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• 24 year-old Michael Kearney became known as the world's youngest college graduate at the age of 10.ABC News: What Are Child Geniuses Like As Adults? (November 12, 2005) In 2008, Kearney earned $25,000 on the television game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Michael Kevin Kearney
  2. Birth date: January 18, 1984
  3. Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey
  4. Was home schooled by his parents
  5. Bachelor's degree in anthropology
  6. Received a Master's degree at 16 from Middle Tennessee State University in biochemistry
  7. Earned an additional Master's degree from Vanderbilt University at 17 in computer science
  8. Taught college courses at the age of 17
  9. Won $100,000 on AOL's Gold Rush

• Background

  Kearney is a prodigy that earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Alabama at the age of ten. He began speaking in sentences at the age of six months and graduated from high school when he was six years of age.

• Michael Kearney Quotes

  "I was really worried that I would fail somehow, and be one of those sad ex-prodigies. I realized that I can't fail because I set my own standards and my standards are pretty low."

  "You have to be focused on the things that make you a human and not a golden god. You have to focus on just living."

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  Vanderbilt University | University of South Alabama | Who Wants to be a Millionaire? | Pranav Veera | Nathaniel Ayers | Elise Tan Roberts

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