Widening schools' admission criteria could prove controversial within the Church.

BBC: Bishop: 'Open school access, even if standards fall'

Competition for the limited number of spots has become fierce since the city began using standardized tests as the sole criteria for admission in 2007-08.

WSJ: Big Change in Gifted and Talented Testing

He wanted to study music in a German university, but doesn't meet the criteria for admission, and now is thinking of going back to Greece to study to become an oil and natural gas technician.

WSJ: Southern Europe Job Seekers Head for Germany