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by LizzyNY Fri 19 May 2023, 12:24
This is refreshing. After seeing all the YT videos of kids who can't even find the USA on a map, it's nice to know there are still some smart kids left in this country. Congratulations to him and his sister (college grad at 15!). Their parents have obviously done something right!
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Re: The Good News
by annemariew Wed 15 May 2024, 18:19
[size=39]17-Year-Old Chicago Girl Graduates with Doctoral Degree: ‘The World Is My Oyster’
"I feel like that urge to learn something new just never didn't exist for me," Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman said of her desire for education
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A 17-year-old from Chicago has graduated from university after achieving an enormous accomplishment — obtaining her doctoral degree.
Dorothy Jean Tillman graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) on Monday, May 6, after earning her doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health, according to Good Morning America.
It’s the latest in a long line of educational achievements for the graduate, who started dual enrollment for high school courses at just 8-years-old before earning her associate’s degree in psychology from the College of Lake County at age 10 and her bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College at age 12.
Tillman, who can now be called Dr. Tillman, told GMA that her family, and in particular her grandmother who was “part of the Civil Rights movement” had encouraged her to gain knowledge and “harped on the importance of education and consistently learning something always.”
Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman with her grandmother and mother.
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However, she also noted that she herself had sought out achieving her own educational goals.
"But the way I always held education so high on my own, aside from being raised that way, was [by] finding different things to be educated about," she shared. "I feel like that urge to learn something new just never didn't exist for me."
Tillman earned her master’s degree at the age of 14, and a year later, was accepted into the Doctorate of Behavioral Health Management program at ASU. In December 2023, she successfully defended her dissertation to finally earn her doctorate’s degree — becoming the youngest person to do so at the school, per GMA.
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Dr. Lesley Manson, a clinical associate professor at ASU, who oversaw Tillman’s dissertation, described her to the outlet as "inquisitive" and "innovative," and noted that the student’s achievement at such a young age is a big one.
"It's a wonderful celebration ... but this is still something so rare and unique," Manson said. "She has innovative ideas and motivation, which is wonderful, and truly, I think what is inspiring is that she embodies that meaning of being a true leader."
As for what Tillman wants to do next, she told GMA that she’s still “figuring out what my specific dreams and goals are" just like “any other teenager."
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"I'm really just grateful that the world is my oyster, and that I've done so much so young," she added. "And I have time to kind of think that through."
The graduate also said that what she wanted people to take away from her story was that it is okay to continue to figure out what you want to while continuing your education goals.
"Figuring things out, not knowing what you want isn't a bad thing. But making the choice not to sit down and try to figure it out is," she said.[/size]
"I feel like that urge to learn something new just never didn't exist for me," Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman said of her desire for education
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A 17-year-old from Chicago has graduated from university after achieving an enormous accomplishment — obtaining her doctoral degree.
Dorothy Jean Tillman graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) on Monday, May 6, after earning her doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health, according to Good Morning America.
It’s the latest in a long line of educational achievements for the graduate, who started dual enrollment for high school courses at just 8-years-old before earning her associate’s degree in psychology from the College of Lake County at age 10 and her bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College at age 12.
Tillman, who can now be called Dr. Tillman, told GMA that her family, and in particular her grandmother who was “part of the Civil Rights movement” had encouraged her to gain knowledge and “harped on the importance of education and consistently learning something always.”
Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman with her grandmother and mother.
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However, she also noted that she herself had sought out achieving her own educational goals.
"But the way I always held education so high on my own, aside from being raised that way, was [by] finding different things to be educated about," she shared. "I feel like that urge to learn something new just never didn't exist for me."
Tillman earned her master’s degree at the age of 14, and a year later, was accepted into the Doctorate of Behavioral Health Management program at ASU. In December 2023, she successfully defended her dissertation to finally earn her doctorate’s degree — becoming the youngest person to do so at the school, per GMA.
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Dr. Lesley Manson, a clinical associate professor at ASU, who oversaw Tillman’s dissertation, described her to the outlet as "inquisitive" and "innovative," and noted that the student’s achievement at such a young age is a big one.
"It's a wonderful celebration ... but this is still something so rare and unique," Manson said. "She has innovative ideas and motivation, which is wonderful, and truly, I think what is inspiring is that she embodies that meaning of being a true leader."
As for what Tillman wants to do next, she told GMA that she’s still “figuring out what my specific dreams and goals are" just like “any other teenager."
