9-year-old Pennsylvania prodigy studies neuroscience at college, looks forward to medical school

""I could just read them when most kids at my age, at like two, could barely even speak," Aiden said. "Yeah, I just grasped it so fast.""

""Then, a few years later, I took a gifted test. Turns out I was gifted," he said."

""You don't really hear often about gifted kids. It's a small percentage, but I am very grateful and thankful for the opportunity to be part of his journey," she said. "It's all about him and his journey and me just supporting his journey.""

Aiden Wilkins is a 9-year-old high school sophomore enrolled at Reach Cyber Charter High School and taking a neuroscience class at Ursinus College. He began reading outdoor signs at age 2 without formal instruction and later tested gifted. He aims to become a pediatric neurosurgeon and plans to attend medical school. He enjoys video games and playing soccer like other children his age. His mother, Veronica Wilkins, supports his educational path and values the rarity of gifted children. Aiden advises others that they can achieve goals through hard work. Top college choices include Johns Hopkins and Princeton.

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