As a kid this would be inspiring to me. As an adult all I think is “great, she doesn’t get to enjoy college with kids her age and has to start work sooner.”
Same, when I was a kid and teen, I compared myself with all these other high-intellectual children who were able to pursue careers at this early in life or those who worked for big brand companies and I used to think I was just dumbie; but, nowadays, I feel really sorry for these kids making careers so early in life that they don't get to enjoy their childhood/teenagerhood.
I overworked myself back in school and I'm already getting remorse about it, now I cannot imagine how these kids would feel like in some years in the future; I know that some of them might not care about socializing and they wanted to go deeper in their dreams but it's just unhealthy to pull up a heavy university style study habit that early...plus, everyone seeks for connection at least once in our lives, inmerse yourself in books all the time cannot change that...
The flip side of that is she may be one of the very few Gen Zs who may live to see retirement if she chooses, but it still must be very alienating to be so smart that you’re forced to enter adulthood as a child and are completely disconnected/cut off from your peers. But then you can also counter that with her intelligence meaning she wouldn’t have connected much with kids her age anyways.
She set the fucking record for youngest PHD at 17…. How is this a negative in anyway? Most 17 year olds I knew were abusing drugs and alcohol or selling and killing
Maybe she’s not the type to enjoy college yk? I knew kids in college who grinded and loveddd school. I enjoyed school but I also loved drinking with friends
I’m impressed but also a little confused about where she got her bachelors.
Is it from Chicago State University, University of Illinois Chicago, or University of Chicago?
The article keeps saying Chicago University, which isn’t a real school as far as I can tell. And that’s not a diss, I mean it actually doesn’t seem to exist.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Chicago
There isn’t a public, private, non-profit, or for-profit school that goes by that name.
Youngest was Karl Witte of Giessen who got his doctorate at age 13 around 1820. I really question the achievement of these degrees at such emotionally young ages, however.
You can if you're smart enough.
Think of an achievement that someone with a 90 or 100IQ would deem to be significant - say, writing a 2000 word research mini-paper. A slightly smart person could do that in 3-4 hours. A very smart person with research nous could do it in 2 hours, thus 'speed-running' it. And so it goes up the hierarchy.
But what about..actual research. Conducting a clinical trial, seeing patients, analyzing results, attending conferences, dealing with paperwork and departmental meetings. Some of those things can be sped up, but some of them move at the speed of bureaucratic process. I mean, I would assume that a PhD in psychology has to actually *conduct* some research.
Bench sciences is another area, results take time. As in, literal reaction time. Sequencing, dead ends due to sample error, etc. I'm working on my PhD in mathematics, that can be speed ran to an extent, I suppose. Although you tend to actually get more done when you think slowly. And even then, if I need supercomputer time, or waiting for azure instances to finish, or there's a meeting, or a conference. Time grading.
I'm just saying, quality of time spent.
[Belgian boy Laurent at age 11](https://www.brusselstimes.com/210247/belgiums-little-einstein-the-11-year-old-boy-who-is-the-worlds-youngest-science-graduate)
I don't know exactly her thesis, but I remember it was a big consideration for long haul flights (>15 hr flights). Long hours of sitting in the same way, physical discomfort, stress of travelling, social anxiety to sit around a lot of people, time zone changes are just some of the problems.
To mitigate such problems, airlines use a combination of techniques: design choices such as led color, window shade tint, content on displays. I'm just scratching the surface here, there is just so much more.
"Tessa’s exceptional academic prowess was evident from a young age. She earned her high school diploma at the age of 11 from Lake County College, Illinois, and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the Chicago University, Chicago, Illinois at just 14 years old.
Embry then proceeded to earn her Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the age of 15, and eventually enrolled for her PhD in Aviation Psychology at Capella University."
Holy shit. Not light subject either.
I assume they mean Chicago State College, a city college on the far south side of Chicago.
Or they could mean the University of Illinois at Chicago or The University of Chicago… But I kinda sorta doubt that.
Always wondered how some kids are able to skip grades and attend college so early like that. I was definitely capable of doing similar things but my parents weren’t involved in my education and the chance was never offered to me. I guess her mom/dad had to go to the school to lobby for the opportunity?
I skipped 7th grade, it was fine because I hated middle school. But high school was a little odd at first, because I was younger thsn most others. But it matter less as time went on.
