MY UPGRADING STORY | upgrading my matric and how I got into uni🤍

[@musalambani9354]

Sondae in the background >>>>>

[@KamogeloMaluleke-k1k]

That is the Truth universities will get your marks late i have experienced that this year, by the time the got my results the course I applied for was full sadly. am upgrading again this june

[@itzMlilz-lc4uj]

Wow this is the sign i needed to upgrade in june ngyabonga sisi ❤🎉

[@siphesandetysonsibutha5958]

Very informative indeed!! Congratulations MaNqukhwe. ❤️

[@Itss.kataliya]

Saw you from tik tok quite inspired ❤️❤️

[@si.babalwe]

thank you for watching❤️

[@NevhutaluDakalo]

Hello can I get your app number plz

[@si.babalwe]

@@NevhutaluDakalo please dm on ig, @sibs.sibuthaa

[@andiswamasango5460]

Thank you so much for this video, I was also upgrading in 2024 and I think I have the same problem with my results not published in the universities 😭

[@amahlekhoza1773]

very informative ! thank you for sharing ♥

[@JessicaMkonza-x8w]

Unfortunately for me i saw the video late i had already registed for november . In this case aftr recieveing my results i wil not even wait for emails i will go submit my upgraded results at uj immidistely since its not that far as for other universities sadly i will have to wait and see wat happens may God help.us xxem yhoo 😢 i dont want to take a gap year again i will be depressed this time

[@si.babalwe]

if you can’t go to the universities send them a bunch of emails of your upgraded results for example w me, i emailed Rhodes and they got back to me on the same day

[@LumkeloSibiya-sh1qu]

I just came across your vid , I was doing grade 12 last year but I didn’t do well on 2 subjects I’m planning on upgrading but I’m scared not because my peers are far but because I know I wasn’t good in maths and doing it again scares me but I got this right!?

[@si.babalwe]

you’ve got this my baeeebbb!!🩷🩷

[@AsipheDintsi]

Me too I didn't do well kwi maths😢

[@mphoveronica7784]

that was very informative, thank you so much❤!

[@Wisdom-With-Winona]

Girl that was so informative 👏 but i have one question..lets say you apply to varsity and obviously im gonna use my previous year statement first which probably doesnt meet the minimum requirements ... is there a way to tell them that im upgrading so they can take my application 😢..?

[@si.babalwe]

hey, yes you can. for most universities they give you the option to select that you’re upgrading and you’ll the upload proof, along with your application ,that your upgrading 💗

[@KamogeloKhiba]

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[@AnithaMajokweni]

Hey Siba,so i was thinking about upgrading 5 of my subjects, however i planned to write 3 in June and then 2 in Nov. I just wanted to know if that's a bad idea?

[@TshegofatsoNasia]

My question is if I'm are upgrading, when applications open in June do I reapply again or do I send them an email for them to reconsider me or what?

[@si.babalwe]

applications for universities?

[@iheartkeaa]

​@@si.babalweyes

[@TshepangMotsima]

Heyy sis Siba, thank you so much for this video❤ may I please ask, when do you apply to Universities when you're upgrading during that year? and do you apply using your Grade 11 results or?❤

[@si.babalwe]

heyy, you’ll use your final matric results & you’ll apply in the year you’re upgrading in, then just indicate in the application that you’re upgrading and also submit proof that you’re upgrading ❤️

[@RinaeTsotetsi]

​@@si.babalwe where do get your statement or is it given to you from the get go

[@TshepangMotsima]

@@si.babalwe thank you❤️

[@NonhlanhlaPaballo]

Hey sis, i matriculated last year so i was asking if I'll be writing for 75% or 100% in November?

[@PalesaEnhle]

you will still be writing for 75% unless you UPGRADE

[@mcusisibeko2792]

Not we getting the same maths mark in our nsc statements I just finished matric in 2024 and I’m rewriting this year

[@Hlayiseko-4]

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[@si.babalwe]

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[@aheadofmytime-11]

hey sibabalwe, can you still upgrade if you have registered for the june exams? because i already applied for june exams but my maths sba is too low so can i still go to abbotts or any school to upgrade?

[@natunhleafrica797]

I'll wait with you 😊

[@aheadofmytime-11]

@natunhleafrica797 hey, are you also in the same position?

