Posted on 05/21/2023 12:33:50 PM PDT by DFG
At 7, Clovis Hung was bored with second grade.
“I wanted more of a challenge,” he said.
In 2019, his mother, Song Choi, pulled him out of second grade and began homeschooling him. A year later, when he was 9, he also enrolled in Fullerton College.
“My husband and two daughters said I was crazy,” said Choi, who’s worked as a tutor for more than 20 years. “But I trust my instinct. I know he is a very unique child because he's very curious and intelligent.”
With his mom at his side, Clovis attended classes. At one point, he was taking 11 units, the maximum allowed for students in the special admit program — which provides a “taste” of college by allowing them to simultaneously enroll in classes while attending high school. The program is free for California residents.
“My mom wanted me to go with the professionals,” Clovis said Friday afternoon in between studying for his final exams. “I went to Fullerton College and took one class to try, and then I found that I liked it. So I started taking more classes.”
Now 12, Clovis is set to graduate Saturday with the 2023 class at Fullerton College — with the distinction of being the youngest person in the college’s 108-year history to receive a degree. But he’s not just receiving one.
“In the end, I will graduate with five associate degrees,” he said. “I feel really proud of myself for all three years of hard work.”
Clovis will graduate with associate of arts degrees in history, social sciences, social behavior and self-development, arts and human expression, and science and mathematics.
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Each perspective has it’s pros and cons. Priorities will determine the choice between the two.
He’s no Sheldon L. Cooper.
True…. But you have to admit that is not a common name for a kid of Chinese descent. Nor even for an Anglo.
There was an excerpt here on FR earlier this week about how woke-ism is penetrating med schools now (by Heather MacDonald I believe). Frightening as it is driving good students away.
I'm sure the kid is smart, and the science and mathematics degrees are impressive, but the other degrees are worthless and these are all Associate degrees (equivalent to a community college). I hope this kid doesn't peak in his teens like others who have similarly pursued arts degrees at a young age due to pushy parents.
Driving them away? They can’t even get in. If you are caucasian with a great gpa and great mcat scores who followed a traditional (think 4 year bachelors degree) applying straight out of college it is almost impossible to get into med school
I know. My daughter was not accepted after applying to thirty schools.
That's so funny. I don't remember reading about anyone with two PhDs. Who would fund that?
I don’t know how useful those AA degrees will be towards university. I’m glad he has them, but I don’t how transferable the credits are.
His parents had an interest in french history?
Really? Nobody ever told me or my parents that.
I suspect there is more to the story. Every time I hear of these it is always a “minority” student who is never heard from again for doing, what is impossible with time constraints.
I lived on Amerige. Not far from FJC...I took a VW repair class there...once.
I know he is a very unique child because he’s very curious and intelligent.”
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Mama/tutor, teach your boy there aren’t varying degrees of uniqueness.
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