Rhodes University - RU (reviews)

The university puts 90 percent of its effort into academics and that does not leave much room for anything else. I do not like that there is a lot of nightlife. I like that there is diversity because of the various cultures. I would recommend it for people who know exactly what they want to study and not so much for people who are still trying to find themselves.

Rhodes University is a wonderful university to apply one’s mind to any career path one decides to choose.

I completed a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Organizational Psychology & Human Kinetics & Ergonomics.

I completed my degree with a distinction and scored within the top ten percent of my class.

Being away from home is daunting and it is no different being at Rhodes University as a foreign student. Not much is considered in terms of being away from home,so it is a challenge and a half to find your way at first. My first year was not far from interesting, apart from it being my first time in South Africa, I met an interesting location in which Rhodes University is located. Grahamstown/Makhanda is a small town situated in the Eastern Cape, more of a rural settlement so don’t be surprised meeting a donkey or two on your way to class(it is very normal). Amongst a number of things to find at Rhodes University including significant monuments, donkeys, mountains and maybe to mention a drought, it is a fairly small campus so most of my classes are usually in close proximity to each other which is a plus. In term of studying you are strictly to graduate with 2 majors under the field of study of your choice.I can’t personally say that I am an endorser of this approach as I feel it restricts a person to a particular field, providing less room for versatility e.g a student can select 2 majors in the science field as they may select a BSc, any other subjects from a different field are pretty much redundant in your degree and will not provide adequate credits if studied as your 2 majors

I would say the university is very student centred. It is in a very quiet so it is good place for studying.if one is looking to be away from the fast life then this is the place to be. I would say the con is that the town is very remote. I really love how much the university promotes community engagement. I would like to recommend one course that made me have a different view on life, Iintetho Zobomi which translates to conversations about life.