Here's a darling little overachiever. Jeffrey Lin, of Plano, TX, earned a perfect score on the ACT but "only" a 1440 on the SAT. This "low" score bothered him, so he took the test again.
Now he has perfect scores on both exams:
Lin retook the [SAT] in October, feeling more relaxed and confident about his answers.
"I've had a lot of studying for the SAT as a foundation and after the perfect score on the ACT I figured the pressure was off," he said. "At the beginning, especially in the verbal section, it seemed easier than before. But after the first two hours of looking at the test it all starts to looks the same."
But something was different this time because when he went online to check his score, he couldn't believe what he saw. "I was very surprised. I had to check it a couple of times to make sure. I thought it was a sample score," he said. "I called my parents and my mom didn't believe me at first. I told her I got a perfect score and she thought it was a mean joke."...
Plano West Principal Phil Saviano said he's never seen anything like it..."In over 30 years in the PISD, I've never heard of anyone scoring perfect on both tests. Others I've talked to can't remember it ever happening either."
The novelty of his accomplishment is sure to cause a double take when college admissions officers look at his application.
Note: The article lists Lin's perfect ACT score as a 30, which must be a typo; the top score on the ACT is a 36.
Posted by kswygert at November 14, 2003 02:55 PM