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How This Filipino Public School Student Got Into MIT, Stanford, and Other Top U.S. Schools

Carl Joshua Quines credits his specialized public high school, the Valenzuela School of Mathematics and Science, for honing his love for math.

A big chunk of Carl Joshua Quines’ high school years revolved around math and code. CJ, as he is known among family and friends, always had a fondness for math but it wasn’t until he had enrolled in the Valenzuela School of ...