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Profile of Mr Nicholas Sim, 24, who graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a diploma with merit in Food Science and Technology on May 7.

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Mr Nicholas Sim Jing Xian graduated valedictorian from Singapore Polytechnic’s Diploma in Food Science and Technology course on May 7.

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

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SINGAPORE – He took his A-level examinations three times but failed to qualify for admission to any of the local universities.

But Mr Nicholas Sim Jing Xiang, 23, now has a place in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) after graduating valedictorian from Singapore Polytechnic’s (SP) Diploma in Food Science and Technology (DFST) course on May 7.

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