Teen Prodigy Graduates Law School at 18 After Completing High School at 12
18-year-old earns a law degree. He was 12 when he graduated from high school
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Jimmy Chilimigras, an 18-year-old from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, graduated with a juris doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He completed high school at just 12 years old and is set to pursue an LLM in taxation at Northwestern University, making it his fourth degree before turning 20.
- 01Jimmy Chilimigras graduated with a juris doctor at 18 from Loyola University New Orleans.
- 02He completed high school at the age of 12 and earned a bachelor's and master's degree by 15.
- 03Chilimigras ranked in the top 2% of his law school class and is projected to graduate summa cum laude.
- 04He received five certificates of concentration, including taxation law and social justice.
- 05Chilimigras will pursue an LLM in taxation at Northwestern University, making it his fourth degree.
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Jimmy Chilimigras, an exceptional 18-year-old from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, graduated this weekend with a juris doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Notably, he completed high school at the age of 12 and achieved both a bachelor's and master's degree in accounting by 15. Recognized as the world's youngest Certified Public Accountant, he excelled academically, ranking in the top 2% of his class and earning the highest grades in over 40% of his courses. Projected to graduate summa cum laude, Chilimigras was also awarded the prestigious Ignatian Law Scholar title and will graduate as a William L. Crowe, Sr. Scholar, recognizing him as one of the top 10% of his class. He holds five certificates of concentration in various legal fields, a distinction believed to be unmatched at Loyola. Following his remarkable achievements, he will attend Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law to pursue an LLM in taxation, marking his fourth degree before the age of 20.
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