Online Reporter
Latwell Nyangu
A WHIZZ-KID, who scored 35 points after sitting for seven subjects at A-Level, says part of his grand mission, when he becomes a doctor, is to find ways of helping those who are working to find cures for various cancers.
Simeon Maganga completed his A-Level studies at Hama Mission School and is now studying for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree.
His 35 points at A-Level came in Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Additional Mathematics, Mechanics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
“I launched a project which I hope will help to cure cancer, so I am gathering all the articles which have to do with cancer.
“Those statistical skills are really helping me to, you know, gather, analyse the data in those cancer-related articles so that I come up with a solid background.
“As I have said I am a medical student.”
Simeon attended St Joseph Primary School in rural Chirumanzu, where he obtained single-digit units at Grade Seven.
He says his poor background has been fuelling him to go the extra mile.
“When people look down upon you, when you say something, they seem not to believe you.
“You feel challenged and you want to prove people wrong.
“That’s what happened.
“Some say that mission schools are bad, nothing comes out of them.
“So, I wanted to show the world that mission schools can also produce the best.
“That’s one of the reasons I decided to go for more than three subjects at A-Level.”
He added:
“Initially, I wanted to get a scholarship to go and study outside Zimbabwe.
“Then I realised that Delta (who gave him a scholarship) had actually assisted me a lot.
“And I was comfortable just proceeding to university so that I could complete my MBCHB, with support from Delta, then leave later on.
“After I get my MBCHB degree, I would like to specialise in neurosurgery, that’s my passion, that’s where I want to be for the rest of my life.
“I still remember last year I participated in the chemistry Olympiad at national level and I came up as the best chemistry student in the country.”
Simeone says he has even faced accusations from some people that he is a mad man, simply because he is good when it comes to his studies.
“I think that’s a myth, because as far as I am concerned, we have what we call a diathesis space model.
“I can’t really say, you know, being a superhuman, or being labelled as superhuman, doesn’t make you a mad person, or something like that.
“The thing is, everyone has got that genetic vulnerability, but now it really depends on how you handle that pressure or how you respond to that stress.
“Everyone has a chance of going mad, of having what we call antisocial personality disorder.
“But then what will trigger that condition is how you respond to stress.”