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Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman.
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"I'm really just grateful that the world is my oyster, and that I've done so much so young," she added. "And I have time to kind of think that through."
The graduate also said that what she wanted people to take away from her story was that it is okay to continue to figure out what you want to while continuing your education goals.
"Figuring things out, not knowing what you want isn't a bad thing. But making the choice not to sit down and try to figure it out is," she said.[/size]
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by annemarie Wed 04 Jun 2025, 20:05
[size=36]Teen Who Was Too Advanced for Her Middle School Just Got Accepted to 53 Colleges, with $1.8M in Scholarships (Exclusive)
“My mom and dad always talked about how they were the first to go to college, so that always motivated me," Jada-Symone Batichon tells PEOPLE
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David Chiu
Published on June 4, 2025 09:26AM EDT
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Wheeler High School graduate Jada-Symone Batichon is bound for the University of Alabama.Credit :
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Some kids get into just one college, and many may receive a handful of acceptances. The ambitious ones often try for more — but few go as far as Georgia teen Jada-Symone Batichon, who notched yeses from 53 out of 58 colleges this year, with about $1.8 million in scholarships on top of that.
“All of it paid off,” the 18-year-old from Powder Springs tells PEOPLE.
“It’s everything I have worked hard for,” she adds. “My mom and dad always talked about how they were the first to go to college, so that always motivated me.”
Dr. Claudia Batichon, Jada-Symone’s mom, was a big part of her success, she says: The 39-year-old career, technical and agricultural education teacher at Wheeler High — where Jada-Symone just graduated — also runs THINK Protégé, an independent educational consulting initiative for college and career readiness.
“Even though I'm a daughter, I'm a client,” Jada-Symone says.
Since she started high school, Jada-Symone maintained a 4.0 grade-point average and participated in numerous extracurricular activities, including student government, cheerleading and even being a lunchroom monitor at an elementary school.
As a member of the National Honor Society, Jada-Symone created a club at Wheeler called EmpowHer. “We've had workshops where we talk about friendships, college and advice really for girls who just don't have that support,” she explains.
She also dual-enrolled at Kennesaw State University and recently completed a college-level psychology course (with an A, of course).
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Jada-Symone applied to so many schools in pursuit of scholarship offers, she says: “I didn’t want to go into debt. My mom told me interest rates are high. A lot of people are stuck paying loans, and she is still paying hers. … I wanted the upper hand in that — my choice.”
Claudia is a part of the first generation in their Haitian family to graduate from high school in America. One of her roles at THINK is to help find scholarships for her students.
When it came to her own daughter, she tells PEOPLE: “I was like, ‘I am going to treat you just like I do with all of my other kids that I work with.' I just felt like we needed structure. This whole college process is overwhelming. And if she had that structure, it would be easy for her to navigate the process.”
When she was in middle school, Jada-Symone took six high school courses, according to her mom.
“She was basically done with a semester-and-a-half of high school while she was in middle school,” Claudia says. “By the time she got to junior year [at Wheeler], her guidance counselor was like, ‘There's nothing else left here for her to take.’ “
So Jada-Symone took courses at KSU and Chattahoochee Technical College where she received her certification as a nursing assistant. She could have finished high school earlier, but Claudia wanted to make sure the teen still had the experience of a being normal high schooler.
“I want her to go to prom,” Claudia says. “I want her to still be a cheerleader. I want her to still play softball … By the time she became a senior, she had so much room [in her schedule]. I was like ‘You can work and you can do work-based learning.’ “ That’s how Jada-Symone took on her role as a lunchroom monitor.
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Claudia Batichon
With her graduation date approaching in May, Jada-Symone had to pick which of her 53 options for college was the best fit. It was a simple answer to choose the University of Alabama, one of the first schools she visited back in ninth grade. “Roll tide,” she says.
Her plan is to study business management with the goal of getting her undergraduate and master’s degrees within four years.
Her mom hopes her four brothers “follow her footsteps as well. You know how they always say, ‘You're supposed to leave it better than you found it’? I felt like with me doing what I did, now she's able to do it. And my hope is her children will be able to do even better.”
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Jada-Symone doesn’t plan to slow down this summer before she moves to Alabama and is looking to land an internship or job.
“I definitely will miss my parents, especially my mom,” she says ahead of heading off to college. “I feel like it'll be so quiet. I'm used to living in a busy household, I probably will get homesick.”
