Tanishq Abraham

Tanishq Abraham Vs. Danielle Bregoli. Who Should Be America’s Teenage Role Model

... think of this and the youth this country glorifies in the media. Along with the fact that the majority of these 5.1 million people vote and elect our current “leaders.”. Owen’s post has received over 200,000 likes, and over 300,000 shares, since he posted it earlier this month. Last year, Abraham, then 12, received acceptances to the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Davis. He plans to study bio-engineering. He chose UC Davis. Before he graduated from high school at the age of 10 and was a member of Mensa at the age of 4, Abraham earned A grades in 3 college astronomy courses, according to Wikipedia. At eight, he became the founding vice-president of the astronomy club at his college. At the age of 8, he co-discovered supernovae, an exoplanet candidate, and a solar storm watch using NASA data and an on-line line citizen science program. By the age of 9, he became ...

What All Those Whiz Kids Getting Into Elite Colleges At The Age Of 12 Have In Common

... Cornell-bound preteen, was completely educated by his mother, who holds an aerospace engineering doctorate and quit her own career to focus on him—giving him lessons in every subject, except for some (like chemistry) that Shuler was able to teach himself, according to a local news outlet. Abraham’s trajectory is almost the exact same, with his mother abandoning her veterinary Ph D program to take up homeschooling him full-time. Often, if not taught by their parents, they were at least shepherded from opportunity to opportunity by them—like 12-year-old UC Berkeley student Kiavash Garakani , whose parents started driving him to community college classes when he was eight. Stories such as these would seem to highlight the benefits of homeschooling, which can be a good choice for high-achieving parents who feel their kids’ talents exceed the limits of standardized curriculums. But before parents everywhere rush off to snatch their children out of school, they should consider the drawbacks of homeschooling, which include serious social and ...

12-year-old Child Prodigy Tanishq Abraham Accepted Into Uc Davis

... in the 99.9 th percentile on the Mensa IQ test. Since then, Abraham has succeeded in academics. He was homeschooled all of elementary and high school and graduated at age 10. He began taking courses at various colleges, including Stanford University, where he took the math courses offered by their Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) and completed five grades in six months. Abraham also finished an online chemistry course from UC Berkeley and graduated with straight A’s and three degrees from Sacramento’s American River college in May of last year. Abraham has even gone on to speak at public events, becoming the youngest person to attend NASA Ames, a major NASA research center based in the Silicon Valley, and speak and present a poster at NASA’s conference in July 2012. He has also been invited to speak at a TEDx conclave that was held in Sacramento ...

Indian American Child Prodigy Tiara Abraham, 10, Releases Debut Album

... to perform at Carnegie Hall. Her second performance at Carnegie was during a summer gala concert. Abraham told the Bazaar that her family was a “huge help.”. “They would all help me, when they could,” she said. “And my brother was a big help too, as he has a good musical ear, and he can tell the goods and bads of recording.”. Tanishq performed in the San Francisco Boys Choir for about five years. Tiara is at the moment enrolled at the American River College in Sacramento, California — the same school where her brother graduated from in May 2015. After college, she has big plans. “When I grow up, I want to be a famous soprano classical singer,” she said. Her role models are opera singer Renée Fleming and Kathleen Battle, an operatic light lyric soprano. Her other favorite singers include Adele, Celine Dion and Josh Groban. Tiara Abraham, with her brother Tanishq. Asked what she does in her free time, Abraham said she plays with her brother.”We play Wii, card games and watch Bollywood shows and movies,” said. “The last film we watched ...

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... college and beginning his university education this fall. He's been accepted to the University of California, Davis, and UC Santa Cruz. He says he plans on studying biomedical engineering and becoming a doctor and medical researcher by the time he turns 18.(KOVR-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT TV OUT. In this recent but undated frame from video provided by KOVR-TV, Tanishq Abraham, 12, looks into a microscope in a lab at American River College in Sacramento, Calif., during an interview about his recent graduation from community college and beginning his university education this fall. He's been accepted to the University of California, Davis, and UC Santa Cruz. He says he plans on studying biomedical engineering and becoming a doctor and medical researcher by the time he turns 18.(KOVR-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT TV OUT (The Associated Press). Wendy Smith. Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders agree that community college should be free. As a 26-year veteran of community college teaching, this would catapult me (and about a million ...

11-year-old Indian American Tanishq Abraham Graduates From College With Three Degrees

... Earlier this year, the child prodigy was a contestant in the Lifetime show Child Genius, which was won by fellow Indian American Vanya Shivashankar. Abraham was placed seventh overall. He was also featured in the premier episode of the PRODIGIES show, by THNKR. Abraham, who was born in Sacramento on June 18, 2003, to veterinary Dr. Taji Abraham and software engineer Bijou Abraham, told the American Bazaar in a February interview that he wants to be the president of the United States. His professional goal is become a doctor or medical researcher, he said in the interivew. RELATED STORIES. Indian American boy graduates from college at the age of 10. Abraham’s parents, who immigrated from Kerala, India, had known early on Abraham was special. Having been bored of “regular school,” Abraham was homeschooled and was already taking college classes at the age of seven. By ...

