MATTHEW KODILINYE, son of Dr Vanessa and Professor Gilbert Kodilinye, joins his sister Maria as a scholarship winner.
She won her scholarship six years ago.
“I also have a younger sister who just passed for Harrison College and will hopefully continue the Kodilinye legacy,” he said.
The 18-year-old Christ Church resident won a Barbados Scholarship with Grade 1 results in biology units I and II; chemistry units I and II; physics units I and II; Caribbean Studies and communication studies.
Kodilinye, who attended St Winifred’s and Harrison College, said he was destined to work in the field of medicine.
“It is my vocation,” he told the WEEKEND NATION during an interview yesterday.
“I want to be a doctor but I am also interested in drug research or becoming a medical correspondent for a news agency such as CNN,” he said.
As for the CAPE examinations, he said it was not difficult once you had effective time management skills.
“There is no secret to it; for me, I had set goals for myself and tried to achieve them. Sometimes procrastination sets in but you have to keep focused,” he said.
Kodilinye, who is awaiting word from international universities to which he has applied, had some words of advice for future scholarship hopefuls:
“The most important thing is to know what you want to achieve; set goals and strive for them,” he said. (CA)
