25 August, 2022
With an excellent set of A-level results this summer, Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy (OBA) Sixth Form has secured their first student to successfully gain a place at university to study medicine and surgery, with the prospect of becoming a doctor on completion of their studies.
Engy Hamido Desouki, joined the academy in 2015 and since then has had a clear vision for her future. Although coming to the UK and not speaking English as her first language, Engy fully embraced her education and took every opportunity provided to her.
She completed her seven-year journey at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy by securing a place at the academy sixth form, following the OBA Scholars programme (pre-med route). As part of this programme, Engy completed the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) where she achieved a Grade A. This programme supports students in ensuring they have the experience and guidance to make the choice about which medicine or dentistry course they wish to choose and at which university.
The pre-med programme enables students like Engy to take advantage of many opportunities and provides:
Not only did Engy fully embrace the opportunities outlined above she also took advantage of:
Scott Fenner, assistant principal/head of sixth form said: “I am extremely proud of Engy in securing her place studying medicine at university. She may have had a clear vision of what she wanted for her future, but this has not come without many hurdles that could have stopped this from becoming reality.
“Mrs Diamond has mentored Engy throughout her time at sixth form, providing support, guidance and the many opportunities to ensure she was able to get to her chosen destination.
She has displayed excellent resilience, independence and maturity throughout her education and has been the model sixth form student we expect at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy. Her sheer determination to succeed in her chosen career path has been the key ingredient to her success, taking on the many opportunities provided to her to make her stand out over other applicants for her chosen course. As an extremely competitive chosen career pathway, Engy has managed to secure her place through all of the extra-curricular activities that she undertook. She is very modest with her ability and determination; however, I know she is already offering her support to work with our future medic applicants during her time at university.
“I would like to personally wish her every success and look forward to seeing her achieve her dreams – well done!”
Engy said: “I would like to thank Mrs Diamond, Mr Fenner and the school as a whole for providing me with continued support since day one. Being a doctor has always been a dream of mine; especially at Lancaster University which meant that I had to put a lot of effort and determination in order to get to where I am today.
“I’m hoping to encourage other students to do as much as they possibly could to get to where they want to be and to continue making my school proud in the future.”
Category: News, Student story
Tags: A-level 2022 success, First student to secure place to study medicine, OBA sixth form, Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
