Queen of history.
KAMEIKA ROBINSON, the 17-year-old student from The Queen’s School, has dominated the regional rankings for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) History Unit 1 examinations for the 2017-2018 academic year.
From a cohort of hundreds of students around the Caribbean, Robinson has topped the rankings of a subject widely regarded as a particularly challenging one. Jamaica has not had a student ranking first place in this subject for the past five years.
Additionally, Robinson’s tenacity paid dividends in this year’s examinations as she also placed sixth in the Caribbean for CAPE Law Unit 1.
Having secured regional placements in CAPE, it is not surprising that Robinson achieved all ones for the four subjects she sat.
Robinson’s choice of subjects underpins her desire to be an impactful human rights lawyer who demonstrates a devotion to effective advocacy.
ULTIMATE ASPIRATION
This former valedictorian is described by her peers as passionate, highly motivated, and charismatic.
Her success is driven by a longing to uplift the financial situation of her household.
She shared, “My ultimate aspiration in life is to be better than my parents were” in order to “make my parents proud and, most importantly, myself proud”.
She revealed how difficult it is to attend school and how sometimes it would be easier for her to stay at home. She said, “Sometimes my parents don’t have it and instead of just sitting at home because of that, I decided that I am going to school nonetheless because I have to beat this struggle.”
Robinson achieved her goals, to date, by pursuing a multifaceted approach of listening to her teacher’s advice, consulting different sources, and reading widely. Her approach to studying involves revising as often as possible at the end of each day to avoid the dire trap of exam “cramming”.