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Clark High School alum appears on 'Shark Tank'

Posted at 2:14 PM, Jan 30, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-30 17:14:27-05

A Clark High School alumnus appeared on "Shark Tank" Friday night and got a shark to accept his pitch.

26-year-old Shaan Patel came up with the idea for his company, 2400 Expert Test Prep, while at Clark High School after he improved his own SAT score. It is a six-week prep course for both the SAT and ACT.

The other sharks decided to pass on his pitch but Mark Cuban gave Patel a chance.

"The sharks were not as mean to me I thought as maybe you see them be to other entrepreneurs," Patel said. "I think it's because I was well prepared, but they definitely asked me some tough questions."
 

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