When creative critical thinking beats a string of As


Brilliant mind: Ong posing with his second award from the National Institute for Health Care Management in 2019. — Photo taken from MySinchew

PETALING JAYA: Not scoring straight As in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination did not stop Matthew Ong Bin Han from being among the stellar Malaysians to be accepted into Harvard University.

The associate editor with a US-based health publication is among 60 students worldwide who has been accepted by the prestigious university to pursue a Master’s degree at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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