<p>bluedevilmike, the young medical student is named Sho Yano. (Look him up)</p>
<p>child prodigies...
we all wish we could be one</p>
<p>I think a prodigy is someone who can learn a typical 12 year education curriculum in 6 yrs, 8 yrs, etc. I imagine many smart CC kids could've done that. Luckily most of them didn't have to. But because a prodigy has to devote much more time to academics, it may be quite challenging for a prodigy to achieve competency in other aspects of life. </p>
<p>To madamebovary, I agree with the folks here. There must be many other things to learn and enjoy than worrying about MCAT a few years too early.</p>