An 11-year-old California boy who said regular school
“bored” him just graduated from college with three
degrees!! Tanishq Abraham graduated from American
River College in Sacramento with three Associate’s
degrees which he earned in math and physical science,
general science and foreign language studies.
He was possibly the youngest graduate in the college’s
60-year history. At the age of 10, he graduated from
high school and has been taking classes at ARC since
he was 7 years old.
Because he found regular school boring, Tanishq was
home-schooled by his mother Taji, a veterinarian who
reportedly took a break from her own PhD studies to
teach him.
Gushing at the graduation, his proud mum Taji Abraham
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.” Intellect apparently runs in the
family.
His father, Bijou Abraham, had a perfect math score on
his SAT. He is a Cornell University graduate and
software engineer. Tanishq’s younger sister Tiara, 9, is
also a prodigy; both children joined high school, Mensa
International at the age of four.
“Even in kindergarten,” Taji Abraham said, Tanishq
“was a few years ahead. It just went from there.”
Tanishq’s summer plans include taking an eight-week
Calculus II course, and a family vacation.
His long-term goals include attending Stanford
University, becoming a doctor, winning a Nobel Prize in
medicine, and becoming President of the United States.
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