Bio – Xenocratis Chavaranis
Student Bio
Achievements
| Distinctions | Mathematics, Advanced Programme Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Geography, History, English Home Language, Afrikaans, Life Orientation |
| Do you have any school achievements that we can highlight?
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Yes |
| Please elaborate on your school achievements.
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Junior Academic Colours (2015)
Full Senior Colours (2016, 2017) Top Grade 11 Learner (2017) |
| What are your plans for 2019?
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Study |
| Future Plans Study (please specify):
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Study for a Beng Mechanical at the University of Pretoria |
| Future Plans Gap year (please specify):
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| Future Plans. Work (please specify):
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| Future Plans. Other (please specify):
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| National University. Where will you be studying?
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University of Pretoria |
| Degree Choice. National. What degree / course will you be studying?
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Beng Mechanical |
| Reason for Degree. National. Why did you choose this particular course?
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Due to my love for physics, Mechanical engineering makes for a perfect undergraduate degree, after which I can choose a post-graduate degree accordingly to determine my future. |
| Foreign University. Where will you be applying to study?
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| Degree Choice. Foreign. What degree / course will you be applying to study?
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| Reason for Degree. Foreign. Why did you choose this particular course?
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| Result Location. Will you be in South Africa when your final results are released?
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Yes |
Interests
| Interests. What are your interests and hobbies?
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Interests: Science, travel, history (human and natural), technology, music.
Hobbies: piano, guitar, gaming, boxing. |
| Inspiration. Who inspires you most? Why?
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Elon Musk. The way he has managed to set the world on a course for major change and has been able to lead excellently along the way, whilst also being able to teach himself many difficult fields of knowledge, such as Rocket science. |
| Motto. Is there a motto / quote that you live by?
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Yes. “No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.” – Alan Watts |
| Dreams and aspirations. Do you have any dreams for your future that you would like to share with us?
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To contribute to the development of sustainable solutions to Climate Change and biodiversity loss
If not that then to contribute in some way to the eventual colonisation of Mars (if it happens within my lifetime) |
