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Robinson High Student Aces ACT Exam
The high school senior is among two in Hillsborough to ace the college entrance exam.
Kevin Mutchnick of Robinson High scored a perfect 36 on the ACT college entrance exam, according to TBO.com.
It is the highest score a student can attain on the grueling pre-college test.
The junior is one of only two Hillsborough County students to achieve that feat. The other is Suvetha Ravichandran, a senior at Hillsborough High.
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The high scorers in Hillsborough County for college entrance exams were announced Friday, according to TBO.com.
TBO.com is reporting that four Hillsborough County students received perfect scores on the SAT exams.
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They are:
- Ian Ludden, a senior at Bloomingdale High
- Haoqing Wang, a junior of King High
- Ana Cheng of Steinbrenner High
- Nathaniel Lee of Steinbrenner High
Judy Pressley, the college and career counselor at Steinbrenner High, told TBO.com: "It is quite an accomplishment. It just doesn't happen much — anywhere," referring to the pair of students who aced the standardized test.
How rare is the feat? TBO.com reports that only 24 students out of 112,000 in Florida received a perfect score on SATs. Out of the 24, only five also had a perfect score on the written portion of the exam.
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