14-year-old Joburg girl to study medicine next year and has already completed a Harvard course

[TheChamp]

Karabo Matlali is a senior in high school with her sights firmly set on medical school next year. Oh, I should probably mention, she's only 14!

Spirits are high as I chat to Karabo and her mom, Lindiwe Matlali, via Zoom. With camera's blacked out, my senses are leaning in closely to their voices. It's a conversation filled with laughter, but also a lot of "oohs and aahs" from my side.

Why wouldn't I be filled with wonder? I'm in the presence of a child genius, I tell myself. My mind automatically draws me to a character from one of my favourite sitcoms - The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper. Again, joy breaks out as I make the confession.

14-year-old Joburg girl to study medicine next year and has already completed a Harvard course | Life

14-year-old Karabo Matlali is a senior in high school with her sights firmly set on a career in medicine.

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[TheChamp]

A feel good story on a Friday has never hurt anyone, happy weekend everyone.

 

[Conack]

Please use the non-amp link:

14-year-old Joburg girl to study medicine next year and has already completed a Harvard course | Life

14-year-old Karabo Matlali is a senior in high school with her sights firmly set on a career in medicine.

www.news24.com

 

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[TheChamp]

Please use the non-amp link:

14-year-old Joburg girl to study medicine next year and has already completed a Harvard course | Life

14-year-old Karabo Matlali is a senior in high school with her sights firmly set on a career in medicine.

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I honestly have no idea what that means but thanks.

Oh, never mind, because I am also a genius I managed to figure out what you are talking about. I could swear it was just a News24 link when I posted it, it's one of those instances where things just jump in front of you.

 

[AlphaJohn]

1 year younger than what I was.

Only thing I can say to her. Careful of burnout.

 

[hopeless_sapien]

Wouldn't it make more sense to fairly distribute intelligence than just allocating it to a single individual?

 

[skimread]

A senior at Arizona State University's high school, Karabo does all her learning online.

She studies online. I am thinking in today's world this is the way to go. Kids are super confident and don't learn the fear of the point of school is obedience, shutting up, avoiding embarrassing situations in front of kids, and avoiding being scolded by teachers.

The cost of learning at school with sub-par teachers vs you choosing the best online educators. The choice is simple really. The Internet has changed everything. And now after Covid overseas universities have adapted and teaches classes online so you can basically be wherever you want in the world.

The traditional schools will become a place for parents who are lazy and are looking for babysitters.

 

[Harmonic]

Very impressive! Congrats to her

 

[Conack]

I honestly have no idea what that means but thanks.

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No biggie though, it's nice to read the good news.

 

[hopeless_sapien]

1 year younger than what I was.

Only thing I can say to her. Careful of burnout.

The age you were burned out or going to medical school?

 

[TheChamp]

Accelerated Mobile Pages - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Very bottom of the page they explain the issues with AMP links -- they get generated/injected when one shares from an "suggested / advertised / sponsored" page, eg. suggested feed from Google news.

No biggie though, it's nice to read the good news.

Sure, I have edited my post.

 

[AlphaJohn]

The age you were burned out or going to medical school?

Burned out much later, went to Uni at 15,.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Burned out much later, went to Uni at 15,.

Damelin isn't a uni...

 

[hopeless_sapien]

Burned out much later, went to Uni at 15,.

Which Uni you went to at 15 if I may ask?

 

[AlphaJohn]

Damelin isn't a uni...

Well WITS did not allow for underage kids to join even if I passed entrance exam, so had no better option

 

[Moosedrool]

A feel good story on a Friday has never hurt anyone, happy weekend everyone.

The world could do with more good stories like this.

 

[surface]

Well WITS did not allow for underage kids to join even if I passed entrance exam, so had no better option

All that hard work has paid off and look at you now - you are on the wall of mybb.

 

[dualmeister]

Damelin isn't a uni...

And they about to get their license revoked as they did not submit their financials

Govt says it plans to yank registration for Damelin, Lyceum, City Varsity, and ICESA | News24

The department of higher education and training (DHET) says the institutions, all owned by the same holding company, did not submit their 2020 financial statements.

www.businessinsider.co.za

 

[OhYeah84]

Jeez that's hectic...best of luck!