11-year-old graduated with a bachelor's degree

Moshe Kai Cavalin obtained a bachelor's degree in excellence on June 5 at the East Los Angeles Community College, USA when he was 11 years old. However, he didn't like people calling him a prodigy.

Moshe Kai Cavalin took a bachelor's degree at college when he was 11 years old.

As one of the youngest students to get a bachelor's degree in the US, Cavalin has the right to be proud of himself. But the Israeli and Chinese boys say: "I feel proud but not tall, because pride is an enemy of learning."

Cavalin graduated from East Los Angeles Community College with a bachelor's degree in celestial physics. He is the youngest student graduating from this school and may also be the youngest student to graduate in the US this year.

What surprised everyone was not Cavalin's modest age, but the remarkable academic ability of all A-grade scores. With an average overall score (GPA) of 4.0, Cavalin was one of three. Graduates have the highest score in the school.

When asked if he felt bored when he went to college while his classmates were still in elementary school, Cavalin said, "No, not boring at all." Instead, Cavalin said he liked all courses.

When Cavalin first entered East Los Angeles Community College at age 8, the school's teachers considered him a child. But he quickly became a member of the class and caught up with his friends 10 years or older.

This "graduate" has his own website at moshekai.com and Cavalin also plans to write a book revealing secrets of a bachelor's degree at the age of 11 without attending elementary and middle school. learn.

"I want to be a scientist like Albert Einstein. I am applying to Stanford University or California Institute of Technology. I am also applying for a scholarship to be able to continue my studies at university," Cavalin said.

Cavalin's mother is Sandy Chien, from Taiwan and her father is Israel. Chien said her son has shown intelligence since he was 2 years old. He learns very fast, likes to watch television and read books for children. Chien, who also holds a master's degree in business administration, decided to quit her job to teach herself.

"I took my child to elementary school, but I realized that he learned very quickly and there was often nothing to do in class. So I decided to teach my child at home," Chien said.

Chien took her to school in the year of Cavalin, 4, and then went to Kung Fu. At the age of 7, Cavalin completed his home high school program. Chien tried to apply for a child to East Los Angeles College, but the application was rejected because managers thought he was too young.

Cavalin on graduation day.

At the age of 8, Chien applied for her second school and was accepted after Cavalin passed the entrance exam.

"My son likes math and science. Cavalin also likes piano and has a few public performances. Albert Einstein and Bruce Lee are his idols. Like other children, Cavalin "I like playing games with my peers. He also has a good relationship with his classmates than he is at least 10 years old," Chien said.

In the eyes of his classmates, Cavalin is a small boy and little boy. But this younger brother often helps older siblings. Many times, you asked him to explain questions about mathematics and other fields.

Cavalin said he didn't want people to call him a prodigy. "I am just a normal child but study hard and do my best".

Chien said her son plans to complete a four-year university program to earn a bachelor's degree at the age of 14, get a master's degree at the age of 17, then a doctorate at age 19.

Born in the United States, English is Cavalin's mother tongue. He also speaks fluent Spanish and French. In addition, he speaks some Chinese.

Cavalin was not the first student to get a bachelor's degree at the age of 11. According to Wikipedia, Adragon De Mello graduated from the University of California in Santa Cruz in 1988 at the age of 11 and was the youngest graduate in American history. at that moment. However, De Mello then did not become a scientist or a researcher. In 2003, he was working for Home Depot chain stores in the US.

Mello's record was later broken by Michael Kearney. Kearney was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest college graduate in the world when he received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Southern Alabama, USA at 10 years old.

Kearney began attending Santa Rosa College at the age of six and a half and graduated in anthropology at eight years old. Later, he earned a master's degree in biochemistry from Middle Tennessee University at the age of 14 and became a university lecturer at the age of 17.