SINGAPORE - Data analyst Samuel Fong was kicked out of polytechnic twice for long bouts of absenteeism and failing his exams.

       But the third time's the charm. He enrolled yet again in 2016 at the age of 25, and this time did well enough to get into Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

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