HOHENFELS, Germany -- Whether it's the Olympics or a game of bowling, a perfect score is hard to come by, yet Hohenfels Middle/High School student Michael Danna achieved just that on his Advanced Placement German Language and Culture Exam, last year.
With approximately 4 million AP exams taken by 1.5 million U.S. high school juniors in seniors in 2014, only 285 students earned every point possible on an exam, which includes multiple choice questions and free-response sections. That is roughly .02 percent of students. Additionally, Danna was one of only 41 students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP German Exam.
"AP courses and exams are college-level, and require hard work and focus on the part of students and their teachers, "said Trevor Packer, senior vice president of instruction at the College Board. "On behalf of the College Board, we congratulate the students and community members who make challenging coursework and focused practice a priority, and who motivate and encourage all students to capture their academic potential."
AP Exams are reported on a five point scale, where a five is equivalent to a grade of A in the corresponding college course. Danna received the top score of five.
"I was ecstatic when I heard that I had a perfect score on the exam," Danna said. "Spending six years in German school before going to Hohenfels High School, my German got better as I spent more time learning in German. The AP German course also helped to prepare me well for the exam."
Danna's father, Jay Danna, was equally excited.
"This makes me so proud to hear," Jay said. "Mike really turned himself around during his final two years in high school. Through the encouragement of his high school teachers and administrators he decided to apply himself and excel. He regretted not being able to take more advanced placement classes before he graduated from Hohenfels High School."
Danna graduated in June and is currently doing an internship working with psychiatric patients in a clinic located in Frankfurt am Main. He begins his university studies at the Goethe University in Frankfurt this coming fall.
In 2014, more than 3,900 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, and/or consideration in the admission process, with many colleges and universities in the U.S. offering credit in one or more subjects for qualifying AP scores. To learn more about AP, please visit exploreap.org.
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