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nichomachus

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7. BTW -- the headlines on this are kind of ticking me off

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 02:06 PM

Jan 2016

Yes, he is the son of a maintenance worker -- but he's also the son of a woman who is working three freaking jobs as a vocational nurse to provide for her family. Why don't the headlines mention that?

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Son of maintenance worker gets perfect score on AP Calculus exam -- 1 of 12 in the world to do so [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 OP

If Caltech doesn't want to give him a free ride exboyfil Jan 2016 #1

Good idea. The midwest is famous for its L'Hôpitality. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #3

We are definitely not Leibnutz in this state exboyfil Jan 2016 #4

It will be the last thing he ever does. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #5

I just emailed this to my son, cloudbase Jan 2016 #2

See? I told you those damn immigrants nichomachus Jan 2016 #6

BTW -- the headlines on this are kind of ticking me off nichomachus Jan 2016 #7

It doesn't have to. FBaggins Jan 2016 #9

Hopefully colleges are rushing to give him scholarships bluestateguy Jan 2016 #8

Kentridge senior gets perfect score on AP calculus exam mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 #10

This teenager is one of 12 students in the world who aced the AP Calculus exam mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 #11

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