She has been honoured for her exceptional performance on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), and American College Testing (ACT) that are standardised tests for entrance to many colleges
Natasha Peri, 11, a student at Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School in New Jersey, is an Indian American girl who has been declared one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Talent (VTY) Search.
She has been honoured for her exceptional performance on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), and American College Testing (ACT) that are standardised tests for entrance to many colleges, and merit-based scholarships too are awarded by some companies, basis these scores
Peri was one of nearly 19,000 students from 84 countries who joined CTY in the 2020-21 Talent Search year and took the test in Spring 2021 when she was in Grade 5. Her results in the verbal and quantitative sections levelled with the 90th percentile of advanced Grade 8 performance. She qualified for Johns Hopkins CTY High Honors Awards.
The name or race of the prodigy is not revealed, and awardees come from all 50 US states. As a result, less than 20 per cent of CTY Talent Search participants qualified for CTY High Honors Awards, and now they can engage with other bright students from around the world.
Peri was one of nearly 19,000 students from 84 countries who joined CTY in the 2020-21 Talent Search year and took the test in Spring 2021 when she was in Grade 5.
“This motivates me to do more,” said Peri. She thinks doodling and reading J R R Tolkien’s novels may have worked for her.
“We are thrilled to celebrate these students,” said Virginia Roach, CTY’s executive director. “In a year that was anything but ordinary, their love of learning shined through, and we are excited to help cultivate their growth as scholars and citizens throughout high school, college, and beyond,” she said in a statement.
There are more than 15,500 enrolments in CTY Online Programs courses each year. In addition, CTY’s in-person Summer Programs for bright students is offered at about 20 sites in the United States and Hong Kong, the release said.