{
  "id": 5815439,
  "title": "‘Make wild’: How a stranger’s advice at WAEC helped Dr George Asiamah turn Fs into As",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/make-wild-how-a-strangers-advice-at-waec-helped-dr-george-asiamah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T18:11:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/make-wild-how-a-strangers-advice-at-waec-helped-dr-george-asiamah-turn-fs-into-as/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Once a school dropout, Dr George Asiamah transformed his life after a chance encounter with a stranger's advice at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) office. After receiving a subpar set of SSSCE results, he initially planned to retake only the subjects he had failed. However, a neighbor's shop owner shared her son's WAEC results, which revealed that even someone from a modest background could achieve top grades. Inspired, Dr Asiamah registered for all seven subjects in a single sitting, a decision solidified by the stranger's urging that universities would not accept fragmented results. With irregular informal remedial classes, he largely self-taught, often tutoring peers when organizers failed to show. Despite minimal preparation, he emerged with straight As, a remarkable turnaround from his earlier Es and Fs. This success led him to pursue Economics at KNUST, a decision partly driven by a desire to experience life beyond the Ashanti region and financial constraints. Dr Asiamah credits his resilience, built during his shoeshine days, as the driving force behind his achievements.",
  "summary": "Six years after a shattering set of SSSCE results left him hawking clothes and shining shoes, Dr George Asiamah returned to the classroom, driven by a chance encounter and a piece of advice from a stranger, and emerged with straight As. Speaking to Kafui Dey, Dr Asiamah said the decision to return to education came […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "I failed beautifully – Dr George Asiamah on the SSSCE results that turned him into a shoeshine boy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/i-failed-beautifully-dr-george-asiamah-on-the-sssce-results-that",
        "published": "2026-09-05T15:47:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}