- David Balogun earned his high school diploma at age nine and began a tricky search for colleges.
- Now 10, Balogun is taking a full courseload online at Southern New Hampshire University.
- He is the youngest enrollee the school has seen, a spokesperson told Insider.
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At the beginning of the pandemic, David Balogun was still taking elementary school classes like the rest of his peers.
Less than three years later, he finished high school.
Now, the child prodigy is studying at Southern New Hampshire University, where he became the school's youngest student ever when he enrolled at age 9, according to the school. He received a full-tuition scholarship for both his bachelor's and master's degrees studying computer science and IT.
"I love to learn," David, who is now 10 years old, told the university. "If a person is saying that my parents are pushing me too hard, I would type in two words if I had to respond to them, 'meet me.'"
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David previously told Insider he wants to study black holes and supernovas in between practicing piano and martial arts. Earlier this year, he was invited for a private tour of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Center in Maryland, where he apparently left scientists "quite impressed."
"We are thrilled to welcome David to the diverse SNHU community," university president Paul LeBlanc said in the school's statement. "David is an amazing young man filled with so much personality. We are dedicated to ensuring that he receives an education that aligns with his remarkable abilities and empowers him to reach his full potential."
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Selecting a college for David was a complex process due to the "dichotomy of being that young and that smart," Ronya Balogun, David's mother, previously told Insider. His parents weren't sure about dropping their child off at college, where he would be many years younger than his teenage peers.
Online courses at SNHU ended up being the perfect solution.
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At the rate he's going now, it's possible David could complete his undergraduate degree by 2025, a spokesperson for SNHU told Insider.
"David is learning based on his capabilities. It's his civil right," Ronya Balogun said, according to the school. "Not based on his age or not based on what the education system tells him, and I'm grateful that SNHU took this step to take a risk on my son."
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