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Boy with IQ 168 gets into NYU master's at 13

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A 13-year-old boy named Joe Petraro-Hyppolite has been accepted into a master's program at New York University.

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  • Joe Petraro-Hyppolite is a 13-year-old who has been accepted into a master's program at New York University to study sports medicine.
  • The student previously overcame a leukemia diagnosis and Tourette's syndrome.
  • He is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University.
  • The university is investigating whether he is the youngest graduate student to ever attend the institution.

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  • New York University will verify if he is the youngest student ever accepted into a master's program.

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Joe Petraro-Hyppolite

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  • Whenever I tell people, it’s like, ‘Oh, Young Sheldon, Doogie Howser.’
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    as per his school officials and family. Petraro-Hyppolite's remarkable academic journey started after he reportedly scored 1,590 out of 1,600 on the SAT at age 10. “My IQ is 168,” Joe Petraro-Hyppolite told CBS. “ Whenever I tell people, it’s like, ‘Oh, Young Sheldon, Doogie Howser.’ ” The young prodigy is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree and is expected to graduate in May 2027. He shared that his academic interests span several fields, including sports management, kinesiology and biology.

  • I am also excited, because new doors are opening
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    shared that his academic interests span several fields, including sports management, kinesiology and biology. He is currently at Louisiana State University, which he is likely to complete in May before his master's. " I am also excited, because new doors are opening ,” Joe Petraro-Hyppolite said ahead of joining NYU. Petraro-Hyppolite is a cancer survivor, as shared by his mother. He was reportedly diagnosed with leukaemia in September 2021. He also battled with undiagnosed

Anne Petraro-Hyppolite

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  • It’s just surreal. When he graduated high school so young, it was surreal, but this is … everything he does is surreal
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    a nervous system disorder that landed him in special education classes. Talking about everything that he had to overcome in his life, his mom, Anne Petraro-Hyppolite, shared that she is even more proud of his son. “ It’s just surreal. When he graduated high school so young, it was surreal, but this is … everything he does is surreal ,” she said. “He just loves to learn. He is like a sponge," she said to CBS, as quoted by The New York Post. While the 13-year-old is gifted, he shared how intelligence doesn't guarantee an easy academic life. He said

  • He just loves to learn. He is like a sponge
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    life, his mom, Anne Petraro-Hyppolite, shared that she is even more proud of his son. “It’s just surreal. When he graduated high school so young, it was surreal, but this is … everything he does is surreal,” she said. “ He just loves to learn. He is like a sponge ," she said to CBS, as quoted by The New York Post. While the 13-year-old is gifted, he shared how intelligence doesn't guarantee an easy academic life. He said that he has to study multiple times like everyone else

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