
If you were born in a small town far away from the rest of the big city, does that mean that you don't have a hope of achieving great academic heights? Far from it. In this video, you will hear the story of Pua Kok Wei, a current student at Princeton University and a friend of mine whom I met at USApps 2022. A Khazanah scholar, alumnus of KYUEM, and one of the finest students that Malaysia has ever produced, he is currently studying computer science at Princeton and has not just been studying computer science but also has been one of the very best students in the entirety of Princeton University, having bagged the prestigious Shapiro Prize. How does someone go from a small town in Malaysia over to the Ivy League? Watch this interview and you'll find out!