CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Lombard teen has aced the ACT.
John Flanagan had taken the test twice before - scoring a 34 and then a 35 - before trying again in July.
"I knew I could do a bit better than that, but also I wanted to get the writing portion in, because I never had taken the ACT with writing," he said.
The Glenbard East senior said the last experience was unique in that he has to wear a mask.
"It was interesting, but I think it went overall pretty well," he said.
Now mask wearing is more common, but the perfect score of a 36 not so much. Perfect scores are more common than 10 years ago, but still only happen about .14 percent of the time.
"I think just overall getting it is exciting, because I know that I did the best that I could do," he said.
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Flanagan said he is happy he was able to improve his score, and hopes it will help him get accepted at his dream school, MIT, as well as some scholarship money.
He has this advice for anyone thinking about taking the test again: "We can all do better than we think we really can."
While the school year has been remote so far, Flanagan will return to Glenbard East on Wednesday with other seniors to take the SAT to meet a graduation requirement. He hopes to score a 1500 on that.