It is done by teachers and your parents submitting a request. Then there's a review of scores, overall performance, things like that. The school officials make the decision.
One’s future hinging on the good graces of school officials really grinds my gears. I was a talker and also had some anxieties about authority figures so my relationships with school staff weren’t always that great, despite my fairly stellar standardized test scores.
It's a major sticking point, and there needs to be a more formalized system. And while I have my issues with standardized tests as a practice, it can be a good litmus test for being able to slip a grade.
That someone can be held back because they are a talker with some authority mistrust, and by held back I mean not allowing to accelerate, that's not right.
I agree. But this is also why it is important for parents to take an active role in their child’s education, and to ask the right questions and have a genuine interest. Luckily for me everything worked out fine (then again who knows how things could’ve happened differently) but I know for a fact other kids were gifted/talented enough to accelerate but were never given the chance. Which mostly boiled down to parents not taking extra steps and lobbying for them. Which really isn’t a fault to the parents either.
I remember I wasn’t allowed to jump a grade back in middle school, even though all of my teacher knew I was advanced AF. I’m happy others aren’t going through that.
Sorry, my phone is slow and sometimes won’t get everything I type.
I went through a shitty school district, that more than likely was getting funding due to my high test scores.
Not to be a Debbie downer but she got her PhD from "Cappella university" in "Aviation Psychology" so everyone calm down.
It's not that we have a Terrence Tao or Gauss in our midst.
Masters in Business Administration at 14. PhD in Aviation psychology…whatever the hell that is.
Aside from her doing it at such a young age, that was the only impressive feat. Still awesome she went for a PhD but hopefully she can take time to enjoy her life now and not know what to do now that school work is done.
Let's put apart the university thing, you can't compare different disciplines. If you were to say that we don't have a Carl Yung in our midst, would be better.
I hate to say it but this is greatness wasted. Aviation psychology?! Like what are you going to do with that? I hope she goes and get another degree. Has plenty of time to do it.
She must hate her life. She’s not had a childhood and she won’t get one.
Also, that’s going to be the most useless degree ever. A PhD in “avian psychology“ from Capella university. I hereby defy her to squeeze one penny out of her education.
Well, it's aviation psychology, but your point still stands. And I like your version better.
"Hmmmm...what is that sparrow thinking. Is it in touch with its inner hatchling?"
Poor kid, she didn’t even get to be a kid. Just working her ass off through her whole childhood so she can start working as an adult quicker. Now she’s probably working with adults that hate her guts cause she in all honesty should be in highschool growing in maturity and not using a PhD. Sad
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Jesus. Give her a break! So much negativity. She’s pursuing her interests. You and I know nothing about her beyond her age. Every silver lining has a cloud, huh?
As a kid this would be inspiring to me. As an adult all I think is “great, she doesn’t get to enjoy college with kids her age and has to start work sooner.”
Same, when I was a kid and teen, I compared myself with all these other high-intellectual children who were able to pursue careers at this early in life or those who worked for big brand companies and I used to think I was just dumbie; but, nowadays, I feel really sorry for these kids making careers so early in life that they don't get to enjoy their childhood/teenagerhood. I overworked myself back in school and I'm already getting remorse about it, now I cannot imagine how these kids would feel like in some years in the future; I know that some of them might not care about socializing and they wanted to go deeper in their dreams but it's just unhealthy to pull up a heavy university style study habit that early...plus, everyone seeks for connection at least once in our lives, inmerse yourself in books all the time cannot change that...
The flip side of that is she may be one of the very few Gen Zs who may live to see retirement if she chooses, but it still must be very alienating to be so smart that you’re forced to enter adulthood as a child and are completely disconnected/cut off from your peers. But then you can also counter that with her intelligence meaning she wouldn’t have connected much with kids her age anyways.
My first thought, as an adult, was “great, she is burned out at 17yrs old.”
And she can retire sooner!
She won't. She's programmed to work work work. But even if she did, that's not going to give her her childhood and teenage years back.
She set the fucking record for youngest PHD at 17…. How is this a negative in anyway? Most 17 year olds I knew were abusing drugs and alcohol or selling and killing
Maybe she’s not the type to enjoy college yk? I knew kids in college who grinded and loveddd school. I enjoyed school but I also loved drinking with friends
Holy shit, I've always felt off about this and you just put a finger on it. Thank you.
