eight year old studying in oxford. Plans to be a neurosurgeon

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Joshua Beckford Is The Youngest Kid To Attend Oxford University : TheSource
At age 8, you were probably practicing a sport or was preparing for the third grade. Well, meet an 8 year old with a twist, Joshua Beckford. This particular young boy is by far not your average 8 year old. He studied at Oxford University at the age of 6, and he is the face of the National Autistic Society’s Black and Minority (BME) campaign. It’s put in to place to highlight the obstacles that people with black minority background often encounter when trying to obtain the access to support and services they need. Beckford is one of a kind, he is too advanced for his required school grade so that lead him into being homeschooled. He excels in Math, Foreign Languages, History, Philosophy, IT and Science. A professor at City University named him as one of the smartest kids in the world. What an honor. This incredible kid already has his future mapped out of being a neurosurgeon; he practices procedures like appendectomy and gall bladder removal. He also plans to be an astronaut sometime in life, Go Joshua! Although his creditable story doesn’t stop there, Joshua has a interest in Egypt and has started writing a children’s book on the historic nation. We are excited to see what his future holds. Keep it up Joshua.

An interest in IT huh? I wonder how many certs he's got :mjpls:
 

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TheSource needs to upgrade their writing, it's like reading a Tiger Beat article. First of all this story came out last year. Second, they need to explain that the child and the school are in England because not everyone knows that. Finally, the child never attended Oxford, he took an online course for gifted children that was administered by Oxford.

A SIX-year-old from Tottenham, north London, says he is determined to go to Oxford University after he became the youngest person to get all distinctions on a course for gifted children.

Joshua Beckford is to get a certificate of excellence in just a few weeks, after getting distinctions in all five of his assignments on a philosophy course which is part of the Online Learning Platform for Gifted Children.

Six-year-old whiz kid wants to be surgeon | The Voice Online

In 2011 Mr Daniel wanted to challenge Joshua so he wrote to the university to see if it would let him participate in a philosophy course for bright children between the age of eight and 13.

They agreed and Joshua was the youngest student ever accepted and passed with a distinction.

Joshua Beckford became one of the youngest students of Oxford University at age six (From Haringey Independent)
 
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