Building a Recommendation Engine That Understands SA Students

Building a Recommendation Engine That Understands SA Students

We just had our biggest week since launching UniApplyForMe. Tens of thousands of students using the platform in a matter of days, and almost immediately, things...

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Five Years of Building UniApplyForMe

Five Years of Building UniApplyForMe

I co-founded UniApplyForMe with Wandise Boyd in May 2021. The problem we were trying to solve was simple to explain and hard to fix: thousands of South African

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There’s no API for South African high schools, so I built my own

There’s no API for South African high schools, so I built my own

One of the features I’ve been building for the UniApplyForMe portal is school selection, where learners can find and pick their high school when signing up. Sim...

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How APS Scores Actually Work: And Why Most Calculators Get It Wrong

How APS Scores Actually Work: And Why Most Calculators Get It Wrong

Your APS score is one of the most important numbers in your matric year. It determines which university programmes you qualify to apply for. And yet most Grade

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How UniApplyForMe Makes Money While Staying Free for Students

How UniApplyForMe Makes Money While Staying Free for Students

‘Free’ doesn’t mean ‘unsustainable’. UniApplyForMe has always been free for students. No registration fees, no premium tiers, and no paywalls on application gui...

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