12 Year Old Asian Prodigy Has 5 College Degrees

[@PricefieldPunk]

Are they happy lol Well i guarantee every kid around him or related to him is thinking "WELL GOOOOOOOOD FOR YOUUUUUUUU" in the most sarcastic sigh imaginable.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

🤣🤣🤣 "Great, now my mom wont shut up comparing me with him"

[@seewendy1]

I have a cousin who is a genius and he is so socially awkward his mom does everything for him like he’s a child, he’s 30 years old and could’ve gone to any school he wanted, but was too afraid to leave his mom. He became a professor at the school. He went to, but I think got fired because he didn’t really like going to work. He can’t even cut his own nails. His sister is also very smart and still lives at home with Mom because Mom didn’t prepare them for the real world.

[@robertdepesci3418]

sounds like a mom problem. not genius problem.

[@Jenn_80]

​@Robert De Pesci agree... and i think because when kid geniuses happen they usually lose their childhood when their parents allow them to skip grades and the child completely misses out on a very important part of growing as a human being which is social development.

[@bonuspal]

😂 Clovis is not concerned he's having the time of his life. That's awesome.

[@StevenTakahashi-d7i]

David's impressions/voices of a random Chinese dude and a white 'Merican dude commenting on any of the selected issues discussed in their videos are so hilarious!!

[@mr.goodwinmbamacc4494]

This is great for Clovis! This is also a good example in discipline for other people, and youngsters.

[@tzenzhongguo]

I hope he saves his money, stays in shape and fit. I hope he becomes a polyglot and marries a hot chick.

[@s.t.santos5928]

When graduating high school is a big deal for most Americans, of course, they'll downplay Clovis' achievements. It's like shoving onto their faces what he has accomplished.

[@ajtam05]

Take his race out of the equation. He's just a smart kid and (whether unknowingly, willingly or forcefully) he is disciplined. All good qualities/traits! Now as a human going through this world and finding himself...I hope he has a breadth of experiences that provide him insight into his existence & helps him cultivate his own personality & social skills. On that note...the stereotype of being Asian + nerd isn't the most appealing (usually implying they're not socially skilled)...but he can be an Asian, a nerd, and socially apt! THAT would still be a well-rounded American human. :)

[@Raiya_ru17]

Nahhh, not all Asians maybe Indians but here, it’s always the Chinese folks lol. Even the Chinese here in PH are crazy academic threats from secondary school competitions to top universities, the Chinese or half Chinese kids are automatically considered the genius bunch. They are also known here to dominate mathematics lol even the business tycoons here are of Chinese ancestry (Sy family of SM Supermalls and the owner of Jollibee Food Corp).

[@nattaproblem9547]

Can I just say that 4 of the five degrees are humanities or arts related? I think that’s refreshing. Since one of them was math/science I’m sure he can function across multiple disciplines but honestly I was expecting all the majors to be stem related. To me he deserves more credit for choosing what interests him. It’s an unusual accomplishment. Great discussion guys. I think Clovis is fine.

[@D2attemp]

This kid is at real risk of burn out, it’s plain and simple. Hopefully he’ll take a break and then go on to do great things

[@aey2579]

We don't know that. It's a burn out for you and I. But for genetically gifted people like him, they are probably craving more stimulus to feed their mental capacity.

[@nycoolj3]

He could be built like Elon, you don’t know.

[@D2attemp]

@@nycoolj3 so you know he’s at 0% chance of burn out

[@Nara.Shikamaru]

Honestly. A lot of kids like this end up hating it. Kids raised as bodybuilders ending up fat, working to get into college and realizing you don’t care about it. It’s just a thing that happens. At this point in time we can’t do anything but hope that he’s spared from that. I hope little bro has a good life and doesn’t hurt himself trying so hard.

[@12801270able]

@@nycoolj3 Elon isn't that smart (Twitter purchase debacle, pedo diver incident, picking on the Icelandic man of the year, Paul Pelosi conspiracy theory without facts, copping out of OpenAI because of ego, etc). You fell for the koolaid propaganda.

[@DJAlisterCrane]

I'm happy for the young man. I hope he doesn't put too much pressure on himself and get burnout.

[@henrytep8884]

Much potential to be unleashed, but nothing is guaranteed.

[@Duckquack-1]

I wonder how he gets along with his college buddies. Or does he hang out with other regular 12 year olds? And what interests would they share?

[@kevinzhang6623]

He's 12, of course he has interests with other 12 year olds. And as a college student, there's a lot of things to talk about with other classmates as students. You just know a few pieces of paper he got, you don't know who he is.

[@charleschamorro3379]

He is in my son's Civil Air Patrol squadron and he is a cool fun guy with a lot of friends.

