Getting a bachelor’s degree in any kind of higher education is a difficult feat. To obtain one requires years of study, numerous tests, assignments, and lectures. This is a necessary part of navigating elementary and secondary schooling.
It’s interesting to note that Abram Lewis, 17, and Khaya Njumbe, 15, managed to balance college and high school coursework concurrently, earning bachelor’s degrees before they turned 20.
According to WISH-TV, the two Gary teens were recently in Indianapolis for high awards. The event was well-attended, with guests from organizations like the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.
This April, Lewis and Njumbe will graduate with bachelor’s degrees. Lewis will graduate from Purdue Northwest with a degree. Having completed his associate’s degree, he hopes to become a neurosurgeon by attending medical school.
According to WISH-TV, he attends classes at 21st Century Charter School, which is a charter school run by Geo Academies. Because of the way the curriculum is structured, he was able to earn credits toward both degrees concurrently.
Njumbe, on the other hand, is expected to receive three associate’s degrees from Ivy Tech this year. Also, Indiana Northwest will award him a bachelor’s degree.
“Originally I planned to graduate high school at 12 years old,” said Njumbe. “Around campus, a lot of people were shocked when they saw me,” Njumbe said. “They would think I was the professor’s son.”
Lewis is the second member of his family to accomplish this feat, following her older sister, according to WISH-TV. She completed her associate’s degree in high school and plans to enroll in a Texas-based program to earn her Ph.D.
Njumbe wants to work as an orthopedic surgeon. Her mother immigrated to the United States from South Africa more than 30 years ago.
On Thursday in Indianapolis, a group of Black leaders honored the two teenagers. They claimed to be so good at time management that they continue to engage in childhood activities like playing video games.