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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Greg Smith, who graduated from Randolph-Macon College at age 13, will attend graduate school at the University of Virginia, the university said Wednesday. Smith will pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics. He plans to take two summer courses and attend U.Va.'s orientation on Monday, his 14th birthday. "It has been my plan since I graduated from high school to apply to U.Va. for my graduate work," said Smith. "I am so excited to have this wonderful opportunity to study at one of our country's best universities." Smith has kept a rapid academic pace since early childhood, solving math...

He was solving math problems at 14 months, reading and correcting adults' grammar by 2 - the same age he decided to become a vegetarian. He was explaining photosynthesis to kindergarten classmates at 5. He breezed through 10 grades of school in three years, graduated with honors from high school at 9, founded an international youth advocacy organization, met with prime ministers and presidents, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Twice. Now, 13-year-old Gregory Robert Smith is about to add another line to his resume: College graduate. Greg will receive his bachelor's degree in mathematics May 31 from...

<p>ASHLAND, Va. - He was solving math problems at 14 months, reading and correcting grammar by 2 - the same age he decided to become a vegetarian. He was explaining photosynthesis to kindergarten classmates at 5. He breezed through school in three years - graduating with honors from a Jacksonville, Fla., high school at age 9 - founded an international youth advocacy organization, met with presidents and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Twice.</p>