13-year-old prodigy secures admission at KNUST to read Physics

After doing exceptionally well in the WASSCE, earning five A1s, 13-year-old Melchizedek Adio Baafawiise is now one of the youngest students at KNUST, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in physics.  

Given that Melchizedek scored an exceptional A1 in five subjects, including mathematics and physics, on the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the brilliant student’s choice to pursue a bachelor’s degree in physics appeared reasonable.

Even though he is not the first teenage genius in history to enroll in college at such a young age, his journey—from earning high WASSCE scores to pursuing a physics degree, inspires young people across the globe and establishes new benchmarks for academic achievement and ambitions.

“Melchizedek Adio Baawafawiise, a 13-year-old physics enthusiast from the Savana Region, has become the youngest student in a Ghanaian university, after gaining admission to study for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science,’’ popular blogger Sika Official shared on his X handle.

“Born on April 2, 2011, Melchizedek scored an impressive 5 As and 3 Bs in the WASSCE exams and wishes to become a pilot in the near future,’’ parts of the post read.

Although he is fascinated by physics, his favorite part of science is mechanics. Melchizedek had originally envisioned himself as a pilot, but he later decided that a profession in physics would provide him with more options for exploration. 

“I love the calculation and the mechanics. When you perform experiments, you get to feel them. Even though with electricity, you perform experiments, you don’t see the electrons moving.’’

Melchizedek elucidated, “If I study physics, I’ll get to discover my true interest. By my third or fourth year, I’ll decide whether to specialize in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.”

Melchizedek added that, in spite of the initial daunting adjustment, he is loving his time at the university. 

“Well, the interaction has been normal, and it has been good. When I went to SHS, I felt intimidated because of my age, but as time went on, I became used to it. Being here, where people are older than me, doesn’t make much difference,’’ he said.

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