Penang student gains entry into MIT


Academic aid: Lew with his parents after receiving the RM3,000 contribution from the Penang state government. — KT GOH/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Years of hard work have paid off for Penang youngster Kingston Lew Yen Wei, who has been accepted into the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.

The 18-year-old former student of Chung Ling Private High School will start his degree programme in Computer Science, Economics and Data Science on an almost full scholarship in August.

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