The Chance of a Lifetime

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Day

The girls travel from all nine South African provinces to St. John's College in Johannesburg for a weekend of testing and evaluation. The day begins in an auditorium, where Oprah's words motivate the girls to do their best.

"I have to really, really do my best if I want to make it because there's some girls that have a lot of potential there," Thando says.