Rebecca Pretorius discusses the advantages of exposing students to international universities at Crimson’s headquarters in Parkview
Crimson was co-founded by New Zealanders Jamie Beaton, Fangzhou Jiang and Sharndre Kushor.
Crimson Education aims to expose learners to international universities and opportunities.
The learning institution was founded in 2013 to equalize the university admissions playing field. Serving as the launching pad that equips students across the globe to overcome barriers of geography and legacy to compete on the world stage.
Speaking at Parkview on March 15, Olivia Sweiden said she was more than prepared to tackle her university journey with the educational mentorship’s help.
“When I was a crimson student, I received academic support for the past two years. I schooled at St Mary’s, but I wanted to further my studies in the UK by studying medicine or biomedical sciences.”
The 18-year-old added that her tutors advised her that if she wanted to venture straight into a UK university, she would have to do A-levels.
Crimson’s digital marketing manager Brad Latilla-Campbell explained that there was a noticeable difference between South African tertiary education and the US’ tertiary education.
“Top students in America could do university-level courses (which were chosen while in high school) called Advanced Programmes (APs) which count as university credits for some universities in the state. A major difference I noticed was the amount of reading required, a lot of American institutions do not offer pre-professional qualifications (BCom, Bsc, etc.) so you’re essentially studying your qualification in general terms and not focusing on something specific.”
Sweiden said the educational institution offered her a helping hand in terms of choosing the relevant subjects for her degree and had various tutors which attended well-known universities overseas.
Crimson’s country manager Rebecca Pretorius concluded that the overseas curricular was different.
“Overseas, especially American universities have a sort of liberal arts curriculum. In South African high schools, you are supposed to know what you will be studying in the university which often boxes students who want to study other things within a certain degree for example.”
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