[@Razear]

I am a believer in maximizing someone's potential. If the kid had the aptitude to undergo all that at his age, God bless him. I don't think it's necessarily fair to knock the fact that the degrees were associate's or were conferred at community college. The kid is 12 and juggling a heavy courseload when he should be in a middle school classroom. It's impressive for someone his age and graduating with 5 degrees in such a short time.

[@keanulewis1294]

All useless

[@NatalieCocco]

LOVE Your show!✨

[@Realg401]

Congratulations! Im happy for him now he just has to find a way to get social skills and not get finessed by VICES and hell be complete

[@ResidualSelfImage]

Associate Arts degree in history and art isn't going to make Clovis more marketable in the job market but the Social Science, Math and Science Associate Arts degree will help. The self development degree usually covers sports, physical fitness, diet/nutrition, some emotional intelligence topic, and sex education - which would prepare Clovis to be more emotionally intelligent than most of his peers.

[@reptilerule91]

Good work.

[@akiheavenly6]

He has 25 years of working experience too.

[@KeePhengVue]

Sounds like someone we know who is a Pokémon trainer. Lol 😂

[@positivelybeautiful1]

It’s his destiny. I’m happy for him. His degrees right now hopefully will be able to handle all the negative comments. Listen to his response, he appears humbled & fits for his age. I tell my college kids, having a degree just give you more opportunities, the rest is up to the person. Live wisely.

[@SuperPRguru]

Either this kid gonna be a real life Tony stark or he gonna be the real Alex luther.

[@justinchan6043]

I feel bad for Clovis. Cuz he is taking college classes at 10-12 years old. What 18-21 year old woman is gonna wanna date a 12 year old kid? He won't get invited to any frat parties, cuz if you give him a few beers, it could kill him.

[@charleschamorro3379]

Actually, he will.

[@yelnatsch517]

But why associates degrees? Those are pretty much useless. They are about as useful as a GED. A single bachelors would have been better than 5 associates. 😢

[@83dsvhtubb]

For the record he’s East Asian. Statically East Asians and South Asians do well academically. Not all Asians are the same

[@Eun-eun12]

Well i cant imagine what i was when i'm 12😂

[@Jenn_80]

When kid geniuses happen they usually lose their childhood when their parents allow them to skip grades like this. The child completely misses out on a very important part of growing as a human being which is social development. Also they miss out on making friends.... there is no one who is in college who wants to hang out with a CHILD after class or on the weekends regardless of the fact that kid has a higher IQ. It is extremely unfair for parents to do this if they have a child prodigy. A kid needs to be a kid. They have the whole rest of their life to be an adult.

[@charleschamorro3379]

Actually no. He is in my son's Civil Air Patrol Squadron and he is a pretty social kid who makes a lot of friends. He is also into basketball and archery. You are trying to put a false correlation between academic achievement and having a happy life. You could have both. We are capable of having both.

[@michaelfung4629]

David is correct: HK people have weird ass colonial european names. Dudley, Stanley, Dougall, Brian etc. Clovis sounds standard.

[@ResidualSelfImage]

Clovis was home schooled before taking College course and therefore did not take any Advanced Placement courses because he never went to High Schools with Advanced Placement which is how GPA scores are computed over 4.0. USA academic HS are designed to create athlete-scholar but Chinese academia HS is designed for a pure scholar. This academia cultural different expectation/norm is what triggers many non-Asian comments doubting Clovis is not socially adapted. Many US leaders/Presidents have military background and are not child prodigies.

[@SoundlessFantasy]

Prodigy’s don’t become millionaires or billionaires they usually get used maybe might have a cush job but he might not be socially adept for actual work

[@SoundlessFantasy]

Prodigy’s don’t become millionaires or billionaires they usually get used maybe might have a cush job but he might not be socially adept for actual work

[@mosesr1478]

Not me at 22 with not even an associates

[@StReEtWaLkeRpNoY]

Unless he's not Asian Doogie Howser, I'm not impressed! 😅 If he thinks studying is fun, go for it...but I believe the things you do after accomplishments are complete is what defines you.

[@MedalionDS9]

This kind of story doesn't help with the stereotypes... white kid Doogie Howser gets his own show... this story is like a dime a dozen in asia lol

[@davidsiler5505]

I saw, I clicked!

[@jordynlane247]

He said @15:00 all types of Asian.. .were still waiting on you to showcase other Asians besides the east& southeast

[@excripto1]

His parents are still disappointed he doesn’t have 5 PhD’s and 10 doctorates and still not a doctor and a lawyer.

[@monkehotdogs2227]

And then will complain he has no social skills or friends after being locked up all day forced to study

[@PricefieldPunk]

Parents probably saying how successful his cousin is, already a doctor, owns a house and is married to a lawyer at 18. So good and such a smart boy.

