<p>"My name is Levi Levi, I am a Junior at UCLA, and I am fourteen. I am interested in cancer research, and am hoping to start in Winter of 2005. My hobbies include creative writing, taking pictures, and web-design."</p>
<p>I came across this information while reading the Daily Bruin today because his mother cannot adequately pay for his college tuition and is suing the state in an attempt to get her son free education on the grounds that he is still a minor and he should therefore be provided free education. I do not believe he should bear the burden of his educational needs as a minor. I do not know the age requirements for financial aid, but I'm almost positive that he must have tried that route already and failed due to some sort of circumstancial restrictions. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>And another thing, I find it amusing this kid is trying to charge people $200 for one of his photos. Are you kidding me? Gee, he'll sign it too? Wow....$200 is such a deal. I'll order five.</p>
<p>Somehow this kid has overestimated his value, probably under the direction of his mother.</p>
<p>While I applaud his accomplishments at such an early age, it does need to be tempered by some kind of wisdom. However, both he and his mother seem to lack that quality.</p>
<p>I wish him luck, but I see no reason why he is more deserving than another UC student who can't make ends meet.</p>
<p>I know a kid who graduated summa cum laude in physics and math from UC Irvine at 16, did a Ph.D. in physics at Harvard, and at 28 he is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University with 22 publications.</p>
<p>Impressive. But what's with the website all about him? And $200 for amateur pictures? Oooh, boy, they're SIGNED by him! Buddy, you're not Michael Jordan.</p>
<p>I found his photo pricing amusing myself. My opinion though is based on the assumption that he was denied the right to apply for financial age because of his age (I have no clue about whether or not this occured). If this is not the case, and he did apply and was denied or he is not barred from applying but chose not to, then I agree wholeheartedly that he should be held to the same standards as other college students regarding the fees.</p>
<p>i wonder why he chose ucla... well okay thats a stupid question, cuz obviously ucla has good research programs for medicine. but i wonder why he didnt choose to go into the early entrance program at cal state LA. its specifically designed for child prodigies in the LA area so theres a more supportive environment, and its much more financially feasible for the kids. i mean, he couldve fit in there... my cousin's in the program, she would be a senior now in high school but instead shes going to finish her biochem degree next year and head onto either med school or research. </p>
<p><strong><em>?? So what, he started college way early, big whoop. I'm sure he's not trying to brag or rub it into our faces, but his website certainly does contain a hint of boa</em></strong>*llness. </p>
<p>Check out his guestbook; I got a goood laugh out of reading some of the posts.</p>
<p>"2004 - Present University of California, Los Angeles
1998 - 2004 Santa Monica College
2001 California High School Proficiency Diploma
1997 Eagle Rock Highly Gifted Magnet
1995-1997 University of California, Los Angeles
1995 Grand View Two-Way Immersion Program
1994 Coeur D'Alene"</p>
<p>He went to UCLA when he was 5?.... wow. Sounds a little bit pretentious...</p>
<p>I love the quote from her attourney: "The bottom line is, that the Constitution guarantees a free and equal education according to the individual needs of each student, and this particular student needs a college level education in order to function as a child," said Leila Levi's attorney Richard Ackerman.</p>
<p>HAHA I'm sorry, but NO child NEEDS a college education...period. I dont' care how "gifted" he/she has been pushed by their parents to be at such a young age - higher education is a privilege for everyone regardless of age. I agree with exilio, both he and his mother seem to have been blinded to any sort of wisdom by a way overblown (and I might add, undeserved) ego.</p>
<p>Well I think my very first post and my original opinions were out of line. The more I researched and evaluated his situation, the more I regretted the brash decisions of my postings. His decision to attend UCLA was completely voluntary, and he should therefore bear the burden of the decision. His mother must have certainly have researched all options herself, and if she decides that she wants her son to attend UCLA as oppose to the other variety of options, as kfc4u pointed out that I later came across while researching, then she should not force the state to pay for the luxuries she chose to pursue for her son. I do not believe they'll win their court case, but with so much press on his life, he'll hopefully find a wealthy benefactor or he'll take out loans or somehow the situation will work out.</p>
<p>Seriously, he's gotta work the system just like you and I are doing. By pursuing higher education, the state is no longer obligated to do anything for him; the state having to pay for his eduation ends when he graduates from high school and that should be the end of the story. Unless he's from a low income family, the state shouldn't have to aid him in any way. If not, boo hoo, he's gotta be like one of us and pay the fees.</p>
<p>I was in his Math 32A lecture last Spring quarter and snuck a peek at some of his exams... he's not all that stellar. I agree with exilio though; this Levi fellow is entitled to a public education, but by no means does it have to be a free ride at UCLA as opposed to a Cal State. Why doesn't he just apply for a scholarship? Or perhaps he could have saved tons of money by not purchasing his own domain name to begin with.</p>
<p>hmm, sounds like an overachieving person who does not have any real maturity or understanding of the world( I dont either but hopefully not to his degree of ignorance)</p>