Johns Hopkins titles “Natasha” as world’s smartest!
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The Indian-American schoolgirl Natasha Perianayagam is named the “world’s brightest” student. “Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth” runs a yearly talent search initiative.
The 2021-22 school year saw 15,300 students from 76 different nations participate in the Talent Search at the centre.
Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth compiles the list. The list is based on the results of above-grade-level tests taken by over 15,000 students from more than seven five countries.
On the basis of their performance on the examination, fewer than 27 per cent of those participants are selected to attend the CTY ceremony and are awarded either high or grand honours.
The most recent attempt that Perianayagam put in earned her the highest grades of any of the other candidates.
Key facts!
- Indian-American schoolgirl Natasha Perianayagam is a resident of New Jersey.
- She is currently in the seventh grade at Florence M.Gaudineer Middle School.
- In the spring of 2021, she participated in the examination given by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY).
- Her performance on the verbal and quantitative portions of the exam was on par with the 90th percentile of advanced Grade 8 students’ work.
- This propels her to the top of the honours list for that academic year.
- According to academic experts, the talent search examination could be comparable to the SAT, ACT, School and College Ability Test, or another examination of its kind.
- Doodling and reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s books are two hobbies that Perianayagam enjoys doing in her spare time.
Centre for Talented Youth shares glimpses from the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.
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