Article updated: 5/14/2013 7:53 AM

Galesburg student earns perfect ACT score

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By Associated Press

GALESBURG — A junior student at Galesburg High School has scored a perfect 36 on the ACT.

Catharine Leahy says she took the test on her 17th birthday in February at Carl Sandburg College. The Register-Mail in Galesburg reports that according to ACT less than one-tenth of 1 percent of test-takers earn a perfect score. Leahy says science was the toughest part of the test for her.

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Leahy says she's still deciding what to major in and where she wants to go to college.

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