Eliana Garcia Earns Perfect Score on AP Exam
October 7th 2022
Eliana Garcia ’23 set herself apart on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam in May 2022. AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5. Garcia’s score was so superior that it not only earned the top score of 5, but it falls into the select category of a perfect score. She is one of only 63 students in the world to earn every possible point possible on the exam, earning the maximum score on each portion of the exam.
Perry and Nancy Lee Bass Distinguished Teaching Chair in Upper School, Upper School Spanish Teacher, and Modern and Classical Languages Department Chair Alison Robinson could not be happier for her student. “Eliana is an amazing young woman, and it has been my pleasure and honor to teach her. She is extraordinarily bright, enthusiastic and fully engaged in her Spanish studies. Some might be tempted to chalk up her perfect score on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam to her Spanish experience outside of class. But it would be selling her short to do so,” Robinson noted. “Eliana deserves every bit of credit she can get for her extraordinary performance on this challenging exam. Thousands of heritage and non-heritage speakers take the exam around the world each year, yet only 63 of the 155,931 students taking it this past year earned a perfect score.
“Eliana deserves a huge shout-out for her willingness to write and rewrite essays, ask outstanding questions to test her own understanding, practice her reading and speaking skills, take constructive criticism, apply her hard-won knowledge to the world outside the classroom, and simply roll up her sleeves and work," Robinson continued. “I can think of no one who deserves this recognition more than Eliana, and I am so proud of her!”
“Eliana deserves a huge shout-out for her willingness to write and rewrite essays, ask outstanding questions to test her own understanding, practice her reading and speaking skills, take constructive criticism, apply her hard-won knowledge to the world outside the classroom, and simply roll up her sleeves and work," Robinson continued. “I can think of no one who deserves this recognition more than Eliana, and I am so proud of her!”
Kristin Larsen, Director of College Counseling and AP Coordinator, shared, “This is incredible! I have never seen this accolade in my 18 years at FWCD. Eliana’s performance places her among the best in the world on this exam.”
The Advanced Placement Program is committed to ensuring that students have access to the opportunities they have earned. Students who succeed in AP are not only more likely to succeed in college, but have the chance to save a significant amount of time and money by earning college credit or placement. Colleges and universities worldwide receive AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, and/or consideration in the admission process.
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