Across the world, our BVIS alumni continue to develop their own inspiring stories. Let’s learn more about how their academic experience and opportunities at BVIS and overseas helped them develop their ambitions, career goals and successes in life.
We are happy to share with you some thoughts of Phan Vinh Toan, a BVIS alumnus of 2021. Toan is now studying Psychology at Manchester University - UK, which is a part of the famous Russell Group and ranked 28th by QS World University Rankings 2023.
Over a year, Vinh Toan has had lots of impressive experiences of living and learning in Manchester, England. In addition to its well-known academic environment, Manchester has a variety of clubs/communities. Toan is currently the President of the Vietnamese Student Council; he said this was a great chance for him to develop relationships, communication skills and quickly get along with friends from around the globe.
When asked about his motivations for becoming a psychologist, Toan answered that he was very interested in developing this thought on wellbeing. He added, by balancing emotion and stress release play an important role to bring us a better life which is happier and comfortable. Regarding to the goal of wellbeing care for teenagers, Vinh Toan is working hard and hopes to apply the knowledge and experiences he is gaining in the UK into Vietnamese life later on in his career.
To make the dream of being a Manchester University student come true, Toan had a hard-working and memorable journey at BVIS. The process of applying to universities such as Cambridge and personal essays are the most important elements in the assessment.
“Mr. Luke Curran –Head of Safeguarding, Welfare and Guidance is the one who guided and helped me to correct and complete my personal essay. Moreover, he gave me suggestions to write a persuasive essay which expressed my opinions and personality. My international A Level grades also helped me successfully attend my dream university. Thanks to the effective teaching and learning in the BVIS classrooms and through the wholehearted support of all the BVIS staff, I could achieve high A Level exam results,” Vinh Toan said.
Vinh Toan also would like to send a message to younger BVIS students, “Be yourself, never give up, do not fear failure, and always care about your wellbeing. Failure is not a scary thing, learn from it instead. Do not fall into negative thoughts because none of us is perfect. However, set up a clear goal and try hard to achieve it. Your efforts will be worth it.”