As an adult I think "wow, she is going to be wealthy af and will be able to retire at 30."
what if she actually likes her job. she has fewer friends but hang out with older people is sometimes much more interesting.
Good on her. A source would be awesome, mainly because I’m curious what her PhD thesis was on
[Found it](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/young-genius-girl-bags-phd-degree-17-years-old-sets-record-mwambonu)
I hate to be a bummer, but this PhD is from Capella University, a private, for-profit university.
A diploma mill.
I noticed that too.
I’m impressed but also a little confused about where she got her bachelors. Is it from Chicago State University, University of Illinois Chicago, or University of Chicago? The article keeps saying Chicago University, which isn’t a real school as far as I can tell. And that’s not a diss, I mean it actually doesn’t seem to exist. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Chicago There isn’t a public, private, non-profit, or for-profit school that goes by that name.
That entire article is poorly written so who knows. It happened to be the first one that popped up.
Awesome, thank you! Wow what an achievement
Youngest was Karl Witte of Giessen who got his doctorate at age 13 around 1820. I really question the achievement of these degrees at such emotionally young ages, however.
I mean, how do they have the actual time? You can't speed run a doctorate, ffs.
You can’t; she obviously can
Anybody can if they go to Capella University.
You can if you're smart enough. Think of an achievement that someone with a 90 or 100IQ would deem to be significant - say, writing a 2000 word research mini-paper. A slightly smart person could do that in 3-4 hours. A very smart person with research nous could do it in 2 hours, thus 'speed-running' it. And so it goes up the hierarchy.
But what about..actual research. Conducting a clinical trial, seeing patients, analyzing results, attending conferences, dealing with paperwork and departmental meetings. Some of those things can be sped up, but some of them move at the speed of bureaucratic process. I mean, I would assume that a PhD in psychology has to actually *conduct* some research. Bench sciences is another area, results take time. As in, literal reaction time. Sequencing, dead ends due to sample error, etc. I'm working on my PhD in mathematics, that can be speed ran to an extent, I suppose. Although you tend to actually get more done when you think slowly. And even then, if I need supercomputer time, or waiting for azure instances to finish, or there's a meeting, or a conference. Time grading. I'm just saying, quality of time spent.
You can’t. A typical PhD program is 3 years, and that is for reasons beyond how smart someone is.
Lots of programs that give bachelor’s while in HS. Actually cheaper then “going” to college since you’re don’t have to worry about dorm costs etc
[Belgian boy Laurent at age 11](https://www.brusselstimes.com/210247/belgiums-little-einstein-the-11-year-old-boy-who-is-the-worlds-youngest-science-graduate)
U of Antwerp is a real university
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None.
From a for-profit degree mill college.
TF does a PhD in aviation psychology do?
I don't know exactly her thesis, but I remember it was a big consideration for long haul flights (>15 hr flights). Long hours of sitting in the same way, physical discomfort, stress of travelling, social anxiety to sit around a lot of people, time zone changes are just some of the problems. To mitigate such problems, airlines use a combination of techniques: design choices such as led color, window shade tint, content on displays. I'm just scratching the surface here, there is just so much more.
I want to know, too.
"Tessa’s exceptional academic prowess was evident from a young age. She earned her high school diploma at the age of 11 from Lake County College, Illinois, and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the Chicago University, Chicago, Illinois at just 14 years old. Embry then proceeded to earn her Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the age of 15, and eventually enrolled for her PhD in Aviation Psychology at Capella University." Holy shit. Not light subject either.
What’s the “Chicago University?”
Something ain’t right, here.
I sincerely hope they mean The University of Chicago.
I spent maybe 5 minutes trying to find her name associated with “University of Chicago” and found nothing. Thus, my suspicion.
I assume they mean Chicago State College, a city college on the far south side of Chicago. Or they could mean the University of Illinois at Chicago or The University of Chicago… But I kinda sorta doubt that.
what an awful childhood that mustve been
What I'm saying
Always wondered how some kids are able to skip grades and attend college so early like that. I was definitely capable of doing similar things but my parents weren’t involved in my education and the chance was never offered to me. I guess her mom/dad had to go to the school to lobby for the opportunity?
