Thien Dang, class of 2021 won an outstanding scholarship from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, majoring in Computer Science!

Congratulations to Thien Dang on your outstanding scholarship from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, majoring in Computer Science! 

Thien Dang has superbly received 10 offers and 2 scholarships from universities in the US and Canada namely University of Massachusetts – Amherst with $64,000 scholarship, University of Illinois at Chicago with $40,000 scholarship, University of Toronto, Texas A&M University, Purdue University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Massachusetts at Boston, University of Texas at Dallas, University of California - Santa Cruz and Michigan State University with the invitation to join Honors College.  

Considering these attractive offers from prestigious universities, Thien Dang decided to study Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, ranked #20 world-wide according to US News, with the scholarship of $64,000! 

Thien Dang has marked his journey at BVIS with many outstanding achievements, such as the Gold medal in Saigon Young Mathematics, Gold medal in UKMT Mathematics; 2 Silver medals, 1 Gold medal and 1 Gold ticket at the Southeast Asian Maths Tournament - SEAMC; Silver Medal at World Maths Competition - WMC. Specially, Thien Dang was also awarded the highest score in Mathematics in the world by CAIE's IGCSE International Examinations held in June 2019. 

When asked about his motivations, Thien Dang shared, “One of my first impressions when I got into BVIS was the school aims to encourage students to be ambitious. It’s just meaningful and beneficial for young people to embrace themselves and be ready for new challenges all the time. This has helped me to raise my confidence and boost my sense of achievement even more.”  

In the AS Level exam 2020, Thien Dang has excellently received 3 total A* for Maths, Physics and Computer Science to conquer the Artificial Intelligence major at university. Sharing about the Computer Science major as well as future plans, Thien Dang said: “Artificial intelligence (AI) gives people automation, contributing to improve productivity in many fields such as manufacturing, service, medical and so on. I hope that after completing my study program and returning home, I will be one of the young people with ambitions and progressive elites who have been studied abroad to contribute to the evolution of my homeland and the development of Vietnam's Information of technology industry."

Congratulations to Thien Dang for your successes at this crucial stage of your educational pathway. BVIS has been privileged to have you part of our special school community. Wherever you are, we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. Remember to always follow your passions and have a lot of fun at the University of University of Massachusetts Amherst!