[@rochesterjohnny7555]

Your cousin Timmy have 15 year work experience. He's 9. He have 5 jobs.

[@AA-sb3pr]

There are very few Asian Americans pursuing advanced degrees to do research, most are Asians from Asia, so hopefully Clovis makes his mark in this area!

[@adrianng2280]

Haiya.... Clovis is the first Catholic French king. He protected the Church and created the alliance between France and Catholicism that would last a millenia. I just read he was declared a saint. Cool name for a child :)

[@MinhPham-vg6bw]

5 college degrees. He'll be a future druggy. I've seen this before. Street smarts trumps book smarts

[@charleschamorro3379]

He is street smart and.social too. We know him.

[@JakeAkstins]

Rather be have this kid than the ones who dream of being people like king von.

[@monkehotdogs2227]

Lmao king von is really an asshole crazy how the most insane dudes get a pass cause they make music people enjoy

[@malcolmsoh5648]

they are Associate degrees, not full Fledge Degrees.

[@jebiusenvy]

Still degrees

[@malcolmsoh5648]

@@jebiusenvy Associate degrees (2 years--100 and 200 level courses) are not equivalent to Bachelor degrees (4 years--300 and 400 level courses at the senior years) .

[@rdbagaming]

clovis ??? are you use its not louis or luwis because clovis is the very old spelling of louis or luwis

[@MinhPham-vg6bw]

@10:40 "none of them ever grow up to lead our country" 😂 Do you need to be a prodigy to lead this country? Look at all the presidents present and past. You don't even need to be smart to be in congress. You just need a determination to keep your seat til you die

[@babyAma28]

Hide this to my family

[@JimStanfield-zo2pz]

What it demonstrates is what could be achieved if children learned earlier. The fact is that the brain learns best as a child. We squander a lot of potential with our current education system. This kid was home schooled and that was the key

[@kevinzhang6623]

Why is his happiness or pursuits your business? Happy with your career? Happiness helps you get your career, but your career isn't about making you happy, it's about longevity, usefulness, having a roof over your head, having an impact maybe. Maybe he's following his parents' pursuits blindly, maybe he believes this'll make him happy when it won't, or maybe he's simply not an imbecile like others, and likes to learn just to learn, or wants the classroom insight for what he plans in the future, maybe it'll benefit him somehow, maybe it's what he really wants and is time managing this with having personal interests, a life and future goals. The jealousy for a fucking 12 year old by grown adults is real.

[@pandabear153]

My great niece just graduated from Harvard Law school and has a job already with a corporation 😊 She's maybe only 1/3 Asian.

[@keanulewis1294]

1/3 Asian is impossible

[@pandabear153]

@Keanu Lewis Her mother is half Chinese half Jewish. Her dad is Native American and European descent

[@keanulewis1294]

@@pandabear153 how’s that 1/3, math genius?

[@pandabear153]

@@keanulewis1294 you tell me. Math is not my strong point.

[@keanulewis1294]

@@pandabear153 You can’t count to 4. Is that it?

[@SuperGodblessyou]

From Hong Kong China ! 🎉

[@schoolofalchemy]

He is Ling Ling's brother.

[@reptilerule91]

I think i would want to be like clovis.

[@medlord9958]

He’s mom is from Korea I think

[@challow90221]

What did he major in? Just curious.

[@ardhisyaifuddin4966]

Curious, what if he goes to medical school and perform a breast exam for example, while still underage, would that be legal?🤔

[@challow90221]

I think Clovis is a dope last name.. i dont know about it as a first name.

[@UpInYourGrills]

Asians do it better ❤

[@MinhPham-vg6bw]

Do what better? Stitch Nike shoes for 50 cents an hour better or assemble Apple products for a dollar an hour better?😂

[@MinhPham-vg6bw]

@@Radi340 Asians are only good at being slaves😁. Be a good little Asian and maybe you'll earn 5 dollah today

[@danielpang2907]

Dude went to my school

[@Rosie017]

5 degrees? What does this kid plan on doing for a living? That's the question. Overall whatever he decides to do in life at least he has something to show for himself. A degree is a degree.

[@kevinzhang6623]

Always got these people. Degrees or not, he's 12 years old and years from even entering the work force and he's more capable than you on simply picking a field, what were you planning on doing for a living when you were 12 years old? Only Idiots get degrees just to get degrees who should've just stayed in blue collar jobs, while everyone else enrolls in a program with a specific career and job market in mind and being realistic about expectations, and spend their time in college being informed and preparing for that.

[@alvinandzin1982]

Degrees are useless.

[@joesmith201212]

But he still ain't got no rizz so it won't matter

[@CallMeKaden]

So are you