Success was my only option: The Journey of a First-Generation Scholar

I composed this quotation from my own lived experience as a first-generation university student who enduredsignificant challenges and went on to achieve substantial academic milestones. It reflects my conviction that,despite the many circumstances that could explain failure, my endurance made success the only acceptabledestination.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-05
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23974519
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Higher Education Research Studies
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Success was my only option: The Journey of a First-Generation Scholar

Kumankum Osagyefo Kwame Owusu-Ababio
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Higher Education Research Studies
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Success was my only option: The Journey of a First-Generation Scholar

Kumankum Osagyefo Kwame Owusu-Ababio
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Abstract

I composed this quotation from my own lived experience as a first-generation university student who enduredsignificant challenges and went on to achieve substantial academic milestones. It reflects my conviction that,despite the many circumstances that could explain failure, my endurance made success the only acceptabledestination.

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Success was my only option: The Journey of a First-Generation Scholar — Kumankum Osagyefo Kwame Owusu-Ababio · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS