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Wheeler Student Earns Perfect SAT Score

Not even one percent of all students who took the SAT last year got a perfect score of 2400, according to a report.

An East Cobb magnet student has the distinction of being one of a handful of students across the country to get a perfect score on the SAT.

Erwin Cai, who studies at The Center for Advanced Studies magnet program at Wheeler High School, earned a 2400 on the college admission exam when it was given in June, East Cobber Magazine reports.

East Cobb is a hotbed of outstanding academic achievement in recent weeks. Karen Wu, now a senior at Kell, aced her SAT and earned a perfect score on her ACT, too.

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Not even 600 of the 1.7 million students who take the SAT each year earn a perfect score of 2400, and only .06 percent of students who take the ACT earn a perfect score of 36.

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