Twelve-year-old Tanishq Abraham Accepted To Uc Davis, Uc Santa Cruz

... feather to his already well decorated cap. Tanishq has been accepted to UC Davis and received a regents scholarship to UC Santa Cruz — the highest honor awarded to incoming students. “I’m pretty excited,” he told NBC News May 22, though he hasn’t yet decided which university he’ll attend. “I’ve been waiting for this for quite some time now. I’ll finally be working on my bachelor’s.”. Abraham, who plans to study bio-engineering, will be a junior transfer student when he enrolls in either UC Davis or UC Santa Cruz. Last year, the child genius earned three associate’s degrees from American River College, a community college in Sacramento, Calif., in general science; math and physical science; and foreign language studies, where he was believed to be the youngest graduate ever. Home-schooled by his mother, Abraham’s journey began at age 4 with his induction into the Mensa Society. From then on, it was a fast and furious ...

Sacramento Prodigy Competes In ‘child Genius’ Reality Show

... “It was cool to see the kids in the holding room before the show,” Hesling said, “to see them come together and meet like-minded people in their peer group.”. Hesling, who has produced shows like “Atlanta Exes” and “Top Gear,” said finding the contestants was a little bit of a different process than for most reality television shows. “Child Genius” recruited at everything from robotics clubs to schools for gifted children. “These aren’t the sort of people who want to be in a reality show,” Hesling said. “We had to approach the parents, who are the gate-keepers for the kids, and tell them that this was going to be a serious series about families raising gifted children.”. Tanishq’s mother Taji Abraham and father Bijou said they were concerned at first about a show pitting their son against other kids, but it ended up being a fun experience. Tanishq is also a very busy kid, attending college, participating in the San Francisco Boys Chorus ...

11-year-old Tanishq Abraham Graduates From California College

... "much of a big thing for me.". Abraham, who joined MENSA when he was only four years old, was home-schooled after feeling "bored" in his classes, according to NBC Bay Area. He graduated high school last June at age 10, after completing California's early-exit high school exam. He even received a congratulatory message from President Barack Obama and several California officials. His mother, Taji Abraham, said he has always been ahead of the class. "Even in kindergarten he was pretty ahead, a few years ahead — and then it just went from there," she told KCRA. Tanishq Abraham said some of the students at the college "were intimidated" by him but a lot of others "were really happy" to have a kid in their classes. Abraham graduated with three associate degrees from the college, according to a post on his Twitter profile. The degrees are in math and physical science, general science and language studies, according to NBC Bay Area. On his college graduation cap, Abraham wore his favorite "Toy Story" quote: "2 Infinity and Beyond.". As for what comes next for the child prodigy, Abraham ...

12-year-old Whiz Kid Gets Accepted To Two Colleges

... wants. We're supportive of whatever he wants to do," added Abraham, a software engineer. But first, Tanishq has to choose which college to go to. UC Davis is closer to home — his parents would only have to drive him 20 minutes each way — but UC Santa Cruz has offered him a Regents Scholarship, the highest honor awarded to incoming students. "I am still debating between them," he said. "There are some benefits to both of them.". Related: Meet the 10-Year-Old Prodigy Who Just Graduated From High School. Thanks to his credits from American River College, Tanishq will be a junior-year transfer. He said wherever he ends up, he doesn't worry about fitting in with other students. "Based on my experiences with ARC, at first, they're a little confused. But once they get used to me, they don't treat that differently," he said. "We're all just friends and have fun.". When he's not studying, Tanishq said he loves going on Twitter and playing video games with his younger sister Tiara, 10, a fellow MENSA member who is also taking ...

Student, 10, Member Of High Iq Society, Graduates High School

... — Tanishq Abraham, 10-year-old high school graduate. “The traditional kind of schools were boring for him,” Taji said. She said she always suspected her son was gifted - he was acting like a kindergartener when he was only 2. But her suspicions were confirmed when Tanishq, at age 4, took an IQ test and became one of the youngest members of MENSA, a high IQ society. “It’s just that he has a passion for learning and enjoys it,” Taji said of her son. “And he’s gifted so it came naturally for him and he worked hard. We didn’t have to push or direct him. He was his own boss.”. Abraham is already taking college courses and has completed 42 credits in pursuit of his associate's degree, receiving A’s in all of his classes. He said he plans to transfer to UC Davis to complete his bachelor’s degree and pre-med courses. He then plans to go onto medical school, complete a doctorate and, ...

12-year-old Calif. Boy Chooses Uc Davis

... history of his Sacramento college. Now, at age 12, he will be among the youngest students to ever attend the University of California at Davis — as a junior. The youngest student ever to attend, was 12-year-old Nicole Tan of Byron in 2000, who graduated in May 2004, according to school spokeswoman Julia Ann Easley. Video 10-Year-Old Earns H. S. Diploma, "Came Out Smart". The brainy pre-teen will study bio-engineering, his mother Taji Abraham told NBC Bay Area on Monday. Tanishq has already racked up two years of credit while studying at American River College, where he earned three associates degrees in math and physical science, general science and language studies, enabling him to enter UC Davis as a junior. 11-Year-Old Graduates College, Plans to Become a Doctor. Tanishq Abraham wraps up studies at American River College with his sights now set on becoming a doctor. (Published Thursday, May 21, 2015). Tanishq was also accepted ...