MA/MSc Thesis Support Group  

Alison Breen and Cindy Wiggett having some coffee

  
"I found the support group helped me to keep on track in order to finish within the time frame I had set out at the beginning of the year. In many cases, problems raised by other students were ones similar to the ones I was experiencing and we were able to discus how they could be resolved. Other questions that I hadn’t thought to ask but were applicable to me also came up. It was also helpful to hear that others were also struggling with similar issues to me. This made it seem somehow more manageable that it was a common experience! "
  Jemona Mostert, Minette De Villiers, Hanru Niemand and Fatima Parker in the group.
"As I new student from a different university, the support group was invaluable to me - not only was I able to pace myself and share frustrations, but I was also able to meet fellow students and familiarise myself with the set-up at Stellenbosch. This process would've taken a lot more time and energy if I had to figure it out alone! "
 "Dit is 'n plek waar jy rekenskap kan gee oor jou vordering, sodat jy nie elke week jou deadlines uitstel nie. Jy kry wonderlike idees by ander studente oor navorsingvoorstelle, data-analise, die uitleg van 'n tesis, ens, en hoor van makliker manier om dinge aan te pak. Dit is 'n ideale plek om raad te kry vir slaaploosheid, stres, vrese, die hantering van jou supervisor en om maniere te kry sodat jy nie elke oggend laat slaap en uitstel nie. Laastens is dit 'n plek waar jy erkenning kry van mense wat presies weet waardeur jy gaan (jy kom sommer vinnig agter daar is baie min sulke mense!). Omdat die skryf van 'n tesis nogal 'n alleen tog is, is dit lekker om aanmoediging en gelukwensings te kry van mense wat in dieselfe bootjie as jy is! "
 Students in their offices!!  
Izanette Combrinck busy with her thesis Francois Rabie (back) and Sitorios Short (front).
 Casper van Vuuren (front) and Dylan Fincham (back)  Verdie Dreyer (back) and Dylan Fincham in their office.