Failed the WASSCE? Here is how to make the best of that experience

It is the month that students around the round receive the news about how they did in secondary school. In Ghana, the results of the West African Secondary School Certificate Exams (WASSCE) were released earlier last week and let’s just say, many students were not flying any colours.

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However, it is important for those who did not do well to understand that this is not the end of the road. With this guide, you should be able to face these difficult times.

1. Accept the results

It is important not to keep bugging yourself about the results. Don’t blame anyone or anything. You may feel that the results are not a true reflection of your exams but there really is very little you can do about that. The process of moving on with your life begins by taking responsibility; accept that it just was not a good number of days for you. Owning the results allows you to confront the issue with the vigour that it deserves.

2. Assess your failures

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The process of ‘healing’ continues by taking that online print out to assess it. Look at the subjects you were not exactly very good at. For many students this year, that most likely is English Language or Mathematics (or both). Begin to think about what you can do to become better in these subjects.

3.   Assess your strengths

After evaluating your failures, look at the brighter side. What accounted for success in those subjects? See how you can replicate that strategy to the subjects that you did not perform well in. The advice is to have a private tutor or a more educated friend to walk you through this assessment process.

4. Use this as your gap year

Also known as a deferment, a gap year is an intentional year long delay of one’s education usually taken between high school and university. Some of the activities done include travelling, gaining work experience, volunteering for personal growth or quite simply to take a break from teachers. After at least 12 years of continuous academic work, it would be very good for you not to jump into school immediately.

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5. We encourage you to rewrite

The most important of all is to resit the exams. Nothing will be more rewarding for your self-esteem than to recover strongly after rewriting the exams. This experience should serve as a great lesson on adequate preparation. You will find that after successfully passing the exams on a second note, you will feel a strong sense of self-fulfilment that would have been worth the wait.

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