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Fil-Am student perfects Calculus exam, gets Obama invite
Fil-Am student perfects Calculus exam, gets Obama invite
Steve Angeles,
ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Published Feb 11, 2016 06:44 PM PHT
LOS ANGELES – Lincoln High School Senior Cedrick Argueta recently found out that he was one of 12 people in the world to earn a perfect score in the Advance Placement calculus exam.
LOS ANGELES – Lincoln High School Senior Cedrick Argueta recently found out that he was one of 12 people in the world to earn a perfect score in the Advance Placement calculus exam.
"I’m glad I’m able to do this not just for my culture but all cultures so everybody can realize that all things are possible," said Argueta.
"I’m glad I’m able to do this not just for my culture but all cultures so everybody can realize that all things are possible," said Argueta.
Argueta's mother is a Filipina nurse from Batangas while his father is a maintenance manager from El Salvador.
Argueta's mother is a Filipina nurse from Batangas while his father is a maintenance manager from El Salvador.
"In a way, it’s what we came here for in this country – to have better opportunities for us and for the kids," his mother Lilian said.
"In a way, it’s what we came here for in this country – to have better opportunities for us and for the kids," his mother Lilian said.
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The 17-year old was honored by both the Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday for his historic score.
The 17-year old was honored by both the Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday for his historic score.
Aside from local awards and media frenzy, the senior, who aspires to work for NASA, also got a tweet from President Barack Obama.
Aside from local awards and media frenzy, the senior, who aspires to work for NASA, also got a tweet from President Barack Obama.
Cedrick; way to go on your perfect score! How about you come by the next White House Science Fair? https://t.co/r8TGIJICh7
— President Obama (@POTUS) January 31, 2016
Cedrick; way to go on your perfect score! How about you come by the next White House Science Fair? https://t.co/r8TGIJICh7
— President Obama (@POTUS) January 31, 2016
“I really was excited to have the most influential man in the world, the most important man in the world invite me to the White House for the science fair,” said Argueta.
“I really was excited to have the most influential man in the world, the most important man in the world invite me to the White House for the science fair,” said Argueta.
“It’s really exciting. I do plan on attending. I don’t know the specifics of it yet, but I want to go.”
“It’s really exciting. I do plan on attending. I don’t know the specifics of it yet, but I want to go.”
PERFECT EXAM
The test was administered last year and the results came as a surprise to the Argueta family.
The test was administered last year and the results came as a surprise to the Argueta family.
"One out of 12, out of 300,000 – that's a really small number," said Argueta.
"One out of 12, out of 300,000 – that's a really small number," said Argueta.
However, the soft spoken Argueta isn’t taking all the credit.
However, the soft spoken Argueta isn’t taking all the credit.
"A lot of people could’ve done this. A lot of people in my class could’ve done this and gotten a perfect score. It just wasn’t me that was good in my class," he added.
"A lot of people could’ve done this. A lot of people in my class could’ve done this and gotten a perfect score. It just wasn’t me that was good in my class," he added.
Appearing at the school board with his Korean-born teacher Anthony Yom, he believes his long study sessions with his classmates helped him pull off the perfect score.
Appearing at the school board with his Korean-born teacher Anthony Yom, he believes his long study sessions with his classmates helped him pull off the perfect score.
“It wasn’t just me that got this perfect score. All my friends worked together to do this. I’d like to recognize them too,” he said.
“It wasn’t just me that got this perfect score. All my friends worked together to do this. I’d like to recognize them too,” he said.
The high school senior will continue wrapping up his senior year, hoping to get into his dream school Caltech after he graduates this summer.
The high school senior will continue wrapping up his senior year, hoping to get into his dream school Caltech after he graduates this summer.
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