... main worry was how to get an A which is the requirement for med-school entrance. I felt that I could never achieve that grade at all. The first step was to get to a National High school (Ivy League school). To be admitted to such a school one has to get above 550 marks out of 700 in K.C.P.E. examination. I did not believe that I was capable of achieving such a high mark. The thought of my being unable to accomplish my goal preoccupied my mind day and night. My greatest desire in life was to be a doctor. What else could I do? All these thoughts and frustration ended when, during the holidays before I went to my next and final class in primary school, a friend of mine gave me two book entitled "THINK BIG" and "GIFTED HANDS" by Dr. Ben Carson. These books changed ...

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