In a virtual flurry of high school and college graduations, one young grad stands head and shoulders below the rest. Tanishq Abraham, an 11-year-old from Sacramento, graduated from American River College with three associate degrees in math, foreign languages and science.
Abraham graduated high school a year ago. At age 10.
According to Tanishq, this is only the beginning.
3 Associate college degrees -Awesome feeling- completed my first few baby steps to my BIG goal- @NobelPrize med doctor/researcher & @POTUS
— Tanishq Abraham (@iScienceLuvr) May 21, 2015
Abraham plans to get a bachelor’s degree next. It’s a pit stop on his way to becoming President of the United States.
The current POTUS has certainly taken notice of the young Abraham, who became a member of Mensa at the age of four. After becoming one of the youngest high school graduates ever, President Obama sent him a letter of congratulations.
#graduation celebrations 😃🎉🎓 at my fave restaurant pic.twitter.com/YamZsvtywQ
— Tanishq Abraham (@iScienceLuvr) May 21, 2015
When it comes to the future, Abraham remains humble.
“I like to learn,” he told a FOX affiliate after graduation. “So I just followed my passion of learning, and that’s how I ended up here.”
“We did it as a family, as teamwork,” mother Taji Abraham added. “And I was just cheering, I was just crying there when I saw Tanishq walk down the stage.”
College #graduation celebration with family pic.twitter.com/MIp8kta9R2
— Tanishq Abraham (@iScienceLuvr) May 21, 2015