Getting into varsities from less traditional routes


For decades, law and medicine courses in Singapore have been filled with top junior college graduates, but universities say this demographic is starting to change. - 123rf.com

FOR decades, law and medicine courses in Singapore have been filled with top junior college graduates, but universities say this demographic is starting to change.

More polytechnic graduates are making a presence in these two fields of study, with faculties observing a more diverse mix of students in recent years.

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