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Meet the Ghanaian who just graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Illinois State University
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Meet the Ghanaian who just graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Illinois State University

by  Aba Afful 2 min read

Yet another Ghanaian student has won the heart of the internet after making major strides abroad.

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You would think we would grow tired of hearing it by now, but no!

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Ernest Aboagye Forson completed his course of study at the Illinois State University with a perfect GPA score of 4.0.

Ernest Aboagye Forson just made everyone proud
Ernest Aboagye Forson just made everyone proud

He was also adjudged winner of the 2017 Statistical Project competition, which came with a $2,500 cash reward.

Even as his feat in completing his 2-year Masters programme in Mathematics with a sequence in actuarial science has left many awed, this was not the first time for Ernest.

Ernest Aboagye Forson at the graduation from Illinois State University
Ernest Aboagye Forson at the graduation from Illinois State University

Back home in Ghana, Ernest turned heads when he graduated from the University of Cape Coast with a GPA of 3.92, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science.

What makes the story of Ernest far easier to connect to for most people is how ordinary his story seems. Ernest Aboagye Forson started education at Borkor and then to New Gbawe Experimental School D/A both in New Gbawe in the Greater Accra Region.

During his Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), he scored 8 out of 9 ones. Form Junior High School, he proceeded to Accra Academy to study Business.

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Aba Afful (Copyeditor) Maame Aba serves as a copy editor at YEN.com.gh. She naturally enjoys working with words and has an eye for quality content. She has a keen interest in cyberspace and wants to see YEN.com.gh produce more impactful, thought-provoking, and error-free content. Aba has five years of experience as a content writer, blogger, author, and proofreader. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2017. She joined the team in 2021.

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