He also speaks of connections. There’s this lad I know, his dad was the chairman of Asia-Pacific Anaesthesiology Society (or whatever name that goes by); his mum was a senior consultant gastroenterologist – both board accredited specialists with high standing amongst their colleagues. This lad got 4As in his A levels but was still not even granted an interview to the National University of Singapore, despite letters written to the administration (who are doctors) by his parents