Aspiring UK medical students in limbo because of exam fiasco

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Aspiring UK medical students in limbo because of exam fiasco

LONDON (AP) — Chris Byrne and Khadijah E. Olonade worked hard to get into medical school, but the computer said no. The teenagers are among thousands of graduating high school students scrambling for spots at British universities following...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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