Two valedictorians of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology choose Computer Science

The two valedictorians of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology both chose Computer Science.

This year, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University, has two valedictorians. Among them, Pham Khanh Duy, a former student of Ben Tre High School for the Gifted, Ben Tre Province, is the candidate who achieved the highest score in the combined examination method with 94.86/100 points.

This industry has a benchmark score of 79.84 points. This score is a combination of many components, including: the results of the competency assessment test (75%), the graduation exam score (20%), the school report card score (5%) and academic awards, achievements in social activities, literature, sports and fine arts.

Duy achieved 1,067/1,200 points in the capacity assessment test, the graduation exam score according to the A00 group (Math, Physics, Chemistry) was 29.35; the school report card score was 89.9/90.

Tran Duc Minh Hieu, a former student of Nguyen Huu Cau High School in Ho Chi Minh City, topped the competency test with 1,091 points. There were more than 90,000 candidates in the test, but only 20 people achieved Duy and Hieu's scores or higher.

In addition, Minh Hieu also had a high school graduation exam score of 28.25 according to the A00 group and a report card score of 88.1.

Khanh Duy, valedictorian of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Photo: Provided by the school — Khanh Duy, valedictorian of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Photo: *Provided by the school*

Khanh Duy and Minh Hieu both chose Computer Science. Originally a student majoring in Mathematics, Khanh Duy said that choosing Computer Science was not only because of the current trend but also because it suited his passion for Mathematics since high school.

Meanwhile, Minh Hieu has been interested in and has been learning about programming since 8th grade, so he did not hesitate much when making the decision.

"Every summer, I turn on Youtube to watch tutorials on microchip programming and application programming. Failure in a few competitions made me determined to learn more about programming," Minh Hieu shared.

In addition to the two valedictorians, the female student with the highest admission score is Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi, a former student of Ben Tre High School for the Gifted (91.4 points), who also chose to pursue Computer Science.

Meanwhile, the school's runner-up is Nguyen Tien Anh (94.09 points), a former student of Nguyen Thuong Hien High School, Ho Chi Minh City, who dropped out of Computer Science at the last minute. The male student switched to Electrical - Electronics because he believed that this is the foundation for technological advances, along with the development of Information Technology.

"The engineering industry has proven stable over the past decades and is also growing, but unfortunately it receives little attention," Tien Anh assessed.

The two top students of the school were awarded scholarships of 35 million VND, the second-place winner and excellent female students received scholarships of 20 million VND from the Ho Chi Minh City National University Development Fund.

Minh Hieu, top scorer in the competency assessment exam of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Photo: Provided by the school — Minh Hieu, top scorer in the competency assessment exam of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Photo: *Provided by the school*

According to statistics from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, more than 5,000 new students come from 630 high schools in 53 provinces and cities. Of these, about 1,000 students are female, accounting for 18%.

Ho Chi Minh City leads in the number of successful candidates with 1,375 students, followed by Dong Nai (267), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (206), Tien Giang (150), Long An (120).

10 high schools with many students passing Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in 2023:

High School	Number of students admitted
Mac Dinh Chi (HCMC)	79
Nguyen Thuong Hien (HCMC)	77
Le Thanh Tong Secondary School (HCMC)	69
Tran Phu (HCMC)	68
Nguyen Huu Huan (HCMC)	63
Phu Nhuan (HCMC)	63
Gia Dinh (HCMC)	63
Le Quy Don High School (Ba Ria - Vung Tau)	62
Nguyen Thi Minh Khai (HCMC)	54
Le Hong Phong University (HCMC)	54

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology is the school with the most multi-component admission score calculation formula today. Therefore, the school's admission score is calculated on a scale of 100. Compared to last year, the hot majors Computer Science and Computer Engineering not only still lead in admission score but also increase sharply, by 4 and 11 points respectively.

Le Nguyen

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