A curious boy entered college at the age of 9… ‘Youngest Graduate’
Get 5 degrees… “Pilot goal by the age of 16” takes on a new challenge
An American boy graduated from a California college at the young age of 12.
According to the New York Post and NBC News on the 27th (local time), the 12-year-old Asian boy Clovis graduated from Fullerton College in California with five associate’s degrees. Community colleges are 2-3 years of higher education, similar to junior colleges in Korea. Hung was recorded as the school’s youngest graduate.
Hung entered Fullerton College in 2020 at the age of nine. Hung entered the school through a “special admissions program,” which gives students of all ages the opportunity to earn college credits.
Hung earned an associate’s degree in five fields: History, Social Sciences, Social Behavior and Personal Development, Art and Human Expression, and Science and Mathematics. Despite the daunting challenge of her five major degrees, Hung’s graduation grade was 3.92.
“Hung was a curious and self-motivated child,” Song Choi, Hung’s mother, said in an interview with the University Newspaper. did,” he said.
In an interview with the media, Hung said that at first he had difficulty adjusting to students who were at least 10 years older than him, but soon adjusted.
“I fell in love with college life, and I challenged myself to take more classes,” Hung said. “When I had questions, I asked other students and answered their questions.”
University professors said that at first they were worried that Hung, who entered college at an early age, would not adapt well. Kedges Collins, a biology professor at the same university, commented, “Hung was a mature enough student that other students took him seriously.”
The challenge of Hung, who is full of curiosity, will continue in the future. Hung is said to have recently joined the Civil Aviation Patrol. He plans to take on another challenge with the goal of obtaining an aircraft pilot’s license before he turns 16.
Source: Donga
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