I am trying to apply to UNISA through their online application but keep being told that my first name does not correspond with the initials that I have entered. The deadline for 2013 study is today and I do not want to apply through a licensee as they charge much higher application fees that UNISA for the same service. Has anyone else had this problem, is there a different format of entering your initials in South Africa?
Surname = Last Name or family name. Why would anyone enter the initial of his/her surname? A surname is not the same as a middle name.
It has three fields, "surname", "initials", and "first names". I have never seen a form asking for initials before, but assumed that this meant the first letter of each name, as that is what "initials" means where I am from, however, it only wants the initials from your first names.