September 20, 2025
9-Year-Old Genius Already Taking College Classes
Meet Aiden Wilkins, the 9-Year-Old Prodigy Studying Neuroscience in College Who Dreams of Becoming a Pediatric Brain Surgeon At just 9 years old, most kids are learning multiplication tables, enjoying recess, or figuring out their favorite hobbies. But for Aiden Wilkins of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, life is already on a very different track. Aiden isn’t just ahead of his peers—he’s making history. While many children his age are in elementary school, Aiden has already reached the level of a high school sophomore and is now taking college-level neuroscience courses at Ursinus College. His journey into academics began astonishingly early. Aiden’s
