A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge University. Arran Fernandez, who was16at home by his father, Neil, will 17a mathematics degree at Fitzwilliam College next month and he hopes to have a career as a research mathematician to 18the Riemann hypothesis(黎曼猜想) that has confused the brightest minds. It will make him the youngest Cambridge student19 14-year-old William Pitt the Younger studied there in 1773.
Last night the child genius said: “I am looking forward to going to the20. I have started the first-year books21and it is all right, not too22. I can understand it. I am excited about going to Cambridge,23I am used to records about being the youngest in education. It isn’t the youngest moment that is so important to me--24I’m more interested in going to Cambridge than comparing25with other people who go there.”
But 26his age he will not be able to27many of the alcohol-fuelled festivities(庆典) traditionally28to Freshers’ Week. “I don’t think I’m missing too much fun,” he insisted. “Even if I was 18, I wouldn’t want to go out29 . ”
Arran,30plans to join the bird-watching society instead and go boating while at university, was five when he31the youngest person to be32a GCSE (General Certificated of Secondary Education), after passing maths. He was offered the33to learn at Cambridge in 2010, when he was 14, on the condition he gained an A-level in physics, which he34with an A+ grade. Arran had already gained an A grade in further maths last year.
Cambridge also asked him to attend three GCSEs in subjects which were not related to maths and physics to35his knowledge. He gained A+s in English literature and French and an A in English language this summer.
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