Mufumana explains his academic journey
After applying for several courses at the institution, Mufumana was finally accepted to study a BCom in Accounting.
My name is Viwe Mufumana. I am a BCom accounting student at the University of Johannesburg. This is my story as a university student:
I enrolled at the university in March 2021, hoping to be registered for a qualification in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering; however, that dream fell short when I didn’t meet some of the requirements to be considered to study a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Informatics, which was my first choice.
I was placed on a waiting list for my second choice for BCom accounting, and after a few days, I was admitted. At that point, before my admission, I considered rewriting my matric well, some of the subjects that I wanted to improve, including English. However, when I was admitted, I didn’t see a need for that; instead, I saw this as an opportunity to prove myself, which I did. I quickly adjusted to the technological shift in the way we learned. This was evident when I passed my first-semester test, in which I obtained a solid 74%. This of course encouraged me, and from right there I knew that I could do better.
From there on, a positive correlation in my academics was evident. This was the case until I got employed. When I got employed, I witnessed a decline in my academics, as I had less time to focus on my academics and spend most of my time at work. However, it didn’t take me long to adjust to the fact that I was working and studying at the same time. As soon as I adjusted to this new norm, I saw an increase in my marks, and I ended my first year with an average of about 75%.
At the beginning of the second year, it was the same case, I was working and studying at the same time. This was the case until mid-year. During this period, my academics acted as a roller coaster, as my marks were increasing and decreasing at the same time. I was, however, able to see a constant improvement when I only had my books to focus on during the last half of the year. My second year reminded me of the grade 11 challenge, and as a result, I witnessed a slight drop in my average to just below 75%. I am hoping to graduate cum laude to make myself and my parents proud.
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