[@si.babalwe]

hey i don’t think that’s possible but just double check with the dept of education that’s near you if you’d be able to do that

[@prudencengoy3223]

Is it possible to change a subject while upgrading

[@si.babalwe]

im not too sure, just go to your local dept of education and find out xx

[@thandonkonyane]

So you are allowed to take an extra subject when upgrading? I want to upgrade maths but i also want add a subject to boost my APS

[@si.babalwe]

that’s what i was able to do because of the institution i went to, initially i was also going to upgrade accounting but they don’t offer it as a subject so that’s why i chose Tourism

[@goodcitizen2952]

You can't upgrade marks that you don't have. You can only rewrite a new subject. If u write in may June, where will they get the marks to calculate your SBA?

[@luthandompanza5024]

Can i Ask, kant what's the difference between upgrading and rewriting?

[@si.babalwe]

hey, please watch the video posted after this one. it explains everything

[@goodcitizen2952]

Upgrading= Writing an exam with SBA marks you already have Rewrite= Writing an exam with new SBA marks you'll be doing during the rewrite programme

[@si.babalwe]

@@goodcitizen2952 its actually the other way around but thank youuu :)

[@LesediChantelle-fo3dv]

After upgrading did you send a combined statement of all the subjects to universities or you only sent statement of the subjects you were upgrading ?

[@si.babalwe]

hey I sent the combined statements

[@DinnyNdoveng-jp6no]

Hi I upgraded last year November 2024 still from 40 to 45% my aim is to get distinction I work very hard . This time I'm going to write June exam ( 2025) how do they calculate marks and I passed with bachelor pass it's possible for me combine my statements even if I was passed with bachelor?

[@si.babalwe]

@@DinnyNdoveng-jp6no hey, how they calculate your marks is 25% of your final mark is your SBA and 75% of it is the exam you will write. and yes it is possible to combine it, I combined my statements and I had obtained a Bachelors pass.

[@goodcitizen2952]

You have 2 combine because they want to see the statement on your certificate that says "this candidate has completed this degree" i paraphrase

[@sinethembamanqindi5553]

How long did it take to combine your results? Yhoo I'm losing my mind kesana

[@si.babalwe]

for me it didn’t take long, i got it two days after my results came out

[@thandonkonyane]

So does your certificate have 8 subjects? What do you mean they scrapped accounting?

[@si.babalwe]

yes it has 8, i meant scrapped in the sense that universities only take the 6 Best subjects. so it was scrapped because it wasn’t part of the six best subjects

[@naledimokibelo5077]

Did u manage to combine 2 statements

[@si.babalwe]

yes i did

[@naledimokibelo5077]

Where. Cause I heared that u can't combine bachelor pass

[@boitumelomargery677]

Is my SBA from my year of matric affect my upgrading results? If so how do I change my SBA

[@si.babalwe]

When you UPGRADE your sba will change, but not when you rewrite

[@Thabiiiiee]

How often did you attend class as a part time student ?

[@si.babalwe]

i went to a high school so every time the grade 12’s had a maths lesson, i would also have lessons. i had maths every except Fridays

[@tshepostranger9593]

Hey does wits accept anyone with upgraded results?

[@si.babalwe]

hey, i think you’d have to meet the minimum requirements but also just because you meet them it might not mean you’ll get accepted, i hope you get what i’m trying to say xx

[@thatow-i7y]

Hey girl how much is the school fees per annum at Abbots college

[@si.babalwe]

hey, for part time this year i think it’s around R15000 for the year but please check on their website for accurate information www.abbotts.co.za/

[@JuliaMabelane]

but if you have bad SBA you should not upgrade in June,i think it is not advisable😅😅

[@si.babalwe]

i hear you

[@sivesithembu380]

Very informative, thank you😊

[@si.babalwe]

omg hey Sive!! glad i could give you info🙈🙈

[@Makhale]

44% for pure maths😂😂

[@si.babalwe]

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[@cupid4184]

isn't Abbotts IEB

[@si.babalwe]

hey, yes it is

[@NeoGotMyBackTheSkothane]

​@@si.babalweHi, I plan on upgrading in May but I worry that my sba might drag me down for maths and science (they are in the 50s) , however it seems as if the IEB doesn't allow to change your sba so idk what to do pls advice me if you can?

[@Thabiiiiee]

Did you wear uniform ?

[@si.babalwe]

nope, there’s no uniform at the school

[@SalvinaKgasego]

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[@Mike-uy7ph]

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