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13-year-old prodigy adding college degree to his already long resume.

As Neo would say, “Whoa.”

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.

Of course, they keep an adult or campus security with him whenever he’s not in class — he received his first threatening note when he was eight.

Links 10:51 AM, 04.28.03

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WOW!!!! GO HIM!!!!

posted by Lori, April 28, 2003 12:27 PM

Correcting adults' grammar by two? Is it just me, or does he sound like an obnoxious prick? Hopefully by 30 he'll learn some manners.

posted by TC, April 30, 2003 08:42 AM

heard a bit about him when he was going to college about a year ago, and he was even on an on-line chat on WashingtonPost.com. seems a reasonably stable kid despite the super-genius stuff.

posted by Mike Jacobs, April 30, 2003 10:28 AM


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