A 12-year-old boy from California made history as the youngest graduate in a US college with five degrees under his belt. He iClovis Hung recently graduated from college at the age of 12, making him the youngest graduate ever of Fullerton College in California, USA. He also earned five associate degrees, including H
istory, Social Sciences, Social Behavior and Self-Development, Arts and Human expression, and Science and Mathematics.In an interview with local news media KCAL News, he said he entered college at age nine when his mom saw him as a “very curious” kid.“At a young age, my mom found that I was really curious, so, she pulled me out and tried one year [of] homeschooling,” he recalled.“Clovis is super inquisitive, mature, diligent, self-disciplined, and highly motivated.
“I tried one class at Fullerton College and I liked it, so then I started taking more classes,” Clovis said. He earned As on his report card since, which made him graduate with a 3.92 GPA.beat Fullerton College’s then-youngest graduate Jack Rico, a 13-year-old who earned his college degree in 2020.According to Lisa McPheron, director of campus communications, Clovis was accepted by the school as a"special admit" student.
“At first, I was a little worried about how he would relate to the other students given the age and developmental differences, however, those concerns were unfounded,” Biology professor Kenneth Collins said in a“Clovis has been a great mixture of ‘kid’ and college student. He is mature enough that the other students take him seriously, but enough of a kid that they look after him like a younger brother and cheer him on,” he added.
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