A teenager thought her dreams of going to Oxford University were over after becoming ill while studying for her A-Levels. Megan Kelly, from Ingleby Barwick , had severe allergic reactions which threatened to scupper her plans to go to Oxford, as her attendance at Prior Pursglove College suffered.

Megan said: “In my second year, it dropped to 70%, which wasn’t fantastic, and I expected to be going to my second choice of University, St Andrews, because of this." However, her dedication and resilience meant she still got the grades needed to be accepted at Oxford, as they included A-stars in her EPQ and history, as well as As in Spanish and classic civilisations.

She is due leave Teesside to start her course at Oxford University, where she will study Spanish and beginners’ Russian, on Oct

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