9-Year-Old Indian-American Preesha Chakraborty Is One Of The 'World's Brightest' Students
A nine-year-old Indian-American schoolgirl is among the "world's brightest" students.?
Preesha Chakraborty was named in the "world's brightest" students list by the prestigious Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth (CTY), based on the results of above-grade-level tests of over 16,000 students across 90 countries.?
"This is not just recognition of students' performance on one test, but a testament to their curiosity and capacity for learning," Amy Shelton, Executive Director of the CTY, said.?
Who is Preesha Chakraborty??
Preesha Chakraborty is a school student at the Warm Spring Elementary School in Fremont, California.She had taken the US-based Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth (JH-CTY) test in Summer 2023 as a Grade 3 student.?
She performed exceptionally well in the following tests:?
SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
ACT (American College Testing)
School and College Ability Test,
or similar assessments as part of the CTY Talent Search
Preesha also aced the test's verbal and quantitative sections - on par with the 99th percentile of advanced Grade 5 performances - and bagged the Grand Honors.?
This is a commendable achievement since less than 30 per cent of students qualify each year for either High Honors or Grand Honors/SET based on their test scores.
What benefits does a "world's brightest" student get??
Being named in the "world's brightest" students list qualifies Preesha for more than 250 Johns Hopkins CTY's Online and On-Campus Programmes for advanced students in grades 2-12 in mathematics, computer programming, chemistry, physics, reading, and writing.?
Always been passionate about learning?
Preesha has always been passionate about learning and has consistently displayed exceptional academic abilities, her parents say.?
At the mere age of six, Preesha had secured 99 percentile in the national level NNAT (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test), which assesses K-12 students for gifted and talented programmes.?Due to her performance in this test, she received lifetime membership of the universally renowned Mensa Foundation, the oldest high-IQ society in the world.?
This society gives membership to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.?
But apart from studying, Preesha also loves travelling, hiking, and mixed martial arts.?
Students encouraged to pursue goals confidently?
"These students have demonstrated enormous potential, and now we encourage them to seek out experiences and communities that help them challenge and stretch their knowledge, connect with other young scholars, understand diverse perspectives, think critically, and pursue their goals confidently," Shelton said.?
Founded in 1979, CTY is a centre for innovation dedicated to advancing the field of gifted education through research on testing, programmes, and other support for advanced learners.? ??
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