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SHSID Alumnus to Join Harvard University for a Tenure-Track Position

February 22, 2022

Dr. Li Lingzhi graduated from SHSID in June 2014 with a score of 45 (out of 45) and got high school diploma from the world-renowned IB Programme. After graduating from SHSID, he went to the Mathematics department at the University of Cambridge and graduated with 1st Class Honors in June 2017. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Cambridge, he then went on to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for further study and obtained his PhD degree in operations research in February 2022. He recently shared with us the good news that he has also been invited to join the Harvard Business School and will take the position of tenure-track assistant professor.

The prospect of academic achievements shown by SHSID alumni has inspired all the teachers and students, and we here wholeheartedly send our congratulations to Dr. Li Lingzhi! The school will continue to pay attention to the development of alumni and cheer for them! For more stories about Dr. Li Lingzhi and other alumni of SHSID, please follow various school media platforms.

According to the most recent stats, until January 2022, the Class of 2022 has received more than 100 offers from US colleges, including 8 offers from Ivy League Schools and the Top 10 US Best Colleges (ranked by the latest U.S. News & World Report). The school completed the "HYPSM-Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT" US-undergraduate admission achievement years ago. This year, the school received the first undergraduate admission from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the early application stage, creating a new history for the school US-undergraduate admission results.

We look forward to receiving more great news about the RD round admissions. Let's march forward together for a great future.

(Written/Pictures by School Affairs Center of High School)