learners came as far as Kroonstad and Hertgozville to try and get space in the university, they arrived as early as 04:00 in the morning and they don’t even have a place to sleep, but they are prepared to do anything just to get accepted into the University.

Lerato Mahlangu is one of the parents who accompanied her daughter to the institution for registration and she is pleased that her daughter is accepted.

“I am glad that my daughter has been accepted, we have been on the queues since five o’clock and our patience has paid off. I am really happy with the way things are handled in the university,” she said

Lerato said she saw it very important for her to accompany her daughter for registration, because of the safety reasons and to support her child whatever the outcome.

“Our children are being victimized they are being mugged, to some extent, some are being raped especially the new ones, so I didn’t want to take that chance with my daughter,” said Lerato

The local student representative council president Morare Sekoai said the SRC is also doing their part in helping with registration, by going to the queues and help the learners with applying and accompanying them to other departments.

“We advice students which courses to take, as some of them are clueless, we also help with applying for (NSFAS) national students financial aid. We also plead for learners who need one mark to be accepted into the university, and I think our work is paying off because we have less queues and everything is going according to plan,” he said

Morake advised the first years not be influenced by peer pressure or fact of staying far away from home, they should focus on their studies and make sure they study hard and avoid academic exclusion.

He further said the students should associate themselves with the student wellness centre, if they have any problem with settling in or any challenges they might face, whether it’s social or academically.