The joy of studying harder and getting good grades amidst acid attacks; lessons from UK and Zanzibar
Student who had acid thrown into her face in Zanzibar learns she has won a place at Bristol moments before skin graft operation
- Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup, both 18, were doused with acid on Zanzibar
- Miss Trup will be reading history while Miss Gee wants to go to Leeds
- Both are due to have grafts at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Boy, 12, gets A* in maths while teenager gets 6A*s in her incredible results
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One of the teenagers who had acid thrown on her in Zanzibar was told she had been given a place at university as she went into surgery for a skin graft this morning.
Kirstie Trup will be going to Bristol University and reading history after receiving her A level results like thousands of others today.
The 18-year-old found out the news at the burns unit in Chelsea and Westminster hospital this morning.
She and Katie Gee, also 18, were splashed with battery acid while volunteering on the African island, leaving them with burns on their faces, chests and hands.
Brave: Kirstie Trup, who was attacked in Zanzibar, received some good news today before she went into surgery for a skin graft, because she is off to university after getting good A-Level grades
Apprehension: Kirstie Trup, left, and Katie Gee, were flown home from the Indian Ocean island after the attack, and both will get exam results today like thousands of others
Miss Gee is also expecting her results today and is about to undergo skin graft procedures at the Chelsea and Westminster as well.
Kirstie's family said today they received the news when the UCAS website indicated that she had been accepted by the university indicating that she had achieved the grades required.
She wants to study history while Katie's first choice is the University of Leeds.
Speaking from her bedside, her proud father Marc said: 'Kirstie got the good news before she went into theatre this morning.
Care: The two teenagers were both taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital after returning to the UK from Zanzibar on Friday
'Beyond imagination': The teenage girls were covered by sheets as they were escorted out of an ambulance and into the hospital
Attack: Two men on a moped hurled acid in the girls' faces as they walked to meet friends for dinner in Stone Town, Zanzibar (seen in a file photo)
'We haven't opened the letter with her results in yet, but Kirstie is very modest so I don't think she will want to tell the whole world if she has done well.
'We found out that she got a place to study History at Bristol University and will be starting in September, she will be very pleased.
'At the moment she is having an operation, a skin graft, and will probably be in hospital for a couple of days feeling a bit uncomfortable.
'At the moment my wife Rochelle and I are waiting for her to come out.
'She is incredibly positive, she is very strong, but we have never had any experience of this kind of thing before and nothing can prepare you for it.'
Bright spark: Kate Prescott, 18, from Swanmore, will be going toCambridge University to study natural sciences after receiving six A*s this morning
Kate Prescott is celebrating getting six A*s in her A-levels and will now go to Cambridge University to study natural sciences.
The 18-year-old, from Swanmore in Hampshire, also scored three As in her AS-levels at state-run Peter Symonds' College in Winchester.
'I'm speechless really,' she said. 'I guess I did work a little bit. Really, I did work really hard - I didn't have much spare time, but I have achieved what I wanted.
'I'm surprised I have done so well because I had a lot of subjects, so, although I was predicted A*s, I could have slipped up with some of them.'
The keen sailor received the top grades at A-level in maths, further maths, chemistry, physics, general studies and the extended project. She got As at AS-level in biology, French and critical thinking.
'I don't think that A-levels are getting easier; perhaps people are just getting better,' she said.
'Everyone works very hard to do well.'
She will now go to Cambridge in the autumn and will not take a gap year.
'I think I want to go into science research of some sort but I don't know which science yet,' she added.
Meanwhile child genius Andrew Ejemai picked up an A* in his A-Level maths - at the age of 12.
Usain Bolt fanatic Andrew proved he is as quick off the mark as his hero by acing the exam at Brentwood School, Essex, six years early.
Clever boy: 12-year-old Andrew Ejemai got an A* in A-Level maths at at Brentwood College, Essex
Brainbox Andrew was offered a place at prestigious Eton College after earning an A* in GCSE maths when he was just NINE.
After collecting his result yesterday (Thursday), the wannabee computer engineer said: 'I started to enjoy maths when I was six or seven years old.
'I like solving equations and algebra and feel happy when I solve a hard question.'
Jon Williams, head of maths at Brentwood, said: 'Andrew is a very talented young man with an exceptional ability in Mathematics.
'To have completed his A Level by the age of 12 is impressive enough. To have achieved an A* grade is phenomenal.
'He is the most able student I have come across in 18 years of teaching.'
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