Autumnwatch's Megan McCubbin was told she 'would never get a degree' due to difficulties

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Chris Packham's stepdaughter took a knock to her confidence after one of her teachers told her she'd never be able to achieve a degree in a science subject due to her learning condition.

However, she proved the tutor wrong, and graduated back in 2018, at the age of 23. Megan's dyslexia affects the way that she learns and processes information, meaning that she has to choose unconventional ways of retaining knowledge.While the traditional classroom methods might not work for her, the determined TV host found a way that does, and she managed to conquer her weaknesses while following in her stepfather's footsteps to achieve a career in TV.She first opened up about her battle when she read a tweet asking: " What were you told you’d never be able to achieve, but have since accomplished?"The triumphant Animal Park star wrote back defiantly: "My teacher told me I would never get a degree in science due to my dyslexia.

I graduate tomorrow."The 27-year-old went on to join Ben Fogle and Kate Humble on Animal Park, applying her zoology knowledge to help her land the role.She confided in a candid interview: "I struggled at school – I found it really, really difficult and was terrible at exams.""Complicated science" proved challenging for her, as she had to "find my own way to learn it"."After a class I might be able to relay the information and understand it, but there was no chance that I could retain it in the way that was asked of me.

My brain definitely works very differently from other people’s," she explained in the Radio Times.Nowadays, she avoids memorising scripts for her TV role as she prefers not to present with a "head full of words".Instead, she ensures she has a solid understanding of the basic points first, and then.