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Meet Moshe Kai Cavalin, the 11-year-old who just finished setting the bar impossibly high for college students everywhere. Not only did this youngster just graduate from college at the age of 11, but he did so with honors, holding down a 4.0 GPA, and his favorite subject is astrophysics.
I first saw him while reading online articles (like I usually do). Then I saw him on 'Fox News Prodigy Pundit Pit'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTCEEU6SYmo
Notice the only two prodigies are quiet and respectful.. while the guy that's homeschooled is quite arrogant and loud.
Now that wasn't what I really paying attention to. The first thing I thought was "Holy shit, he graduated at 11?" then when I found out his GPA... that's when I felt "Holy shit, this kid is a super genius."
I'm not jealous at all. I could've pulled off the same thing, but I'm much happier laying around getting sick on random junk food and watching TV. Poor lad, he'll never know the joys of laziness :(
However, I am curious as to what his future will be like. When you think about, most of our influential scientists/mathematicians have just been regular guys (Nichola Tesla comes to mind, as he never really did anything until he just broke out into electrical engineering in his late teens), so it'll be interesting to where these kids end up one day.
I agree with the part about the future and about the part with enjoying my childhood. I regret nothing. In fact, looking back now, I wouldn't want it to be any different.
Sometimes things lineup in the universe to produce some very unique cases, like our little Kai Cavalin. I'm not jealous or depressed about it. WcW has a point too, but I don't feel sorry for him. As long as he's happy, it doesn't matter if he had a regular childhood life or not. Speaking about his future, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd turn out to be a normal guy.
It's true. If he's happy with what he's doing, then everything is fine. :)