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Pak student honoured in US
07-03-2009, 06:33 AM
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Pak student honoured in US
Rimsha Rana, a Pakistani student, studying in Virgina, USA has been awarded President’s Outstanding Academic Excellence Award for the year 2009.

According to a press release issued here on Thursday, Rimsha Rana is the daughter of a former diplomat Ijaz Rana. The award, signed by the US President Barak Obama and the US Secretary of Education, is honoured to the students for their outstanding academic achievements. Student receives a certificate and is recognised during the school’s award ceremony and also at graduation.

Awards are presented to students who meet the following criteria: 1. A- grade average: The overall A- average is composed of all years of high school including the fall semester of the graduating year.

A- is equivalent to a 3.5 on a 4-point scale. A cumulative GPA is used to qualify.

2. Standardised achievement test battery score at the 85%: The battery must be from the current or preceding year and include verbal or math skills.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=186277
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