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An academic star rises

Published February 13, 2002 at midnight

Documents obtained by the News created a picture of a gifted child. Click on each image for a larger view.

  • High school graduation: An unofficial transcript from the Cambridge Academy, a Florida-based online high school, reveals a 3.75 grade-point average.
  • A syndicated column: Paradigm News takes on Justin as a regular columnist. A column on his fight against age discrimination ran in the Christian Science Monitor.
  • Scholastic Aptitude Test: Justin is reported to be the youngest child to score a perfect 800 in math on the SAT. Officials were unable to independently verify the score.
  • College classes: At age 6, Justin is the youngest person ever to enroll in a for-credit college course at the University of Rochester. He earns a B in a class called The Ancient World.

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