This Indian-American Student, Preesha Chakraborty Is Among The World's Brightest, Know All About Her

The Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth shared the list of ‘world’s brightest’ students and nine-year-old Indian-American student Preesha Chakraborty was named on the list. She was among the 16,000 students across 90 countries who appeared for the above-grade-level tests.

Who Is Preesha Chakraborty?

Preesha Chakraborty is a student at the Warm Spring Elementary School in Fremont, California. She took the US-based Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth (JH-CTY) test with almost 16 thousand other students in Summer 2023 when she was a student in grade 3, according to the reports.

Preesha received various honours for her exceptional performance on the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test), ACT (American College Testing), School and College Ability Test and other similar assessments as part of the CTY Talent Search. (Tips To Ace SATs)

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She gave an incredible performance in the test's verbal and quantitative sections with the 99th percentile of advanced Grade 5 performances.

Based on the result, Chakraborty qualified for more than 250 Johns Hopkins CTY's Online and On-Campus Programmes for advanced students in grades 2-12 in mathematics, computer programming, chemistry, physics, reading, and writing. (Universities That Accept GATE Score)

She is also a lifetime member of the universally renowned Mensa Foundation, the oldest high-IQ society in the world. In an interview, her parents shared how incredibly proud they are of their daughter and how she has always been at the top of her game.

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Talking about the test, Amy Shelton, Executive Director of the CTY, shared, “This is not just recognition of students' performance on one test, but a testament to their curiosity and capacity for learning. These students have demonstrated enormous potential, and now we encourage them to seek out experiences and communities that help them challenge and stretch their knowledge, connect with other young scholars, understand diverse perspectives, think critically, and pursue their goals confidently,”

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