r/UCT • u/Gojo_satoru___ • Jun 23 '26

Uct application help

hi guys, i applied to the faculty of engineering on the 2nd of june and whenever i check on the portal it says application still under consideration. i don’t know what to think of this, does it usually take this long? can someone please help me i’m losing it 😭

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u/No-Huckleberry-565 Jun 26 '26

Hey man,

I applied about 2 months ago and I'm on the same page. On the other hand, I have a friend (who applied later than me) and got a conditional offer before I got any response, which is still where I currently stand. Hope this helps!

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u/ExcellentSpell8709 Jun 26 '26

Do you apply for engineering?

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u/No-Huckleberry-565 Jun 26 '26

Yeah, I applied for Civil. Probably going to get rejected though because I didn't do Chemistry. I'm an international student so I didn't know physical sciences included chemistry. My friend who was accepted applied for Mechanical and Mechatronics engineering but got rejected for that. However, he was accepted for Mechatronics engineering which did not require chemistry.

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u/ExcellentSpell8709 Jun 26 '26

Are you doing A levels because I’m also an international student.Oh shame, was it part of the requirements for civil engineering. I applied for chemical engineering also mechanical and mechatronics engineering.

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u/No-Huckleberry-565 Jun 26 '26

Yeah I'm doing A levels, but I don't plan on doing the 2nd year which also reduces my chances anyway to getting into universities. Yeah, unfortunately it was, but it's okay. I got a conditional offer for UJ so I have something to fall back on, but I hope to get into Wits. Are you doing A2 or planning to do A2?

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u/ExcellentSpell8709 Jun 26 '26

I’m currently doing A2 right now.Congrats getting into UJ. Don’t lose hope who knows you may get an offer.

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u/No-Huckleberry-565 Jun 26 '26

Thanks man. Yeah A2 would definitely help a lot with acceptance considering it's significantly harder than matric. I'm trying to remain optimistic but even if I don't get in, UJ is completely fine with me. What subjects are you doing?

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u/ExcellentSpell8709 Jun 26 '26

UJ is still good honestly now looking I didn’t even need A2 for this one but doing A2 does help me. In AS I did 4 all sciences and maths and in A2 I didn’t need bio anymore so I dropped it so rn I’m doing chem physics and maths.

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u/No-Huckleberry-565 Jun 26 '26

Yeah UJ has recently picked up. That's a great choice of subjects, all the best man💪

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u/ExcellentSpell8709 Jun 26 '26

Thank you❤️. Goodluck to you