SHS Graduate Weeps Over Inability To Further Her Education Despite Excelling In The WASSCE, Video

SHS Graduate Weeps Over Inability To Further Her Education Despite Excelling In The WASSCE, Video

  • An SHS graduate was inconsolable over the thought that she might never further her education at the tertiary level
  • She excelled in the WASSCE but sadly her quest to attain a university education was now hanging in the balance
  • Social media users who took to the comments section of the video have comforted the young lady amid her ordeal

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A Ghanaian lady who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is trending after she opened up about her setback on social media.

She posted a video of herself in a sorrowful mood and made it known that her desire to attend university was hanging by a thread.

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An SHS graduate weeps over her inability to attend university despite excelling in the WASSCE. Photo credit: @abenalipsy31/TikTok
Source: TikTok

With tears running down her cheeks, the SHS graduate made it known via the video's caption that she excelled in the 2024 WASSCE.

However, her hopes of attending university remained a distant dream because of a lack of financial assistance.

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The lady said she had been told that her chances of attaining tertiary education depended on the benevolence of others.

"With this my grades, I am still home. It pained me when I heard that I have to wait for my helper," the caption read.

At the time of filing this report, the TikTok video had raked in over 1,000 likes and 100 comments.

Ghanaians comfort the emotional SHS graduate

Social media users who took to the video's comments section tried comforting the SHS graduate and encouraging her not to let her initial setback discourage her. Others also shared their own experiences.

Akua... Nyamekye commented:

"The fact that others have taken the lead doesn't necessarily mean they're going to do well than you Just trust God and have faith. Everything happens for a reason God has plans for you."

Chris indicated:

"I have lost my hero now. With 6A1s and 2Bs, I have been home since 2022. I am now working as a cleaner who earns just 300gh a month. Hmm, we will be fine."

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Ewuradwoa wrote:

"My dear keep praying to God…he knows the best time for you..I can’t finish if I start sharing mine…so just keep believing in him okay."

Arhbynarh Vybrant added:

"Don’t give up dear . I was home for 2years after school but now I’m a level 200 student. Wait for your own time don’t rush."

priscaimportkumasi reacted:

"My dear God will make a way,i am a living testimony, this was me in 2020 and now I’m a nursing graduate, Just trust my God."

Boy seeks help to pay fees

YEN.com.gh also previously reported that a brilliant SHS graduate appealed for financial support to further his education at the University of Ghana.

He excelled in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) last year and was admitted to the University of Ghana to study further.

However, the student explained that he needed to pay GH¢8,666 before the February 8 deadline and has appealed to well-meaning Ghanaians to help him.

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.