Maths genius Arran Fernandez, 14, offered Cambridge University place (1 Viewer)

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A 14-year-old maths prodigy has been offered a place at Cambridge University - which, if he accepts it, would make him the youngest student there for almost 230 years.

Arran Fernandez, who lives in Surrey, England, passed exams set by the university last year, and now need only pass his A-level physics exam to enrol.

In Britain, A-levels are commonly taken by 18-year-old students, but Arran - who was home-educated - has already passed the exams in maths and further maths.

His father, Neil Fernandez, said that if he takes the place at Fitzwilliam College, he will be the youngest undergraduate at Cambridge since William Pitt the Younger studied there aged 14 in 1773 and went on to become prime minister.

"Fitzwilliam College decided to make Arran a conditional offer after considering his application very carefully," said David Cardwell, who will be teaching Arran.



"The college looks forward to welcoming Arran in October 2010 should he meet his offer, and to helping him develop and fulfil his considerable academic potential," the professor said.

Arran first hit the headlines in 2001 when he took a GCSE maths exam - normally taken by 16-year-olds - at the age of five.

"Maths has been my favourite subject for as long as I can remember," said the teenager, who aspires to become a research mathematician.

"There are a few things I want to work on," he said. "I'd like the solve the Riemann hypothesis".

The Riemann hypothesis is a theory about the patterns of prime numbers that has baffled the greatest mathematicians for 150 years.

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dammit, who else is envying?

 

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dammit, who else is envying?

Haha I wouldn't mind being that bright, but I'd rather use my powers for good, not mathematics... <shudders>

 

[tommykins]

Haha I wouldn't mind being that bright, but I'd rather use my powers for good, not mathematics... <shudders>

how is that even relevant :S

 

[kaz1]

Last British Maths child genius ended up being a prostitute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufiah_Yusof

 

[emiliieee]

Last British Maths child genius ended up being a prostitute.

Sufiah Yusof - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

heh slut.

 

[SylviaB]

woo research mathematics

 

[philphie]

i think he would make a good comedian, make a new Monty Python crew. just look at the photo, you know his got the moves.



'i'm a little tea pot short and stout'

 

[scarybunny]

I suppose a kid that bright probably doesn't have much in common with other kids his age, at least at uni he might have someone to talk to.

Still pretty hard to make friends if you're 14 and everyone else is over 18.

 

[philphie]

yeah bullies

 

[SnowFox]

I suppose a kid that bright probably doesn't have much in common with other kids his age, at least at uni he might have someone to talk to.

Still pretty hard to make friends if you're 14 and everyone else is over 18.

As long as he can keep up with the conversation he should be fine.