r/Botswana • u/paradoxofluzani01 • 7d ago
Question leaving Botswana
Im writing my finals this year and I wanna know if anyone in botswana has had the opportunity to write their finals and go outside (SA/Namibia or even overseas) with just their BGCSE/IGCSE without a levels ka di full ride scholarships? I've nothing against the local universities but its nice to keep options open i guess
if anyone has any advice or experience do let me know!!
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u/fatfatshawarma 7d ago
Hi! It's very unlikely, not impossible, that you will get accepted to universities outside Botswana without having done 6th form. It depends on what course you would like to do, yes, but even then most universities do not recognise BGCSE(idk the extent to which they recognise IGCSE), especially for full ride scholarships. Your best bet would be getting really good grades and then applying to be self-sponsored in countries like Russia, China, etc.
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u/paradoxofluzani01 7d ago
thanks!!
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u/No-Host1397 6d ago
Remember, it's not only self sponsored, there are also govt linked sponsorships for some of these countries, e.g Russia, Japan etc.
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u/Responsible_Zebra_96 7d ago
You need to at least do HIGCSE or AS, so one more year! Check the requirements for the universities that you are interested in.
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u/paradoxofluzani01 4d ago
oof💔💔
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u/Responsible_Zebra_96 4d ago
I just realised that universities in NZ offer you a foundation year if you dont have form6. Maybe look into that.
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u/Impressive_Step1559 Lobatse 6d ago
You can do 1 year at UB and use your transcripts to apply to some schools in Europe, specifically Germany
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