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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A Miramar teen has just received a diploma from Florida Atlantic University.
Seventeen-year-old James Martin is not your typical teen. "It's funny, because I have a really young face, so they all knew this kid doesn't belong here," he said. "They end up seeing you almost as a peer because you study like they do, you work like they do and at the same time, you're interacting."
Martin is celebrating his college graduation from FAU, earning a Bachelor's degree in molecular biology. The Miramar resident joined more than 1,000 other graduates in Tuesday's ceremony. Martin is the youngest in graduate class, with a GPA of 3.9. "James Martin, Suma Cum Laude," said announcer at the the ceremony.
However, Martin was not always as studious as he is now. His mother was concerned about his early education due to a lack of focus in homeschooling. "His early years, he tended to be a little lazy," said Joan Martin. "He daydreamed a lot and then, about 12 or 13, he started getting really serious."
Yet, at just 14 years old, Martin enrolled at FAU. The graduate admitted, however, that the road to success was not easy. "It's been some nights, man," he said. "It's been some nights where I'm just like, 'Ugh!'"
Martin has not yet decided where he will attend graduate school. "In a couple years, hopefully, I'll be on my way to getting a PhD, and so that would be a tremendous blessing," he said. "In another eight years, I'll be a professor somewhere."
Martin said he hopes to come back to South Florida and teach at FAU or the University of Miami after he receives his PhD.
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Seventeen-year-old James Martin is not your typical teen. "It's funny, because I have a really young face, so they all knew this kid doesn't belong here," he said. "They end up seeing you almost as a peer because you study like they do, you work like they do and at the same time, you're interacting."
Martin is celebrating his college graduation from FAU, earning a Bachelor's degree in molecular biology. The Miramar resident joined more than 1,000 other graduates in Tuesday's ceremony. Martin is the youngest in graduate class, with a GPA of 3.9. "James Martin, Suma Cum Laude," said announcer at the the ceremony.
However, Martin was not always as studious as he is now. His mother was concerned about his early education due to a lack of focus in homeschooling. "His early years, he tended to be a little lazy," said Joan Martin. "He daydreamed a lot and then, about 12 or 13, he started getting really serious."
Yet, at just 14 years old, Martin enrolled at FAU. The graduate admitted, however, that the road to success was not easy. "It's been some nights, man," he said. "It's been some nights where I'm just like, 'Ugh!'"
Martin has not yet decided where he will attend graduate school. "In a couple years, hopefully, I'll be on my way to getting a PhD, and so that would be a tremendous blessing," he said. "In another eight years, I'll be a professor somewhere."
Martin said he hopes to come back to South Florida and teach at FAU or the University of Miami after he receives his PhD.
Read more: http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/lo...#ixzz2bJ4LXCK3
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