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Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score
 
Seyoung Ree, daughter of Suhan Ree and Hyungsuk Choo, a Junior at Notre Dame Academy, earned the highest
possible ACT composite score of 36. Fewer than half of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top
score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2019, only 4,879 out of nearly 1.8 million students
who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
 
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A
student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores and Seyoung received 36 in all four
sections with only one question wrong in reading.
 
In a letter to the student recognizing this exceptional achievement, ACT CEO Marten Roorda stated, “Your
achievement on the ACT is significant and rare. Your exceptional scores will provide any college or
university with ample evidence of your readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.”
 
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students have learned in school.
Students who earn a 36 composite score have likely mastered all of the skills and knowledge they will
need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas. ACT scores are accepted by all
major four-year colleges and universities across the US.Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score