Man who couldn’t pass English in WAEC gets 2 overseas scholarships after writing IELTS exams
A Nigerian man known as Abubakar Isa Rrw has shared his inspiring story and experience writing the English language examinations.
In a post on his Facebook page, the man revealed that he had failed English language in his WAEC examination, despite passing other subjects that he had written.
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Abubakar revealed that he had taken courage and written another examination, and this time, determined that he would get an A grade.
Unfortunately, he had failed English language in the WAEC examination a second time.
However, he was still left undeterred by this and decided to take the English Language Testing System (IELTS), a proficiency test developed by the British Council and Cambridge Assessment English.
Abubakar revealed that he had only used 1 week to prepare for the examination and his result was able to get him two overseas scholarships.
In his words …
“My little story with English Language Exam. In 2007, I took the WAEC exam at Dawakin Kudu Science College. Despite having good grades in all the other subjects, I failed the English language in my WAEC result. When I registered for another SSCE, my intention was to get an A, not even a B.
“Despite all the courage I had for that exam, I wrote it to the best of my ability at Government Secondary School in Kano, and I passed all the subjects except for the English language.
“For the first time, I decided to register for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), an English Language proficiency test developed and run by the British Council in partnership with Cambridge Assessment English.
I studied for it within a week and achieved a better result. I secured two overseas scholarships with that IELTS. result. Alhamdulillah”
Check out netizens reactions …
Muhammad Aminu Dambatta said: “I’m a living witness, Dr. May Allah bless you. Amen Amen.”
Ihsan Adam reacted: “Congratulations.”
Fatima Alhassan Abdulmumin said: “All praise is due to Allah. Praise be to God. May Allah increase his blessings in your life.”
Ibrahim Ahmad Bello reacted: “Congratulations, how to register for IELTs?”
Kamaluddeen Nuhu Muhammed said: “When hard work meets with courage, Passion, enthusiasm, Dedication above all Prayer all goals are achievable.”
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