Student rejected because of conviction is granted interview

摘要

A student whose offer of a place to study medicine at Imperial College London was withdrawn after the college learned of his criminal conviction has been offered an interview at Manchester University after he appealed against Manchester's previous decision to reject him.Majid Ahmed has been trying to secure a place to study medicine for almost two years, since he first applied to four university medical schools in September 2006, but he believes that his attempts have been hampered by his conviction for burglary.