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9 year old who was set to graduate with a bachelor's degree this December leaves university -- (link*)

Posted by kilbowl full of jelly (aka kkuphal) Dec 10 '19, 10:15

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/europe/laurent-simons-university-scli-intl/index.html (www.cnn.com)

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I'm assuming he's going to go backpacking through Europe to find himself. -- nm - pmb Dec 10, 11:39
The university wanted to hold back his graduation to the following term. He (and his parents) decided... "Fuck that. I just won't graduate at all!" -- nm - Mop Dec 10, 10:40 6
- So, they are looking at just jumping into a PhD program in the US -- nm - zork Dec 10, 10:54
- It seems mostly because they wanted him to get the degree before he turned 10. -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 10, 10:47 3
  - like, BFD -- nm - mud Dec 10, 10:50 2
    - Apparently the current youngest person is this guy -- (link) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 10, 10:51 1
      - whoa -- nm - mud Dec 10, 11:08
- Yes, that's a thing that happens. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 10, 10:43
In electrical engineering, no less -- nm - zork Dec 10, 10:37
So, uh, is he going to end up living in a shack and mailing lengthy fan letters to people? -- nm - Berylorian Dec 10, 10:37 1
- Yes... "fan" letters. -- nm - Ted Kaczynski Dec 10, 10:39

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