Why nine-year-old Indian-American prodigy Preesha Chakraborty is among world's brightest students?
Preesha Chakraborty, an Indian-American schoolgirl from Fremont, California, has been recognised among the «world's brightest» students by the esteemed Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth (JH-CTY). Preesha, a Grade 3 student at Warm Spring Elementary school, secured her position on this global list following the results of above-grade-level tests that encompassed over 16,000 students spanning 90 countries.
Exceptional Performance Across Assessments
According to Press Trust of India, this exceptional recognition stems from Preesha's outstanding performance on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), American College Testing (ACT), and School and College Ability Test, among other assessments conducted as part of the CTY Talent Search. The stringent selection process sees less than 30 per cent of students qualifying each year for either High Honors or Grand Honors/SET based on their test scores.
Preesha's prowess in the verbal and quantitative sections, equivalent to the 99th percentile of advanced Grade 5 performances, earned her the prestigious Grand Honors.
This accomplishment opens doors for Preesha to access over 250 specialised Online and On-Campus Programs offered by Johns Hopkins CTY for advanced students in grades 2-12, covering subjects like mathematics, computer programming, chemistry, physics, reading, and writing, reported Press Trust of India.
A Child Prodigy Who Loves MMA
Impressively, Preesha is a lifetime member of the Mensa Foundation, the world's oldest high-IQ society, reserved for individuals scoring at the 98th percentile or higher on standardized intelligence tests. Notably, she achieved this distinction at the age of six by securing 99 percentiles in the national-level Naglieri Nonverbal Ability
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