Boy, 11, admitted to college to study quantum physics

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Is he even really ready to go to college that young? I will admit that I know nothing about gifted children, but do they age emotionally at the same rate, or is that advanced as well as the intellect?

No. They don't mature emotionally at the same rate. Their development is asynchronous.

He's ready for the material, but he is still an 11 year old boy. Since he is living at home, though, he should be fine.

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Originally Posted by clemsongirl

Not to diminish his accomplishment, because going to college at such a young age is obviously something I could not and would not want to do, but only a 1770? I say this because I am bright but not a super-genius and got a 2170. I would think that a kid going to college at age 11 would have scored higher than that -shrugs-

Me too. I scored higher percentile-wise when I was 12 for the ACT, and there was NO WAY I was cut out for college work back then. Standardized test scores are only part of the story, but I wonder how they determined he was academically prepared enough.

In comparison, Sho Yano, one of the most famous child prodigies, went to Loyola University at age 9 after scoring a 1500/1600 on the SAT at age eight. He's now in his early 20's and he said the experience was good for him.