The secret to getting into the world's top universities of young Vietnamese people at Harvard

In 2015, Chau Thanh Vu became a PhD student in Economics at Harvard University. Vu shared that he often took on many tasks. Sometimes, the unclear division of tasks made him lose a lot of time, so the only way was to sleep less to complete everything.

Thanh Vu always thinks of himself as a young person who is not smart but hard-working and self-educated. Vu believes that there is no limit for any of us, what we need to do is just keep moving forward and try our best.

Nguyen Dinh Ton Nureceived the good news of being admitted to Harvard University in 2017 with a full scholarship worth 7 billion VND. Ton Nu expressed that she thinks a lot and is strict with herself. Ton Nu has a very clear orientation of what is qualified, what is not, and never has illusions about success.

In the future, the female student said she will live in a way that does not distinguish between studying and playing, even when playing it must serve the purpose of studying, when studying it must also serve the deeper purpose of playing.

Tran Thi Dieu Lien (19 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City) was awarded a scholarship of over 300,000 USD for 4 years of study (about 7 billion VND) by Harvard in 2016, making many people admire her.

What is special is that Dieu Lien was born into a family with many difficulties. Her father worked as an advertising sign maker and her mother was a janitor for a university in Saigon. Dieu Lien once confided that studying is like exercising, if you want to, you can do it in any condition. The girl said that the difficulties in the past are the factors that have shaped her personality and success today.

La Ho Minh Khue - a former student of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School - received a $320,000 scholarship to Harvard in 2014. She shared that thanks to her mother - journalist Ho Thi Hai Au - who has always been by her side for the past 18 years, she has been given more determination and will try her best to achieve her goals.

According to Minh Khue, the scores to apply to Harvard University start from middle school, so during this time she achieved the highest possible score. In 10th grade, the female student continued to practice piano, draw and spent more time studying for American standardized tests such as TOEFL iBT, SAT1, SAT2, GAP. In 11th grade, the female student completed these exams to focus on preparing for social activities.