But, she adds, “I know how to manage my stuff … I think it won't be that hard.”
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“My mom and dad always talked about how they were the first to go to college, so that always motivated me," Jada-Symone Batichon tells PEOPLE
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David Chiu
Published on June 4, 2025 09:26AM EDT
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Wheeler High School graduate Jada-Symone Batichon is bound for the University of Alabama.Credit :
Claudia Batichon
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- New Wheeler High School grad Jada-Symone Batichon got accepted into 53 of the 58 colleges she applied to, with scholarships of about $1.8 million
- Jada-Symone maintained a 4.0 grade-point average in high school and has already taken courses at two colleges
- She will be attending the University of Alabama this fall to study business management
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Some kids get into just one college, and many may receive a handful of acceptances. The ambitious ones often try for more — but few go as far as Georgia teen Jada-Symone Batichon, who notched yeses from 53 out of 58 colleges this year, with about $1.8 million in scholarships on top of that.
“All of it paid off,” the 18-year-old from Powder Springs tells PEOPLE.
“It’s everything I have worked hard for,” she adds. “My mom and dad always talked about how they were the first to go to college, so that always motivated me.”
Dr. Claudia Batichon, Jada-Symone’s mom, was a big part of her success, she says: The 39-year-old career, technical and agricultural education teacher at Wheeler High — where Jada-Symone just graduated — also runs THINK Protégé, an independent educational consulting initiative for college and career readiness.
“Even though I'm a daughter, I'm a client,” Jada-Symone says.
Since she started high school, Jada-Symone maintained a 4.0 grade-point average and participated in numerous extracurricular activities, including student government, cheerleading and even being a lunchroom monitor at an elementary school.
As a member of the National Honor Society, Jada-Symone created a club at Wheeler called EmpowHer. “We've had workshops where we talk about friendships, college and advice really for girls who just don't have that support,” she explains.
She also dual-enrolled at Kennesaw State University and recently completed a college-level psychology course (with an A, of course).
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Jada-Symone applied to so many schools in pursuit of scholarship offers, she says: “I didn’t want to go into debt. My mom told me interest rates are high. A lot of people are stuck paying loans, and she is still paying hers. … I wanted the upper hand in that — my choice.”
Claudia is a part of the first generation in their Haitian family to graduate from high school in America. One of her roles at THINK is to help find scholarships for her students.
When it came to her own daughter, she tells PEOPLE: “I was like, ‘I am going to treat you just like I do with all of my other kids that I work with.' I just felt like we needed structure. This whole college process is overwhelming. And if she had that structure, it would be easy for her to navigate the process.”
When she was in middle school, Jada-Symone took six high school courses, according to her mom.
“She was basically done with a semester-and-a-half of high school while she was in middle school,” Claudia says. “By the time she got to junior year [at Wheeler], her guidance counselor was like, ‘There's nothing else left here for her to take.’ “
So Jada-Symone took courses at KSU and Chattahoochee Technical College where she received her certification as a nursing assistant. She could have finished high school earlier, but Claudia wanted to make sure the teen still had the experience of a being normal high schooler.
“I want her to go to prom,” Claudia says. “I want her to still be a cheerleader. I want her to still play softball … By the time she became a senior, she had so much room [in her schedule]. I was like ‘You can work and you can do work-based learning.’ “ That’s how Jada-Symone took on her role as a lunchroom monitor.
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Jada-Symone Batichon is heading for the University of Alabama.
[size]Claudia Batichon
With her graduation date approaching in May, Jada-Symone had to pick which of her 53 options for college was the best fit. It was a simple answer to choose the University of Alabama, one of the first schools she visited back in ninth grade. “Roll tide,” she says.
Her plan is to study business management with the goal of getting her undergraduate and master’s degrees within four years.
Her mom hopes her four brothers “follow her footsteps as well. You know how they always say, ‘You're supposed to leave it better than you found it’? I felt like with me doing what I did, now she's able to do it. And my hope is her children will be able to do even better.”
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Jada-Symone doesn’t plan to slow down this summer before she moves to Alabama and is looking to land an internship or job.
“I definitely will miss my parents, especially my mom,” she says ahead of heading off to college. “I feel like it'll be so quiet. I'm used to living in a busy household, I probably will get homesick.”
But, she adds, “I know how to manage my stuff … I think it won't be that hard.”
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