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Jamaican Ambassador to the U.S. Acknowledges Damien Chang's Perfect SAT Score
Updated 03/03/2011
The Jamaican ambassador to the U.S. has further acknowledged Damien's significant accomplishment.
Damien Chang ’12 of Kingston, Jamaica, has accomplished something that fewer than 400 of the 1.5 million students who took the SAT last year managed to do: he earned a perfect 2400. Upon learning the news from the College Board Web site, the soft-spoken fifth former was so eager to tell his parents that he ran outside in the snow without bothering to grab shoes or a jacket so he could get reception and make a cell-phone call.
“My parents were really, really proud of me,” said Damien of his first SAT experience, explaining that he studied by taking six practice tests from the College Board’s official test prep book. “I was scoring in the 2300 range on the practice tests, so I thought I would do well, but I never thought I would have a perfect score.”
Damien, who plans to study engineering in college, believes Woodberry has helped him achieve success. He chose the school after learning about it through an independent school fair in Kingston. “It was just the right size for me, and I thought the structure of study hall and Saturday classes would help me do better in school,” he explained, adding that his grades have indeed improved.
Woodberry American history teacher Matt Boesen provided inspiration for Damien’s high-scoring essay, the topic of which was practicality vs. principle. “We had just learned about the Progressive movement the week before,” Damien said, “so I wrote about that.”
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