Meet Tanishq Abraham: The Youngest to Graduate College in the United States

By siliconindia   |   Friday, 27 May 2016, 16:54 IST
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BENGALURU: In today’s world, we constantly hear about some ‘wonder kids’ from different parts of the world. Blessed with some extraordinary talents, these kids manage to do certain things with ridiculous ease, thereby forcing people around them to take note of their achievements.

One such ‘wonder kid’ is the twelve year old boy of Indian origin, Tanishq Abraham. His parents—Bijou Abraham a software engineer and Taji Abraham veterinary doctor, had migrated to the United States from Kerala.   

Living in Sacramento in California, Tanishq has recently been accepted by two prestigious university campuses for his Medical Degree (MD), after he became the youngest graduate at the age of 11. He has been accepted by the University of California (UC) Davis as well as received a Regents scholarship to UC Santa Cruz. He will be the junior transfer student when he joins one of the universities for his higher studies. However, the young graduate is yet to decide on which university he would move-on to.

Tanishq, one of the youngest to graduate high school in the US completed college from American River College in Sacramento with three associate degrees in Maths, Science and Foreign Language studies in 2015. His achievement even made President Barack Obama to take note, who sent him a congratulatory letter.

Home schooled from the age of seven, Tanishq joined MENSA, the High IQ Society as a four year old. In 2014, he took and passed a state exam that certified him of meeting all appropriate academic standards to receive his high school diploma. Having the dream of becoming the President of the United States someday, the wonder-kid undermines his achievements by stating that he is an ordinary kid who loves to play video games and likes to learn. 

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