8 famous Vietnamese international students in 2016

Possessing excellent academic achievements, good English skills, outstanding soft skills and community spirit, these young people have brought Vietnamese intelligence to the world and have been welcomed by leading international universities.

From a janitor's daughter to a Harvard freshman

Born in 1997, Tran Thi Dieu Lien is a former English major student at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted (HCMC). Born into a family with a father who was a sign maker and a mother who was a janitor at a university, Dieu Lien was completely self-reliant and self-taught while applying for a scholarship to the US.

During her high school years, Lien won many scholarships and had excellent scientific research achievements. Passionate about science, she often bought discarded and cheap scraps to explore and create. The extracurricular activity that Lien devoted the most effort to was teaching poor children.

Winning a full scholarship of 302,920 USD (about 6.8 billion VND) for 4 years at the prestigious Harvard University is a perfect result for a strong will to overcome difficulties. Becoming a new student, Lien plans to choose a major related to science and technology.

Ams school ambassador wins 6 billion VND scholarship from Columbia University

Male student Dao Vu Quang, the multi-talented ambassador of Ams school, has conquered 4 prestigious universities in the US with full scholarships, including: Columbia University (Ivy League - Top 4 National University), Duke (Top 8 National University), Cornell (Ivy League - Top 15 National University), Williams College (Top 1 Liberal Arts).

Winning many prestigious awards at home and abroad in Mathematics, the Ams ambassador was once the youngest Vietnamese delegate to attend the International Science Conference in Israel. Most recently, he brought home the Silver Medal at the International Mathematics Olympiad IMO 2016. Previously, Quang won the First Prize at the Asian Young Leaders Conference in 2015, the Silver Medal for Piano performance at the Asian Arts Festival in 2014, and many other awards.

Quang Ngai girl conquers 12 prestigious universities at the same time

Vo Tuong An, a petite girl who has made everyone admire her for her excellent academic and extracurricular achievements, has been awarded scholarships by 12 American universities with the world's top educational quality. The Vietnamese female student is the co-founder of International Catalysts for Empowerment, a non-profit educational organization in Vietnam, India, Korea and Texas (USA).

Tuong An was the valedictorian of Binh Son district for three consecutive years as a student at Nguyen Tu Tan Secondary School (Quang Ngai) before going to the US to study at John Bapst High School.

I was awarded a 4-year scholarship from Harvard University, worth 63,900 USD/year (5.6 billion VND for 4 years), Stanford University: 66,699 USD/year (5.9 billion VND for 4 years), Yale University: 68,230 USD/year (nearly 6.1 billion VND for 4 years)...

Vietnamese girl with "huge" achievements invited by 5 prestigious American universities

Valedictorian of high schools in Australia, valedictorian of Ho Chi Minh City High School for the Gifted, perfect GPA and SAT 2 scores, near-perfect SAT 1 and TOEFL scores, gold medal at the Chemistry Olympiad on April 30..., these are some of the "peak" achievements of Vo Ngoc Hai Chau (born in 1997) - a Vietnamese female student who received a full scholarship from the prestigious Stanford University this season.

In addition to receiving a full scholarship worth 200,000 USD for 4 years (about 4.4 billion VND) from Stanford University, the world's leading university (ranked 4th among the best National Universities in the US), Hai Chau also received attractive full scholarships from leading universities in the US such as California Institute of Technology (top 10 best National Universities in the US), Middlebury (Top 4 National Liberal Arts Universities), Grinnell (Top 19 National Liberal Arts Universities) and the University of Richmond.

Female student makes a miracle, "wins" a full scholarship of 10.2 billion VND to go to France

Born in 1998, Pham Vu Hoang Ha is a former student of the French Bilingual class at Hanoi - Amsterdam High School. For 12 consecutive years, she has always achieved the title of Excellent Student. The 9X girl continuously won awards in the French language competitions at the Hanoi city level: Third prize in 2012, First prize in 2013, Third prize in 2015...

The Vietnamese girl had to go through a very strict selection process from the application round to the most stressful exam with 5 subjects in French (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, French). Overcoming many obstacles, Pham Vu Hoang Ha was the only candidate to pass the direct interview round and finally, she won the prestigious ASPF scholarship in 2016.

The ASPF scholarship will grant a talented Vietnamese female student 138,000 euros/year for 3 years of university (equivalent to 10.2 billion VND) to pursue Biotechnology in the hexagonal country.

The young man received a certificate of merit from President Obama and won scholarships to 5 prestigious American universities.

Coming to the US with his family in 2006, Diep Quoc Thang was only in 4th grade at that time. From being unfamiliar with the new environment and not being able to speak English fluently, only 5 years later, on June 23, 2011, Diep Quoc Thang received a certificate of merit from US President Barack Obama and the US Secretary of Education for his excellent academic achievements.

Most recently, Thang graduated as Valedictorian of Grover Cleveland Charter High School, USA with a GPA of 4.4 and immediately won scholarships from 2 private universities and 3 top public universities in the world in the US: Harvard (No. 1), Yale (No. 8), and University of California - Berkely (No. 6), University of California - Los Angles (UCLA, No. 10), University of California - San Diego (UCSD, No. 40).

Female student majoring in Chinese received a scholarship of over 7 billion VND from Harvard University

The small, pretty girl Ton Hien Anh is the first student in the Chinese language class of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School to successfully enroll in Harvard University, USA with a full scholarship worth 320,000 USD (more than 7 billion VND) for 4 years.

With a lovely face with dimples and bright eyes, Hien Anh modestly admits that she is “not very smart, but has to make up for it with diligence”. This 9X female student from Amsterdam not only “quickly defeated” the famous Harvard school but also simultaneously won scholarships from many other American universities this admissions season.

There is always luck in success, but above all, it is the determination and effort of Ton Hien Anh with the aspiration of Harvard. The good results in the standardized tests of the female student in Hanoi are not accidental. Hien Anh told a funny story about the "horrifying truth" of fighting the SAT every day with 150-200% of her strength, learning new words anytime, anywhere...

18-year-old female Art Club leader wins 6 scholarships to American universities

Studying in the US since grade 10, Nguyen Vo Minh Tram graduated from Nebraska High School with an impressive academic record. The Vietnamese girl achieved a perfect GPA of 4.0/4.0, ACT 35/36, SAT 2310/2400... along with many talent awards from Pius X School and the state of Nebraska.

Not stopping there, this girl born in 1998, who is active in extracurricular activities (such as leader of the Pius X School Art Club, founder and president of the Pius X Science Bowl Club, program director of the 2016 Silver Lining project, member of the Math Club, Pius X women's soccer team...) continued to make many people admire when she won a full scholarship worth 244,000 USD for 4 years of study (about 5.4 billion VND) from the University of Richmond and scholarships from 5 other American universities, including: New York University, Bowdoin College, University of Southern California, Denison College, Rutgers University and an admission letter from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

According to Dantri