Larissa Wiltshire of Queen’s College, who managed to secure Grade one passes in 12 units and has already been accepted to the University of the West Indies’ Dentistry programme, is the country’s top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) performer this year, according to recently released preliminary results.
Wilshire attained Grade One passes in the Unit 2 examinations of Applied Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Pure Mathematics and a Grade One pass in unit one Communication Studies. Coupled with her six Grade Ones from last year in the areas of Chemistry, Pure Mathematics, Environmental Science, Bio-logy, Applied Mathematics and Caribbean Studies, she has earned the title of Guyana’s top CAPE student this year.
Wiltshire, who said that she is extremely happy about her performance, admitted that she spent many hours studying for months on end to achieve the grades she was awarded. Her advice to students who will be sitting the exams next year? “Choose subjects that mean a lot to you, so it wouldn’t feel like a burden. Choose what you love to study so you will want to work hard,” she said.
Deenauth Mohabeer was the only other second year student to secure six Grade One passes.