Tuesday, October 9, 2012
South High students Emma Chaplin, Marjorie Fera, Ammar Kalimullah and Samarth Malhotra each earned a composite score of 36 on their ACT tests as juniors earlier this year.
Four Downers Grove South students earned perfect scores on their ACT college entrance exams earlier this year. Seniors Emma Chaplin, Marjorie Fera, Ammar Kalimullah and Samarth Malhotra each received a perfect composite score of 36 on the exam, which is administered to high school juniors nationwide. Malhotra earned his score in December 2011, while Chaplin, Kalimullah and Fera earned theirs on the statewide testing day in April. The ACT is a three hour exam—four with the ACT Writing Test—that covers English, Math, Reading and Science. Only one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the exam—about 1.6 million each year—earn perfect scores, according to Community High School District 99 officials. “To have not just one student, but four …
Friday, February 10, 2012
Samarth Malhotra, a DGS junior, scored a perfect 36 on the standardized test.
A Downers Grove South student scored a perfect 36 on a recent ACT score. Samarth Malhotra is a junior at South High School. To prepare for the standardized test, he took the practice ACT 21 times to prepare, read books about testing strategies and registered for a Kaplan study course. “There are really just two keys to taking the ACT: familiarity and relaxation,” Malhotra said. “Students who are super-stressed don’t do as well. You need to be relaxed, and then you’ll get your best score.” Among the 1.6 million test takers in the high school graduating class of 2011, only 704 students, or fewer than one-tenth of one percent, earned a composite score of 36. Malhotra said he would like to major in economics or accounting and go on to earn …
Friday, October 7, 2011
Looking for something to do this weekend? Five events you can check out in the area.
For the bargain-hunter: 1. Warehouse Sale (Woodridge, Friday and Saturday) Check out a fall warehouse sale hosted by several local businesses Friday and Saturday at the warehouse facility of Danze and Gerber Plumbing Fixtures at 2500 Internationale Parkway in Woodridge. The sale will last from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. During the event you can check out products from the following businesses: Pantry employees and volunteers will also sell silk flowers to benefit the West Suburban Community Pantry. For the high-schooler: 2. Practice ACT at Woodridge Public Library (Saturday) Take a free proctored practice ACT test and Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions will return your scores with analyzed results. Register online or telephone 630-964-7899…
Davey Lopes
5:27 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Very nice. more ›