DREAMS of pursuing careers in healthcare were dashed for several British school-leavers as the COVID-19 pandemic deprived them of their opportunity to shine in state exams.
Instead of sitting their A-Levels, English students were graded using an algorithm that calculated each student's result based on their past work, trial exam results and their school's past performance, with students across the country seeing their grades slump significantly.
One aspiring medical student reported that he had received a B and two C grades, a massive drop from the three A grades he had landed during his trial exams earlier this year, and leaving him short of the marks required for his preferred course at King's College London.
The results, which were released earlier this week have seen British universities scramble to readjust their entry requirements "to take account of the extraordinary circumstances," inews.co.uk reported.
The publication also noted that students from poorer backgrounds saw a "greater downward adjustment" to their grades than those from more affluent areas.
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