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Real-life Doogie Howser becomes youngest black student EVER to be accepted by US medical school: 13-year-old prodigy, who will be qualified to treat patients when she's 18, thanks mom for adopting and homeschooling her
2022-07-21
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Alena Analeigh Wicker, 13, was accepted into the University of Alabama's Heersink School of Medicine class of 2024 in June

  • Her acceptance makes her the youngest black student ever accepted to medical school

  • She is currently finishing up a pair of degrees in biological sciences at Oakwood University and Arizona State University, after graduating from high school at 12

Posted by:Skidmark

#7  Once upon a time, I would find this story heartwarming. But the last half decade has turned me into a cynical old bastard and cynicism is the rule of the day. Ask yourself, given the current political climate, would you want to be the one to give this prodigy a B- on the Organic Chemistry exam?

Having worn glasses from a young age, I doubt anyone deliberately takes a power nap face down on a book wearing their glasses. Falling asleep during homework, I can see. That the caption says "Alena takes a power nap while working her way through some figures and calculations" makes me think someone is selling something.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-07-21 15:59  

#6  The mythical "black Einstein" cannot be aborted, only shot by a rayciss white cop.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-07-21 15:45  

#5  Planned Parenthood is probably gnashing their teeth. This girl should have been aborted, not adopted! (according to their philosophy)
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2022-07-21 15:44  

#4  Merit based not a racial/identity set aside, how novel!
Posted by: magpie   2022-07-21 11:47  

#3  Outstanding!

Yet our betters celebrate the non-binary, LGBTQ, illiterate Gangsta lifestyles.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-07-21 09:01  

#2  Heartwarming.
Posted by: magpie   2022-07-21 02:24  

#1  Good for her, I wish more students would follow in her footstep.
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2022-07-21 01:08  

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