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A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge University.Arran Fernandez, who was 1 at home by his father, Neil, will 2 a mathematics degree at Fitzwilliam College next month and he hopes to have a career as a research mathematician to 3 the Riemann hypothesis(黎曼猜想)that has confused the brightest minds.It will make him the youngest Cambridge student 4 14-year-old William Pitt the Younger studied there in 1773.
Last night the child genius said:“I am looking forward to going to the 5 .I have started the first-year books 6 and it is all right, not too 7 .I can understand it.I am excited about going to Cambridge, 8 I am used to making records about being the youngest in education.It isn't the youngest moment that is so important to me 9 I'm more interested in going to Cambridge than comparing 10 with other people who go there.”
But 11 his age he will not be able to 12 many of the alcohol-fuelled festivities(庆典)traditionally 13 to 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 out 14 .”
Arran, 15 plans to join the bird-watching society instead and go boating while at university, was five when he 16 the youngest person to be 17 a GCSE(General Certificated of Secondary Education), after passing maths.He was offered the 18 to learn at Cambridge in 2010, when he was 14, on the condition he gained an A-level in physics, which he 19 with 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 to 20 his knowledge.He gained A+s in English literature and French and an A in English language this summer.