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 move forward and try our best. |
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 in advertising and her mother was a janitor for a university in Saigon. Dieu Lien once confided that studying is like exercising, if you want, you can do it in any condition. The girl said that the difficulties in the past are the factors that shaped her personality and success today. |
In 2011, Ton Nu Ha Anh - a student at Hanoi - Amsterdam High School - received scholarships from 5 American universities: Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Brown and Wellesley. Ha Anh confided that she always believes that if you have passion, determination and are not afraid to take risks, you have everything. The 9X Vietnamese girl made many friends admire her when she got 4 A's in all 4 subjects in her first semester. |
In April 2016, Ha Anh's younger sister, Ton Hien Anh (18 years old), was also accepted by Harvard University with financial support of 320,000 USD (more than 7 billion VND) for 4 years of study. She is the first female student in the Chinese language class of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted to be admitted to Harvard. Admitting that she is not very smart but always diligent, studying with 200% of her strength, to fulfill her dream of studying in the US, every day, Hien Anh tries to learn 150 English words anytime, anywhere. |
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 make every effort to achieve her goals. According to Minh Khue, the scores for applying 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. |