As a substitute of selecting one of many eight Ivy League faculties that accepted him, George Bush Excessive College senior Thinh Pham selected a unique path.
HOUSTON — George Bush Excessive College senior Thinh Pham goes locations after he graduates. There are additionally some locations he is not going — to any of the eight Ivy League faculties that accepted him.
That is proper. Pham was accepted to each single Ivy League college … and loads of different universities. However on Thursday, with family and friends by his aspect, Pham made his school resolution reside on KHOU 11+, unzipping his sweater to disclose a shirt together with his college of selection.
“I’m truly not attending an Ivy League college,” he mentioned. “I’m attending MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Know-how).”
His academics and counselors took turns singing his praises, emphasizing his laborious work and mentioning that past the Ivy League faculties, he was additionally accepted at a number of different extremely touted greater training establishments and earned greater than $2 million in scholarships.
“I need to attribute my success not solely to myself however to different folks round me,” Pham mentioned.
Humble and hardworking, that is how his household and academics described Pham.
“We’re so excited and pleased with my son,” his mom mentioned.
MIT is ranked No. 2 on the US Information and World Report’s listing of high nationwide universities. Pham mentioned MIT is providing him a full experience and has a top-notch program for his space of research — laptop science and engineering.
He additionally selected MIT for different causes.
“MIT has a really quirky group that I like. It’s filled with downside solvers, collaborators, simply individuals who simply need to work collectively to assist advance tomorrow’s issues and bridge the issues and options of humanity,” Pham mentioned.
His highschool group is in awe of his achievements. His academics and counselors mentioned it is his curiosity that units him aside.
“He comes by the concepts simply, however he at all times asks extra questions, asks extra questions, asks extra questions, to the purpose the place I might be like, ‘I don’t know, maintain on, let’s go discover out.’ You understand, he pushed me as a trainer to have solutions that no one had actually requested for earlier than,” Rebecca Darling mentioned.
Pham is worked up for the following chapter of his life.
“I am unable to wait to be a part of that group,” he mentioned.
His academics mentioned he is earned it and may’t wait to see the issues he accomplishes sooner or later.
“We’re so excited and pleased with my son,” his mom mentioned.
