My experience as a Chevening scholar

Mabedi Letsholo is a Botswana Chevening Alumni
Mabedi Letsholo is a Botswana Chevening Alumni

After the bustle and hustle of essays, tests and interviews, ultimately I got my unconditional offer for the prestigious Chevening scholarship. The excitement, the joy of the journey that was ahead of me, was tremendously immeasurable.

The day of travel came and off I was to the UK. I must admit that the first thing I did when I got into the UK was to check whether there was credit in my Chevening cash passport, and lo and behold it was indeed credited. From day one and throughout my time in the UK, the financial support from Chevening was more than sufficient.

Apart from the finances, my time in the UK was full of exciting and great moments that I will forever cherish. Challenges such as missing my family, loads of school work and adjusting to the weather were present, but I chose to look on the bright side.

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