Child prodigy: 11-year-old Indian-American graduates from US college
Tanishq is the youngest person to graduate from American River College this year
PHOTO: TWITTER
An 11-year-old Indian-American boy, who was home schooled, has graduated from a US college with three degrees in maths, science and foreign language studies.
Californian Tanishq Abraham graduated from the American River College in Sacramento, California, along with 1,800 students.
Tanishq is the youngest person to graduate from American River College this year.
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"The assumption is that he's the all-time youngest," American River College spokesperson Scott Crow told NBC News.
Last year, Tanishq became one of the youngest people ever to graduate from high school in the US. Tanishq , who was home-schooled since the age of seven, passed a state exam in March last year that stated he had met the right academic standards to receive a high school diploma.
His achievement also caught the attention of US President Barack Obama, who sent him a congratulatory letter.
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Tanishq joined prominent high IQ society MENSA when he was only four-years-old. He told a local TV station that graduating from college was not “much a big thing” for him.
His mother, Taji Abraham, said he has always been ahead of the class.
"Even in kindergarten he was pretty ahead, a few years ahead — and then it just went from there," she said.
Tanishq said some of the students at the college "were intimidated" by him but a lot of others "were really happy" to have a kid in their classes.
On his college graduation cap, Tanishq wore his favourite Toy Story quote: "2 Infinity and Beyond."
As for what comes next for the child prodigy, Tanishq said: "I want to become a doctor, but I also want to become a medical researcher, and also the president of the United States."
"I like to learn. So I just followed my passion of learning, and that's how I ended up here," he told Fox News.
This article originally appeared in the Press Trust of India.
Californian Tanishq Abraham graduated from the American River College in Sacramento, California, along with 1,800 students.
Tanishq is the youngest person to graduate from American River College this year.
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"The assumption is that he's the all-time youngest," American River College spokesperson Scott Crow told NBC News.
Last year, Tanishq became one of the youngest people ever to graduate from high school in the US. Tanishq , who was home-schooled since the age of seven, passed a state exam in March last year that stated he had met the right academic standards to receive a high school diploma.
Tanishq with his family. PHOTO: TWITTER
His achievement also caught the attention of US President Barack Obama, who sent him a congratulatory letter.
Read: Five year old becomes youngest ever Microsoft certified professional
Tanishq joined prominent high IQ society MENSA when he was only four-years-old. He told a local TV station that graduating from college was not “much a big thing” for him.
His mother, Taji Abraham, said he has always been ahead of the class.
"Even in kindergarten he was pretty ahead, a few years ahead — and then it just went from there," she said.
Tanishq said some of the students at the college "were intimidated" by him but a lot of others "were really happy" to have a kid in their classes.
On his college graduation cap, Tanishq wore his favourite Toy Story quote: "2 Infinity and Beyond."
As for what comes next for the child prodigy, Tanishq said: "I want to become a doctor, but I also want to become a medical researcher, and also the president of the United States."
"I like to learn. So I just followed my passion of learning, and that's how I ended up here," he told Fox News.
This article originally appeared in the Press Trust of India.