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University of Johannesburg

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Zimbabwe passport · started 2020–2024

Considered leaving
That it is an overall good university. One of the best in the country.
Felt they belonged socially5
Academic experience3
Expected to already be local10
Treated as foreign1

Before they found their people

Within a few months

What surprised them

How clicky everyone was being.

Wished they'd known

That there would be a lot of distractions

Choose it again?

No. I would go to a different one because I just have bad memories of that place.

Why they nearly left

The course was hard, I did not think it was for me at some point.

Across every review here, expected to already be local predicts whether someone belonged. Treated as foreign doesn't. Why that is

started 2010–2014

Considered leaving
yes it is very nice there
Felt they belonged socially4
Academic experience8
Expected to already be local0
Treated as foreign8

Before they found their people

It took longer than a year

What surprised them

It very hard to make conversation people usually speak to people whom they know so if you are new it becomes very hard for me to socialize with them

Wished they'd known

That if you are not from there you will be treated different and sometimes asked so many questions where are you from and why did you come here and also that it was going to be hard to make friends

Choose it again?

yes, because i ended up enjoying my time there and overall it is not bad as it seems

Why they nearly left

i wanted to go back but i remembered why i went there at the first place, i felt alone there as if no one wanted me

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