Calculating his way into MIT

Moment of pride: Chaang posing with his second IMO bronze medal which he won in Norway in last year.

AS a student, Tristan Chaang Tze Shen saw mathematics not only as a school subject, but also his passion.

For eight years, he immersed himself in competitive mathematics, even travelling to countries such as China, Singapore, India, Romania and Norway to pit himself against international students.