Vietnamese student gets into Tsinghua after writing application essay in classical Chinese poems
Tuong Anh, a former Chinese-major student at Hanoi's High School for Gifted Students in Foreign Languages, was admitted to Tsinghua's Chinese-language program with a scholarship covering 50% of tuition.Tsinghua ranks 14th in the world in the most recent QS World University Rankings, released in June 2026. Her separate award at Beijing Normal University, known as Beishida, covers tuition, dormitory and living costs in full.The application capped the personal essay at fewer than 1,000 characters. "I thought using poetry would also make my application stand out," she said.
- ▪Tuong Anh, a former Chinese-major student at Hanoi's High School for Gifted Students in Foreign Languages, was admitted to Tsinghua's Chinese-language program with a scholarship covering 50% of tuition.Tsinghua ranks 14th in the world in th
- ▪Her separate award at Beijing Normal University, known as Beishida, covers tuition, dormitory and living costs in full.The application capped the personal essay at fewer than 1,000 characters.
- ▪"I thought using poetry would also make my application stand out," she said.
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Tuong Anh, a former Chinese-major student at Hanoi's High School for Gifted Students in Foreign Languages, was admitted to Tsinghua's Chinese-language program with a scholarship covering 50% of tuition.Tsinghua ranks 14th in the world in the most recent QS World University Rankings, released in June 2026. Her separate award at Beijing Normal University, known as Beishida, covers tuition, dormitory and living costs in full.The application capped the personal essay at fewer than 1,000 characters.
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