Branden Van Staden

"Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choice."

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VC Cape Town Newlands
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Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences in Application Development
I will select three fondest memories of my time in varsity college over the past 4.5 years. All of my fondest memories reside in my 3rd and 4th years with Varsity College. No.3 Programming lecturer Rudolf was critical to my success at Varsity College Cape Town. Rudolf was a thorough lecturer with exceptional capabilities. Rudolf and I built an excellent student-lecturer relationship over the past four years. When I faced serious difficulties during my studies, Rudolf was there to help and be my rock at Varsity College. I am fond of the memory related to our relationship as it represents a success story of ignorance leading to hardship and often failure. Still, because of this relationship, I could get through it and succeed! No.2 IT Research with Debora. I loved every lecture, discussion, and debate with Debora. She was an ideal role model for me. She represented a reliable work ethic and objective approach that I admire and have incorporated into my work ethic. My fondest memory of our relationship and the lectures was when choosing the research topic for the year; I decided to go with "AI becomes self-aware", and the discussions were intricate and memorable. I believe many of my IT professional skills come from Debora's teachings(such as IT Research and Project Management). No.3 When completing the work-integrated learning module. The group I was part of was ideal, and I have many fond memories of the project's development. The project was to develop a roster web-based platform for The Secret Love Project's Founder (aims to curb homelessness nationwide). When completing the project, I gained valuable insights into how NGOs operate. Additionally, helping those in need is fulfilling, a fond memory I will keep, and an achievement I will wear with pride.