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9-Year-Old Aiden Becomes a Neuroscience Student

September 19, 2025

Aiden Wilkins, age 9, has become the youngest neuroscience student at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. He is also in the second grade of an online program for gifted students. Aiden dreams of becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon and has shown early signs of intelligence from a young age. Despite being the youngest in his college class, he has adapted and made new friends. In his free time, he wants to learn more and to help other children.