A 12-year-old boy in California is making headlines after graduating from college with five degrees.
According to the New York Post on the 29th (local time), Clovis Hung, who entered college at the age of 9, became the youngest student to graduate from Fullerton College.
Fullerton College offers a special admissions program that allows students to take classes at school while completing the homeschool curriculum, and Clovis also took college classes through this course.
Until the age of seven, Clovis completed first-year courses according to the existing academic route, and was homeschooled from the second year. He enrolled at Fullerton College after a year of homeschooling. On the 20th, he received an associate’s degree in five fields: History, Social Sciences, Social Behavior and Personal Development, Art and Human Expression, and Science and Mathematics. His GPA was 3.92.
“I’m proud of myself,” Clovis said. “The hard work has finally paid off.”
“Professors and students are usually the first to ask how old I am,” he added. “At first they are surprised that I am studying, but then they become serious about my research.”
Kenneth Collins, professor of biology at Fullerton College, said, “Given his age and developmental differences, he was initially concerned about how he would relate to other students, but those concerns have since dissipated.” relationship was shown. He is mature enough for other students to take him seriously, and he is childlike enough to take care of and support him like a younger brother,” he told the New York Post.
Meanwhile, Clovis plans to pursue an associate’s degree in autonomous systems development from Fullerton College. After that, he plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree from either Stanford or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Source: Donga
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