New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- For most students, the SAT arrives towards the end of high school, often after years of preparation and with college applications approaching. For Georgia's Ashrit Talluri, it came much earlier.

The 14-year-old from Fulton County, Georgia, took the exam in June and scored a perfect 1600 - the maximum possible score. The result was not entirely unexpected. Before sitting the official test, Talluri had already achieved 1600 on three practice SATs. Still, seeing the same number on his actual result left him stunned.

"When I saw that 1600, you know, I had to wipe my eyes a couple of times," Talluri told FOX 5 Atlanta.

The score is only one part of an academic journey that has moved considerably faster than the conven...