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Tanishq Abraham

Tanishq Abraham

Tanishq Abraham, is a child genius, media personality and role model. He is a third generation Indian-American born in Sacramento, California. His father Bijou Abraham, a software engineer and mother Taji Abraham, a veterinarian, were immigrants to the United States of America from Kerala, India. Tanishq's younger 10 year old sister, Tiara Abraham is also a child genius who like her brother is a member of MENSA and began her first college campus classes at seven years old. [3]

His parents, especially his mother, noticed that even as a baby he loved children’s books and by the age of two, he could remember and recall everything he heard and read, including how to tell the time on the clock.

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Accomplishments

At 4, Tanishq became a member of MENSA To become a member the only qualification is a score in the top 2 percentile of the general population on a standardized intelligence test.

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At 5, he completed all 5 grades of the math courses offered by Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) At 6, he took high school and college courses in chemistry, paleontology, biology, and geology. [3]

At 7, he took Geology and Astronomy courses in the American River College in Sacramento and cleared the courses with “A” grades. At 8, he was a founding vice-president for an Astronomy club at his college. At 10 years old, he received his high school diploma. At age 11 he received associate degrees in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, General Science and Foreign Language Studies, with a Grade Point Average (GPA) score of 4.0 from American River College. [3]

While 7 he also completed an online chemistry course at UC Berkeley. At 9, he became a member of the two-year college honor society Phi Theta Kappa, and at age 10, he was elected Vice-President of Communications for the 2013-2014 term and re-elected for 2014 to 2015. At 9, he became the youngest person to present at a NASA conference. [3]

At 9 he also gave a TED Talk and appeared on Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco. [3]

His most recent accomplishment, is at age 12 he was accepted into UC Davis and received a regents scholarship to UC Santa Cruz. [3]

Future

Tanishq aspires to become a doctor, a medical researcher, a Nobel Prize Winner and President of the United States of America. At university for his bachelor's degree Tanishq intends to study biomedical engineering and achieve his medical degree at the age of 18. [8]

References

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Citation Linkyoutube.comTanishq's presentation at a NASAconference
May 24, 2016, 7:20 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTanishq playing the card game Uno with his sister and father
May 24, 2016, 7:25 AM
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Citation Linkthebetterindia.comArticle about Tanishq and his achievements
May 24, 2016, 7:18 AM
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Citation Linktwitter.comTanishq's Twitteraccount
May 24, 2016, 6:30 AM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comFacebookpage about Tanishq and his sister Tiara
May 24, 2016, 6:30 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTanishq in a graduation attire
May 24, 2016, 7:26 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comVideo about Tanishq's achievements when he was 9 on YouTube
May 24, 2016, 7:27 AM
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Citation Linkibtimes.co.ukInternational Business Timesarticle about Tanishq
May 24, 2016, 7:20 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comVideo about Tanishq and his sister Tara on YouTube
May 24, 2016, 7:28 AM
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Citation Linktheweek.comArticle about Tanishq and his achievements
May 24, 2016, 7:22 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of Tanishq and his family
May 24, 2016, 7:29 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of Tanishq from his appearance on Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco
May 24, 2016, 7:16 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comVideo of Tanishq on Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco
May 24, 2016, 7:16 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comMeme posted on Danielle Bregoli's Instagram account when it got hacked: "13 year old Tanishq Abraham already has 3 college degrees, been accepted to 2 universities & plans on becoming an engineer, doctor & medical researcher before he turns 18.Relatively unknown, very little media, just a few fans.13 year old Danielle Bregoli dropped out of 7th grade, extensive crime record, barely literate and known for her bad attitude has 7 million Instagram followers.If you ever question why America is in decline, think of this & the youth the media glorifies in this country."
Mar 8, 2017, 5:18 PM
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Citation Linkinstagram.comTanishq Abraham's Instagram
Mar 8, 2017, 5:18 PM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comTanishq's high school graduation speech in 2014
May 24, 2016, 7:30 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comTanishq's TED Talk
May 24, 2016, 7:17 AM
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Citation Linkfamousbirthdays.comProfile on Famous Birthdays
Mar 3, 2016, 10:19 PM
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comTanishq's presentation at a NASA conference
May 24, 2016, 7:20 AM
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comVideo about Tanishq's achievements when he was 9 on YouTube
May 24, 2016, 7:27 AM