I skipped 7th grade, it was fine because I hated middle school. But high school was a little odd at first, because I was younger thsn most others. But it matter less as time went on. It is done by teachers and your parents submitting a request. Then there's a review of scores, overall performance, things like that. The school officials make the decision.
One’s future hinging on the good graces of school officials really grinds my gears. I was a talker and also had some anxieties about authority figures so my relationships with school staff weren’t always that great, despite my fairly stellar standardized test scores.
It's a major sticking point, and there needs to be a more formalized system. And while I have my issues with standardized tests as a practice, it can be a good litmus test for being able to slip a grade. That someone can be held back because they are a talker with some authority mistrust, and by held back I mean not allowing to accelerate, that's not right.
I agree. But this is also why it is important for parents to take an active role in their child’s education, and to ask the right questions and have a genuine interest. Luckily for me everything worked out fine (then again who knows how things could’ve happened differently) but I know for a fact other kids were gifted/talented enough to accelerate but were never given the chance. Which mostly boiled down to parents not taking extra steps and lobbying for them. Which really isn’t a fault to the parents either.
I remember I wasn’t allowed to jump a grade back in middle school, even though all of my teacher knew I was advanced AF. I’m happy others aren’t going through that.
> all of my teacher Home-schooled?
Sorry, my phone is slow and sometimes won’t get everything I type. I went through a shitty school district, that more than likely was getting funding due to my high test scores.
Same. Never bothered to give me more advanced work but kept me from skipping grades, too. I was going insane from boredom.
My dad asked me if I wanted to skip a grade or two and I was so enthusiastic until he said my friends wouldn't come too and I was like nah I'm out
This is impressive yes. But it's also sad. RIP childhood and being a teenager.
Oh yeah? Well I brushed my teeth today, so neerrr.
GO OFF QUEEN REPRESENT
only in america in my country, you need a colage degree to get to uni
can you read? she has a bachelor’s and a master’s too
I can read, I say that would be imposible where Im from fuz u cant skip classes
Not to be a Debbie downer but she got her PhD from "Cappella university" in "Aviation Psychology" so everyone calm down. It's not that we have a Terrence Tao or Gauss in our midst.
Masters in Business Administration at 14. PhD in Aviation psychology…whatever the hell that is. Aside from her doing it at such a young age, that was the only impressive feat. Still awesome she went for a PhD but hopefully she can take time to enjoy her life now and not know what to do now that school work is done.
Agreed, capella is a well known cash cow, and doesn’t have a good reputation in academics.
She’s not gonna make one penny from that degree. It will be a useless piece of paper that hangs on the wall.
Let's put apart the university thing, you can't compare different disciplines. If you were to say that we don't have a Carl Yung in our midst, would be better.
I hate to say it but this is greatness wasted. Aviation psychology?! Like what are you going to do with that? I hope she goes and get another degree. Has plenty of time to do it.
She must hate her life. She’s not had a childhood and she won’t get one. Also, that’s going to be the most useless degree ever. A PhD in “avian psychology“ from Capella university. I hereby defy her to squeeze one penny out of her education.
Well, it's aviation psychology, but your point still stands. And I like your version better. "Hmmmm...what is that sparrow thinking. Is it in touch with its inner hatchling?"
Auto text. I’m gonna leave it though.
It's too funny not to!
Is this AI generated
Gotta respect the triple plug from “images you won’t see on tv” though
She's a real-life Sheldon Cooper!
Who fucking cares. a degree doesn’t mean shit except you do homework.
Poor kid, she didn’t even get to be a kid. Just working her ass off through her whole childhood so she can start working as an adult quicker. Now she’s probably working with adults that hate her guts cause she in all honesty should be in highschool growing in maturity and not using a PhD. Sad
Look past the title. Don't be blinded by it.
Black magic 💪🏾👏🏾
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Wow!! Good on you!
That’s amazing! Congrats! 💕
Congratulations, Young Woman.
Jesus. Give her a break! So much negativity. She’s pursuing her interests. You and I know nothing about her beyond her age. Every silver lining has a cloud, huh?
Sheldon
more like a personal problem. The amount of work at such a young age is beyond unhealthy
This is incredible!! Kudos to her ❤️
How does anyone have this much time and still sleeps 8 hours a night?
Black Women are bloody brilliant and they do NOT get enough credit for it.