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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV) — On Dec. 14, UNLV volition person its youngest postgraduate successful the past of the school.
When Jack Rico is not heavy successful his past books studying for finals, helium tin beryllium recovered connected UNLV’s field penning a 25-page probe paper. His peers conscionable look astatine him arsenic different student, but erstwhile they find retired astir his age, they are surprised.
“Every present and past I’ll get similar a shocking absorption from someone, but astir of my classmates are truly accepting of me, they don’t dainty maine arsenic a kid, they dainty maine arsenic an equal,” Jack said.
Rico is not an mean 15-year-old. After Rico failed, 3rd people erstwhile a caller learning strategy was introduced, helium went location and told his mom, Ru Andrade, that determination had to beryllium different way.
It was astatine that constituent they decided Rico would beryllium homeschooled. After 3 years, Andrade realized however intelligent her lad is.
“At 11, helium was smarter than maine and I knew that I had fixed him everything I had and that helium astir apt needed amended teachers,” said Andrade.
They recovered a programme astatine Fullerton College successful California. Rico took an entranceway exam, passed with flying colors, and was enrolled the adjacent day. Two years later, helium graduated with 4 associate's degrees.
He maintained a 4.0 GPA the full time, which got him a afloat assistance to UNLV, wherever helium volition get his bachelor’s grade successful history.
After helium graduates, Jack said helium plans to proceed his education.
“I don’t truly cognize I privation to get my master's, but I don’t cognize what I privation to get it in, I don’t program connected getting it successful history, truthful I privation to audit immoderate courses, observe immoderate of my different interests and spot what I privation to bash with my master's,” Rico said.
This communicative was primitively reported by Abel Garcia connected ktnv.com.
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