Genius With 8As in WASSCE Turned “Common Mechanic” Needs Support for Tertiary Education, But Where Is Help Coming From? It’s only Ghana that forces an 8As WASSCE student to become a “common mechanic.”
Osman’s story is not just about grades; it’s a stark portrait of the challenges faced by brilliant minds in a world often indifferent to their dreams. He aced his WASSCE, achieving the coveted 8As, a feat reserved for the exceptional few. Yet, here he is, not in the hallowed halls of academia, but in the grime of a mechanic’s workshop, his wrench his pen, the engine’s roar his anthem.
Why, you ask? Money, is the cruel equalizer that snatches away potential before it can blossom. Osman’s family, like countless others in Ghana, cannot afford the exorbitant fees that stand as a wall between him and his dreams. He is forced to choose between his brilliance and his family’s survival, a choice no child should ever have to make.
But Osman’s story is not just about hardship. It’s about resilience, the indomitable spirit that refuses to be extinguished. He could have easily succumbed to despair, and abandoned his dreams for the certainty of a wrench in his hand. But no, he chose to fight, to turn the engine’s rhythm into a song of hope, the grease on his fingers a testament to his unwavering determination.
Osman’s story resonates with every Ghanaian who has ever dared to dream beyond their circumstances. He is a symbol of the countless Ghanaian young talents and brain powers trapped in the shadows of poverty, their brilliance dimmed by the lack of opportunity. But he is also a beacon, a testament to the power of the human spirit to rise above adversity.
We cannot, we must not let Osman’s brilliance go to waste. We, the Ghanaians who take pride in our heritage, who celebrate our achievements, must come together and bridge the gap between his potential and his reality. A scholarship, a helping hand, is all it takes to turn the tide, to rewrite his story from one of struggle to one of triumph.
Let’s not be the society that forces an 8As student to become a “common mechanic.” Let’s be the society that recognizes his genius, nurtures it, and allows it to take flight. Let Osman’s story be not a tragedy, but a testament to the power of collective action, of compassion, of a nation that invests in its future, one brilliant mind at a time.
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Share Osman’s story. Donate to his scholarship fund to let us push it hard to get the GETFUND and Universities in Ghana and abroad to come to the aid of this genius. Let’s make his 8As not just grades, but the stepping stones to a future as bright as his dreams.
Together, we can rewrite the ending.