As late May rolls around, the mood begins to shift as the end of school approaches. Seniors don their graduation caps and gowns, preparing for their last official day and reflecting on how quickly the years seem to have passed. And for the schools themselves, a different type of preparation takes place: the list of universities. In what has become a hallmark of success, they meticulously track the many acceptances, carefully identifying those that may offer a point of pride. NIST is no different; like many other types of data, the acceptances provide us with a measure, one that enables us to determine whether we are providing a quality education. But the list doesn’t capture what is unique about each of our students in the Class of 2017.
Having joined NIST in Year 12 on a scholarship for the Diploma Programme, one of our graduates quickly adjusted to her new environment, making friends and signing up for a seemingly endless number of activities. In addition to being a leader in two student-run service groups and performing in theatrical productions, she even created and ran her own after-school anime club for elementary students. In the summer following her first year at the school, she traveled through remote regions of northern Thailand with the Princess Mother’s Medical Volunteer Foundation. Assisting the team under the self-proclaimed title of “Youngest And Least Medically-Qualified”, her role played a small part in saving lives. In August she will be bringing her passion for helping others to the pre-medical programme at Johns Hopkins University.
In contrast, another senior has been with the school from the time he was in the early years programme. An avid athlete, he has been active in numerous sports throughout his time at the school, including softball and his greatest passion: fencing. When the Falcons Fencing Club launched several years ago, he was among the first to join and dedicated himself to mastering the sport while balancing this with his studies. Guided by the two-time Olympic medalist head coach, he earned trophies at several national events and began competing internationally. As he wrapped up his final year, his gold medal at the annual school tournament and performance at the global fencing championship earned him a place among the top 100 fencers worldwide. Having accepted a scholarship offer from Duke University, he will soon be joining their Blue Devils fencing team.
A third graduate, originally from India, moved from Romania to Thailand in Year 4. Reflecting his international background, he is trilingual and once delivered a TEDx talk on a personal journey through the steppes of the Tibetan border, where he stayed with local families and found himself questioning what we should value in a society increasingly driven by materialistic desires. As president of the NIST Development Bank, he applied those lessons directly through the group’s work, funding student service initiatives within the school. This humanitarian streak parallels his passion for engineering, which drove him to create and lead NIST’s first robotics club. When he goes on to the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science this fall, he will explore the applications of artificial intelligence in improving lives.
Every graduate and every university has a story. As a community we are certainly proud that the Class of 2017 will be attending some of the very best institutions in the world: Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, King’s College London, McGill University, University College London, University of British Columbia, University of California Los Angeles, University of Edinburgh, University of Michigan, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, University of Toronto, Yale-NUS College and many more. But we’re even prouder that every graduate’s path mirrors their own unique passions and offers them the opportunity to write the next chapter in their story.
Congratulations, Class of 2017. Write a story that empowers you to grow and flourish. Write one that positively impacts others. Write one that changes the world.
The members of the Class of 2017 have received over 450 acceptances to date. Those who have made a decision will be attending the following universities.
University | College/Programme |
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American University | Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics & Government |
American University | International Studies |
ArtEZ Institute of the Arts | Fine Art |
Bentley University | Business Administration |
Boston University | Biology (Specialty in Neurobiology) |
Chulalongkorn University | Accounting and Finance |
Clark University | International Relations |
Columbia College Hollywood | Cinema and Television |
Columbia University | English |
Copenhagen School of Design and Technology | Computer Science |
Cornell University | Chemical Engineering |
Duke University | Computer Science |
Durham University | Accounting and Finance |
Durham University | Education Studies and History |
Durham University | Natural Sciences |
Erasmus University | Communication and Media |
Erasmus University | Law and Sociology |
Georgia Institute of Technology | Civil Engineering |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Biotechnology and Business |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Business |
Hull York Medical School | Medicine |
IE University Spain | Business Administration and Law |
Imperial College London | Biomedical Sciences |
Imperial College London | Chemical Engineering |
Imperial College London | Economics |
Johns Hopkins University | Cellular Molecular Biology |
Korea University | Film Making |
Loyola Marymount University | Entrepreneurship |
Maastricht University | International Business |
Mahidol University | Medicine |
Marquette University | Pre-Occupational Therapy |
McGill University | Economics and International Development |
McGill University | Marketing |
Monash University | TBD |
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) | Technical Theater |
New York University | Hospitality |
Northeastern University | Business Management |
Northeastern University | Finance |
Nova Southeastern University | Biological Sciences |
Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti | Design |
Oxford University | Economics and Management |
Pennsylvania State University | Information Science Technology |
Plymouth University | International Hospitality |
Purdue University | Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
Rollins College | Biochemistry and Business |
Royal Academy of Art the Hague | Interior Architecture and Furniture Design |
Savannah College of Art and Design at Hong Kong | Graphic Design |
Seattle University | Computer Science |
Thammasat University | Law |
Thompson Rivers University | Business and Economics |
Tufts University | International Relations and Peace & Justice Studies |
University of Aberdeen | Medicine |
University of the Arts London | Fashion Management |
University of Bath | Psychology |
University of Birmingham | Medicine |
University of Bristol | Psychology in Education |
University of British Columbia | Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Management |
University of British Columbia | Computer Science |
University of British Columbia | Computer Science |
University of British Columbia | Economics |
University of British Columbia | Psychology |
University of California, Davis | Managerial Economics |
University of California, Los Angeles | Economics |
University of California, San Diego | Biological Sciences (Specialty in Bioinformatics) |
University of California, San Diego | Economics |
University College London | Social Sciences |
University College Utrecht | Liberal Arts |
University of Colorado Boulder | Economics |
University of Colorado Boulder | Environmental Sciences |
University of Exeter | Biomedical Science |
University of Exeter | Business Management |
University of Exeter | English Literature & History |
University of Kent | English Literature |
University of Leeds | International Relations |
University of Maryland | LIberal Arts |
University of Melbourne | Economics |
University of Melbourne | International Relations and Politics |
University of Melbourne | International Relations |
University of Melbourne | Psychology and Theater |
University of Michigan | Computer Science |
University of New South Wales | Business |
University of New South Wales | Law |
University of New South Wales | Medical Sciences |
University of Otago | Ecology and Sociology |
University of Pennsylvania | Engineering |
University of Pennsylvania | Politics, Philosophy and Economics |
University of Queensland | Environmental Management |
University of Reading | Art and Psychology |
University of Reading | Computer Science |
University of Rhode Island | Economics |
University of Southern California | Business Administration |
University of Southern California | Computer Science |
University of Sydney | Engineering |
University of Sydney | Psychology |
University of Tampa | International Studies |
University of Tokyo | Environmental Studies |
University of Toronto | Computer Science |
University of Washington | Computer Science |
University of Washington | Computer Science and Economics |
University of Washington | Economics |
University of Washington | Economics |
University of Waterloo | Global Business and Digital Arts |
Waseda University | Liberal Arts |
Waterloo University | Business and Environmental Science |
Whittier College | Liberal Arts |
Yale NUS | Economics and Psychology |
Yonsei University | Economics |