So then, how did I get accepted into Cornell University with a lower GPA (4.33) and SAT scores (2040) then you?

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It is hoped those who participate will gain good enough A-level grades to get into the university as undergraduates but, crucially, they are also given extra credits if they complete the summer school courses.

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While productive, home workers are 50% less likely to get a promotion than those who come into the office, according to a study published last week by Stanford University.

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And if you get the A levels, go on to university or go into further training, it affects your life and I just worry sometimes that we're in danger of going back to a language that says, yeah, you're working too hard at 16 to 18.

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At Northwestern University, items such as CDs and 25-page writing samples get dumped into a bin.

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He was a pre-med major at the University of Miami, but failed to get into med school.

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"We're trying to serve as a launching pad to get inventions into the hands of those who can develop them, " says Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton, who spent 23 years in the chemistry department at MIT and has a few patents in his name.

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