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Turned down by NUS and NTU, this self-described 'late bloomer' now has a Harvard PhD

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Rejected by NUS and Nanyang Technological University, Dr Joel Tan worried he might not be suited for higher education. But a last-ditch application to the University of Toronto proved transformative: he went on to earn his PhD from Harvard, according to Channel NewsAsia.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/up-close/harvard-ph...

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