The journey to international stature of a 'barefoot' male student

From a student lacking many skills, thanks to the '5 Good Students' movement, Nguyen Tuan Thanh, a third-year student at the International School (Hanoi National University), has become a 'multi-talented' young man with admirable achievements.

Change yourself

Born and raised in a farming family in Phu Xuyen District, a suburb of Hanoi, Nguyen Tuan Thanh had almost "zero" skills because he did not participate in many extracurricular activities and was weakest in foreign languages. But with the determination to change himself, Thanh dared to "enlist" to study business data analysis BDA, International School with tuition fees of up to hundreds of millions per year. However, the young man had a secret to making money so that he did not have to ask his parents for money during his university studies.

Male student Nguyen Tuan Thanh

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"My parents are both farmers, so they don't have the money to send me to such an expensive school. But because of that, I can choose my own learning environment, not be under pressure from my family, be my own boss, and have my own strategy. The reason I chose to study at an International School is because I wanted a completely different environment from my high school years. I'm good at natural sciences like math, physics, and chemistry, and I've competed in excellent student competitions, but I'm weak at foreign languages, my English score is only 5-6. Meanwhile, my friends in the city have a lot of extra classes so they're very good at English," Thanh shared.

Talking about the tuition fee of hundreds of millions each year, the young man proudly said that because he was the valedictorian during the entrance exam, through essay writing and interview, Thanh was exempted from 100% of the tuition fee. To have money to cover daily expenses, Thanh set a goal of conquering domestic and international scholarships. "Thanks to having a clear goal, I used the knowledge I learned to work as a tutor and "hunt" for scholarships, so I did not have financial difficulties, did not have to ask my parents for any money, even had money to buy a computer and phone", Thanh said. In addition to class time, Thanh is very active in participating in extracurricular activities, especially the Youth Union and Student Association to improve professional knowledge and improve social skills. Thanh said that he had really "changed" when entering the university environment and participating in the "5 Good Students" movement (good ethics - good study - good physical strength - good volunteering - good integration). Thanks to this movement, Thanh discovered himself and has a "huge" list of achievements: a typical young face of Hanoi National University; GPA of 3.91/4.0; champion of the Eco-n 2021 Environmental Startup Competition; champion of the Hack4SvGrowth - Student Growth Innovation Competition; third prize in the National Student Startup Ideas Competition; second prize in the Innovative Startup Ideas Competition at Hanoi National University... Thanh is also the owner of many international scholarships, with scientific research published at international conferences. The male student is also a speaker sharing in workshops attended by thousands of students...

Consider the criteria of "5 Good Students" as a guideline

Sharing about his journey of self-change, Thanh said he was inspired and learned about the title "5 Good Students" through the Youth Union of the International School as well as talented seniors in the school and in the school's clubs. Therefore, right from his first year, Thanh determined that this would be the goal he aimed for in his learning and training process in the university environment. "The 5 criteria of "5 Good Students" have always been a solid guideline for me to rely on and build my own development strategy in each stage. From there, I know how to select suitable opportunities to experience, learn and accumulate. Opportunities for students are always diverse, coming from within the country and internationally. Basically, the easiest way to find them is from the school I am studying at. I always grasp information about events and activities in the school on the school's media channels, from information from friends to participate", Thanh shared. At the same time, the male student said that always building a good network of friends, with a group of friends who share the same goals is also one of the strategies that helped him conquer the title of "5 Good Students" at the Central level right after finishing his second year of university. "It's not just friends with the same major to achieve high GPA, but also people who compete in competitions such as startups, scientific research and extracurricular activities", Thanh confided. The male student also shared that the journey to become a "5 Good Students" has been a direction and helped Thanh develop a variety of skills and factors necessary for a young person in the digital age. "5 Good Students gives me the opportunity to look back and understand myself, know who I want to become and what I should do to achieve those dreams. "5 Good Students" is also a journey that makes me mature, has diverse experiences, and adds more motivation for me to dare to act and face challenges", the young man confided.

With his inspirational journey and outstanding achievements, Nguyen Tuan Thanh became one of the outstanding delegates at the 11th Congress of the Vietnam Student Association (term 2023 - 2028) recently. At the same time, Thanh was chosen to read the congress's letter to all Vietnamese students at home and abroad.

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