NEWS: Senior Scores 13 Perfect 5s

CULTURE: Senior Scores 13 Perfect 5s

I took two Advanced Placement tests while in high school. Sadly, my combined score could be counted on one hand. It didn't matter. Passing AP tests wasn't cool. At least not until Allen Lin came along.

Allen Lin is a super hero who has not just passed but scored perfect 5s on all 13 AP tests that he has taken this year.

Allen calculated the odds of him achieving what he's already achieved at 9.2 billion to 1. He is a walking lottery ticket times 20. Just to make it official, Allen will try to advance his streak to 16 as he attempts three more tests in English, Government, and Psychology.

So far, if you got a problem yo he'll solve it in the following subjects:

I really hope that while Allen is not studying for the AP tests he's working on a cure for cancer, maybe a immediate and chemical answer to global warming, or even a way for humans to breath underwater without aid from traditional SCUBA gear.

what a fucking nerd.

that shit is not gonna help him at all.

i feel dumber just knowing this dude exists.

He must be stopped.

Nerds have the most money!

Microsoft
Google
Oracle
Apple
eBay

All BILLIONARES

Maybe it does help!

I need help with*


Tv/Vcr Repair
Computer Programing
Electrician
Major in business management
or accounting

Now, if he could master every martial art system, he'd be well on his way to being a real-life Batman.

holy crap!
You know, I always figured Spider-Man to be the nerdiest super-hero, but you've made me realize it's actually Bat-Man! Not only is he nerdy in that he would also get perfect 5's all down the line, as you've pointed out, but he's also one of those total martial-arts nerds. You know the type that get really sick of being picked on so in between sessions of whitewolf they take Tae Kwon Do?

I love Batman ever more now.

Sorry about the "Bat-Man" typo...

Oh yeah?! I scored 6/5 on all those tests! Except math, somehow I never got fractions right.

And money does equal true happiness.

*Well money, or just watching lots and lots of cartoons!! *

But he's still a nerd.

I have long supported The Batman as the ultimate Nerd Superhero. I always love it when people point out that Batman is way nerdy-er than Spider-man or even the Clark Kent persona. Granted, Kent was pretty nerdy for his day, but Batman, imo, wins.

cheers!

Batman kicked Superman's ass hardcore. Superman is a big pussy.

I dont know the history behind the rest but I do know that while Bill and Paul were most definatly nerds, they were basically slackers who had big dreams and no time for school. Being a slacker in school while having big dreams is a very common theme among the worlds Billionaires. This AP whiz kid is a different kind of nerd. He's the kind that is probably very smart but what he dosent have in smarts he makes up for by studying pointless crap during all his wakeing hours. This is his 15 minutes. He'll probably become a nuclear physicist working on a top secret military instalation and fade into obscurity.

Assuming he gets a max of 4 credits per coarse at whatever school he goes to in all 13 subjects thats a total of 52 credits. With an average of 16 credits a semester that just over 3 semesters worth of work. Or about a year and a half of college. Does that put him way ahead of the pack? Yes. Does that benefit him? Not necessarily. College is an experience not to be just rushed trough or glanced over. Could save him a year or more worth of tuition. Could be a ticket into any school he wants or whatever scholarship.

The world could always use another genius even if they do tend to scare us.

But not all geniuses are college material.
Chris Langan for example
http://www.ctmu.org/

Hahahaha, brilliant.

I started university with about the same amount of credits (I know it was a year and a half's worth). I was on a full scholarship, and I stayed there the full four years. Having the fundamental classes done meant I could pursue other courses without worrying about getting my requirements done. So I finished with 3 minors and my head crammed full of all sorts of interesting ideas that I wouldn't have had the time for otherwise. If he's not just a test-taking machine, he's in a great position to use those 4 years to his advantage.

Full disclosure: I didn't get all my credits through AP tests, I only took 4 and got 2 5's, a 4, and a 3. Bully for Lin, I wish my school offered so many AP classes, they were some of my favorites.

well, at face value, i applaud this kid's accomplishments, and, hope they are accurate and meaningful, i also hope that, with such an all-round understanding of so many different disciplines, he would try and find a wholistic approach to using his gifts to benefit humankind, being a becon and example of what humanity can achieve.

but did it occur to anyone that he might be using his mighty comp-sci skillz to hack into the answer books?

don't believe the stanford hype.

not that it isn't totally awesome that he managed to annihilate that many AP tests, just keep in mind that academics and hackers are often very different animals.

, indeed.


I wish my high school had offered more AP classes, as well. We only had two, and the only thing getting 5s got me was retroactively increased grades in those classes. Which, I suppose, is pretty nice in and of itself, though I was hoping for a kitten instead. Or maybe a pony.

A really smart pony, like Trigger or Silver. Or even Bill, from Fellowship of the Ring. There's something to be said for stolid perserverence and an amiable nature, after all.

Fuck, I thought three 4s and a 5 were good. But the article has it wrong; he's taken 13 ap exams in high school, not just this year.

I did pretty well on my International Baccalaureate tests, but plenty of colleges don't even take those. And I wound up going to technical school anyway.

I wonder what this kid got/will get on the SAT and ACT.

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I'm more impressed with the number he took than the straight 5s. My recollection of the tests was that, with decent instruction, they were pretty damn easy. And one shouldn't assume that whatever college he attends will take all those credits. I 5ed Calc BC, Physics B and C, and I passed English Language and Lit, Microeconomics, and US History. My school gave me credit for the calculus.