A 14-year-old prodigy from the East Bay is about to become to youngest to graduate from Santa Clara University, and he already has a job lined up at SpaceX.
On Saturday, Kairan Quazi of Pleasanton will be among 1,600 students graduating from Santa Clara, and he's not even old enough to drive yet. Kairan will be the youngest graduate at the South Bay university and arguably one of the smartest.
Kairan's parents told NBC Bay Area he was speaking full sentences at just 2 years old. At 9, his parents had him tested and found him to be profoundly gifted.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
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