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Belgian boy Laurent Simons heads off to university aged 8.
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: ataradov on July 01, 2018, 07:24:55 am ---I always ask about spare time projects, because they show a real passion. And I doubt a person that crammed so much "studying" will have any.
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Bingo, they won't have any.
There is value is "novelty hires" to companies though, so maybe that would actually work.
Edit: This kid did it:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-26/meet-the-teen-taking-ibm-and-artificial-intelligence-by-storm/8743880
Brumby:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on July 01, 2018, 07:21:50 am ---Flip side question...
Would you hire an engineering graduate who bragged they finished their 4 year degree in 6 months because their university said they were a genius and they passed the tests?
If not, why not?
If yes, why?
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I wouldn't. One word decided it for me: "bragged". If that was their attitude to their achievement, then I would be expecting there to be personality clashes with other team members. No-one wants a Sheldon Cooper aggravating the workplace.
EEVblog:
BTW, I don't think there is any way he's going to become a surgeon, that's just not going to work in such a heavily regulated industry. It would likely be illegal to give an underage kid a formal internship etc, so that would limit how far he could get in any set time frame.
That computer science kid is a different story, zero regulation there, but I think it would actually be illegal to a hire a 13yo kid in Australia as a full time employee for example. Maybe would have to do it as a contractor or something.
It's likely going to be one big legal mess, with many opportunities closed to you because of your age. In this situation I'd probably suggest the best course would be to go and get a degree and then continue on to the PhD, and then you pop out of the system as a legal age but still very novel young PhD grad.
Brumby:
I can't see too many patients being thrilled at the idea of a surgeon who has to stand on a fruit box to reach the operating table.
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: Brumby on July 01, 2018, 07:29:17 am ---I wouldn't. One word decided it for me: "bragged".
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Even if he didn't actually brag, bragging is kinda inferred anyway at such an extreme unusual thing.
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