Bengaluru student gets perfect US SAT score

Bengaluru: Netra Prakash, a grade 11 student at Mallya Aditi International School, Yelahanka, says English and maths are her forte. When she appeared for SAT — a standardised test used for US college admissions — recently, her strengths came in handy, helping her secure the maximum score of 1,600. A science student, she studies physics, chemistry, biology and maths. Netra hopes to study applied maths at a university in the US. "Maths was my favourite subject throughout high school. It's really fascinating to me and I want to study more of it. At the same time, I want to see how I could apply it to other subjects like economics and physics. These subjects also interest me," she shared."In addition to school, I'm also interested in Bharatanatyam. I've been training for over nine years now. I'm part of a debate society in our school, and I have my own blog as well. I write on issues of public interest, politics, and religion." She is yet to decide which college she wants to apply to, even though she looks forward to the holistic education offered abroad. "Considering I want to do something in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths), in India most of those options would involve writing a competitive exam. That's not something I'd like to put my time into. I'd like to have a more holistic high school experience as things like dance and debate are important to me," she said.Netra was trained by SAT n Paper, a SAT training institute, which provided her with tutors, strategy sessions and mock exams. She underwent training for three months, including online classes that were self-paced.