Young genius Carson Huey-You will earn his bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University on Saturday (May 13).
“I’m studying physics but in particular quantum physics eventually going into research and teaching after graduate school,” said Huey-You, 14, to Dallas-Fort Worth CBS affiliate News Channel 11.
He was 10 when Professor Magnus Rittby took him under his wing.
“Of course I had reservations,” Rittby told Channel 11. “I’ve never seen a 10-year-old apply for college. But he was a bright kid and I just thought it was worth fighting for him to get admitted and try it.”
By the time he crossed path with his professor, Huey-You was used to attending classes with academic peers that were much older. After being homeschooled, Huey-You entered the 8th grade at the tender age of five years old.
His younger brother Canaan Huey-You,11, will graduate high school this week. The younger Huey-You has followed Carson’s footsteps with respect to his school choice and plans to study physics and astronomy at TSU.
Information from dfw-cbslocal.com contributed to this report.
