Getting an offer to study in a world-recognised university is a dream come true for high school graduates. So when Lim Jia Yi received three offers from Harvard, Stanford, and Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, she was overjoyed.
Jia Yi, last year’s highest scorer in Malaysia for the Cambridge International AS Level Economics, will pursue her degree in Economics and Sociology, and possibly take courses in Physics and Technology. “I want to learn how societies and economies are affected by the deep impact of the technological revolution on the labour force,” she said. “I hope to study the social implications of technology in the US or the UK and learn how to use public policy to counter such changes.”
Jia Yi is passionate about applying her learned knowledge. At GIS, after learning about the laws protecting the rights of the disabled community in Malaysia and regular volunteering at disabled centres, she founded Project Smile, a non-profit organisation which provides disabled children with long-term, therapeutic interaction from secondary school students.
A version of this article was originally published in The Expat magazine (July 2017) which is available online or in print via a free subscription.
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