Indian-American genius Tanishq Abraham may only be 11 years old, but this week he graduated with three associate degrees, in maths, science and foreign language studies, from American River College in Sacramento, California.
Apparently Tanishq, who hopes to go to Stanford, become a Nobel Prize-winning doctor and medical researcher, and then U.S. president, enrolled himself in college even as he worked on meeting his high school requirements, and completed 42 college credits before his high school graduation.
Speaking to local media after his graduation ceremony on Wednesday, Tanishq said, “I like to learn. So I just followed my passion of learning, and that’s how I ended up here.”
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His mother Taji Abraham, a veterinary doctor, said, “We did it as a family, as teamwork… And I was just cheering, I was just crying there when I saw Tanishq walk down the stage.”
In 2014 Tanishq had already qualified as a record-breaker when he graduated from high school at ten years of age, an accomplishment that clearly caught the attention even of the White House, and prompted U.S. President Obama to send him a congratulatory letter.
Along with his younger sister Tiara, who is nine years old and considered to be a prodigy too, Tanishq in 2010 became one of the youngest members of high-IQ society Mensa.
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The Abraham siblings are both home-schooled, according to reports.