Name:Robert Groen
Date of Birth:February 19, 1992
Place of Birth:Baarn, The Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch

Introduction

Robert was born as the first child of Anna and Ron Groen. In 1993 they welcomed his brother Michiel and in 1995 their little sister Eva was born. In 1996 the whole family moved from The Netherlands to Richmond, Texas, because of Ron’s work. After three years in the US they moved back to The Netherlands in the summer of 1999.

School

Robert completed both elementary and high school without any problems. Because of his maximum Cito test score (550 points; national top 1%) finishing elementary school, he qualified for VWO, which is the highest level of high school education available in The Netherlands. Now in his final year at this high school where also the Queen graduated, Robert is especially interested in economics. Anticipating a major in economics, he has taken the micro- and macro economics AP exams, for both of which he scored a 5.

This year Robert is working on a Worldschool project. Robert got an assignment in which he was asked to write a micro-financing system for the society of Budalang’I, Kenya. In April 2010 he will present his work in The Hague(political centre of Holland).

Study results

- Elementary School final test:Cito score 550 (maximum; top 1% nation).

- High School:het Baarnsch Lyceum (graduation June 2010).

- TOEFL:104 (June 2009)
* Reading27
* Listening30
* Speaking26
* Writing21

- SAT Reasoning Test:1.670 (November 2009)
* Critical Reading500
* Mathematics640
* Writing530

- SAT Reasoning Test:1.590 (May 2009)
* Critical Reading510
* Mathematics620
* Writing460

- SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 1: 670 (May 2009)

- CollegeBoard AP:(June 2009)
* Micro Economics5
* Macro Economics5