Beautiful Nghe An female student receives scholarship worth over 8 billion VND in the US

Thanks to her outstanding academic achievements, IELTS 8.0, and a touching essay about herself, female student Nguyen Thi Chi Mai, a math major at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province, won a scholarship worth more than 8 billion VND at Colby College, USA.

Mai said that in primary school, she was a student who was not good at math. Mai even failed to get into the junior high school she wanted. In junior high school, this female student made efforts to improve her math ability and gradually achieved better results such as winning first prize in the Nghe An Province Youth Informatics Competition in 2020. Next, Mai passed the entrance exam to the specialized math class of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An Province. “I used to dislike math because I had not yet discovered its "beauty". In high school, I realized that math can be applied in many fields and explain many problems in life. When studying math, I always ask questions, find the source of the problem rather than applying dry formulas to solve exercises,” Mai said.

Nguyen Thi Chi Mai

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During her high school years, Mai demonstrated her outstanding ability in mathematics. The female student continuously won awards such as: second prize in the 2022 Student Mathematics Olympiad, second prize in the 2024 National Excellent Student Mathematics Competition... In July 2023, Mai had the opportunity to participate in the PiMA Summer Camp (Projects in Mathematics and Applications), a non-profit project in the field of applied mathematics held annually at the University of Natural Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City. Here, Mai learned university-level knowledge such as: applied mathematics, informatics, biology... and participated in research on bioinformatics (Bioinformatics is a field of science that uses technology from applied mathematics, informatics, biochemistry... to solve biological problems).

Besides being good at math, Mai is also fluent in English.

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“My group members and I participated in the research project Bulk RNA-Sequencing Quantification (applying statistical and computational methods to optimize the quantification of mRNA molecules in a transcriptome). My group members and I received guidance from PhD students at Yale University, Caltech (California Institute of Technology), Rutgers University... to complete the project. This project studies the quantification of proteins in the human body to help in the process of verifying the effectiveness of drugs...", Mai shared. Mai said that this project was one of the highlights in her application for a scholarship to study abroad. In addition, the female student also wrote 2 essays on the topics of her mother, the studious spirit of people in Nghe An province and baking. Expressing her own personality and character in the 2 essays helped Mai's study abroad application to be accepted. In addition to being good at math, the female student is also fluent in English. Mai said that she has learned from her grandmother's lectures as an English lecturer since she was a child. The female student's foreign language learning is very natural, without pressure and has been formed over many years. The female student also regularly listens to music and watches movies from countries such as England, America... to further improve her foreign language skills and proficiency. In 8th grade, Mai achieved IELTS 7.5 and 8.0 in October 2023.

Mai has the opportunity to attend PiMA Summer Camp in 2023

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To relieve the pressure of studying, Mai also researched and opened an online bakery selling things like panna cotta, mousse, tiramisu, etc. In addition, the female student also really likes the band Chillies. Having guided Mai at PiMA Summer Camp, Nguyen Trung Nghia, a PhD student in mathematics at Rutgers University (USA), commented: “In 2023, I had the opportunity to participate in the selection and directly guide Mai at PiMA Summer Camp. You are one of the few campers who regularly spend time before each class to review knowledge from the internet and textbooks. This helps you understand new math theories very quickly in lectures. I am very impressed with Mai's ability to self-study. This female student is very friendly and easy to approach. I believe Mai will be very successful in the future."

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