The Philadelphia student scored a perfect 2400 on the SATs. It was his second try, Philly.com reports. The first time around he scored 2190—better than more than 98% of all test-takers.
“I put in a lot of work,” Cameron told Philly.com writer Jenice Amstrong. “I took a prep class with some of my friends, and I did a lot of practice tests from a book.”
“But that only prepares you so much,” he added. “The difference between getting, like, a 2400 and a couple of points lower is just
focus. You can screw up or mess up on the smallest of things. And I just feel like on that particular day, I was focused and I got kind of lucky, I guess, that I didn’t make any mistakes.”The young brainiac is also a principal cellist for the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and performed last summer at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival in Colorado.