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2024-06-17 05:33:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 73BCD60021E04DD9F568C865C9DC89971D69E969A2414581F5B9F6C4FDEB34E7
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In the United Kingdom there is a cap on medical and dental students and only 16% of students with the required grades are accepted. This is relevant as the pictured post is stating that a place taken by an international student means a national student loses out. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9735/#:~:text=The%20UK%20Government%20has%20said,years%20in%202020%20and%202021. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/jun/22/2022-hardest-year-in-living-memory-to-enter-uk-medical-school#:~:text=Ucas%2C%20the%20admissions%20service%2C%20says,down%20from%2020.4%25%20in%202021.
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