The takeaway from this story is a condemnation of US higher education tbh. Exquisitely gifted 13 year old graduates from college with a major in physics & a minor in math — wants to apply for PhD programs but his parents can’t afford it https://abc11.com/elliott-tanner-college-graduate-university-of-minnesota-physics-major/11788944/
Triply true if you're a fucking child prodigy and bring the department free PR on top of generating research and teaching for just enough to pay rent and buy rice and beans.
Triply true if you're a fucking child prodigy and bring the department free PR on top of generating research and teaching for just enough to pay rent and buy rice and beans.