During this year's US university admissions season, Nguyen Quynh Anh, a student at Concordia International School Hanoi, has been continuously accepted into prestigious schools such as Stanford University (top 2 in the world), Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (top 1 in the US for Business), University of California, Los Angeles (top 18 in the world)... At these schools, the female student from Nghe An all set her sights on majors related to economics and finance. Quynh Anh said that before finding her passion, she also had to "try many roles, participate in many fields" to know what was suitable.

Nguyen Quynh Anh has just been admitted to Stanford University.

Born in Vinh city (Nghe An), Quynh Anh followed her parents to Hanoi to live. At that time, she was sent to study at an international inter-level school. For Quynh Anh, this was a huge challenge because the friends around her all studied and talked to each other entirely in English. The language barrier caused her, who had quite good academic performance, to fall behind in the first semester. "Not understanding what my friends and teachers were saying, I felt very lost and had difficulty integrating," Quynh Anh recalled. With her parents by her side, during that period, while studying at school, Quynh Anh also registered for many extra classes from 6am to 9pm. She had almost no breaks to focus on catching up with her classmates. Continuously for a semester, the female student's performance began to improve. Thanks to that, Quynh Anh gradually regained her confidence. By grade 9, Quynh Anh began participating in a variety of extracurricular activities with the goal of discovering her strengths. “I participated in many different activities to find my strengths. From the ability to memorize, think critically, communicate and my own stance helped me realize that I had a passion for the field of economics,” Quynh Anh said. In grade 11, putting aside some side interests, Quynh Anh focused her time on activities related to the field of study she wanted to pursue. “Economic Witch” is the first project the female student participated in as project president. Quynh Anh and more than 30 members organized activities to share knowledge about business and economics with nearly 3,000 high school students in Hanoi. In particular, the group organized 3 online seminars with the participation of a number of representatives of banks and social enterprises to talk about issues related to finance and macroeconomics. In addition, a number of seminars sharing experiences and job opportunities in the financial industry organized by the group also had the participation of international speakers who are also working in this field. Quynh Anh said that the motivation for the group to carry out a series of these activities was because in the general education program in Vietnam, students do not have many opportunities to access subjects related to business, economics, and finance. Therefore, the female student's wish through the project is to be able to connect and share knowledge with other students who share the same passion. In addition to this activity, Quynh Anh is also the co-founder and leader of the "Women in Business" project. Within 2 years, the project has reached about 3,000 women, supporting them with technology in business such as how to use Excel, applying AI to shorten work processing time, etc. 11th grade was also the time when Quynh Anh started focusing on standardized tests and essay writing. In 2 years, the female student achieved absolute scores in many AP subjects (advanced placement program with knowledge equivalent to the first year of university) such as Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Probability and Statistics, Calculus, World History... In addition, Quynh Anh's average score was also A+ throughout her high school years. Quynh Anh also included the journey of changing herself and constantly making efforts in her essay. From the first difficulties when moving from Vinh (Nghe An) to Hanoi to study, she turned that "shock" into a driving force to develop and rise strongly. Gradually, she regained her confidence and began her journey to find what she wanted. According to Quynh Anh, the essay was written from the most genuine things and also the emotions she had gone through, so everything spoke most accurately about who she was. “Finally, I wrote about my desire to pursue a career in business and be able to carry out activities related to promoting equality in business.” Having abandoned more than 30 drafts before having a complete essay, Quynh Anh believes that the biggest lesson she received when writing an essay is to start writing as soon as possible, and to spend time researching the school she wants to attend to know what kind of candidate they want to look for. This not only helps candidates express that spirit in their essays but also contributes to better preparation for the interviews that follow. Having received a series of invitations from American universities, Quynh Anh plans to enroll at Stanford University next August. The major she wants to pursue is Finance. Quynh Anh hopes to become an expert in the field of financial data analysis for social enterprises in the future.

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