Nguyen Gia Bao Nam (Michael Nam)
A funding-aware application packet for Aalto University.
Research-builder selective submission
Strong overall technical reputation and a direct bachelor-entry route in Data Science taught in English.
Estimated total cost to plan around before scholarship.
Full tuition-waiver scenario across the 3+2 route; master's continuation remains conditional.
Prepared for a more selective review where fit, evidence, and packet quality all matter.
My strongest scholarship-facing case for Aalto University is not only that I am a strong student. It is that my file already shows long-run discipline, practical technical direction, early external competition proof, and a route where funding would change what is realistically feasible.
This packet should frame Aalto as a high-trust technical environment with startup culture and long-run mobility, while staying clear that the route is tuition-sensitive and not a direct AI label.
National application portal via Studyinfo.fi / Aalto Admissions. A valid qualifying test and diploma path drive the decision more than long-form narrative material.
Verified school continuity, external competition signals, documented conduct, and the current 1Matrix line.
- Strong transcript continuity from grade 1 through grade 10
- Grade-8 peak year and a still-strong grade-10 record
- Overall ranking signal for the target: THE World University Rankings 2026: =195
- Grade 8 (2022-2023), whole-year average 9.6
- Internship at 1Matrix, a blockchain company in the One Mount-Techcombank ecosystem
- School-issued conduct and citizenship recognitions support reliability.
- Explain why funding changes this lane from optional to real.
- School-specific asks: SAT or ACT result
- Still missing or future-dated: Grade-11 transcript / report (Future document); Final upper-secondary transcript (Future document); Final high-school diploma / leaving certificate (Future document); Certified translations / legalisation stack (Partial).
Export only as a high-quality selective packet, not as a generic backup copy. I want the funding reader to see that the route is coherent, not merely aspirational.