Baby Geniuses: Snapshots Of 7 Of Our Favorite Black Child Prodigies
Brittney Exline: Puts the Fresh in Freshman
Brittney was once known for being the youngest African American accepted into an Ivy League University –at 13, but now she has set another first by becoming the University of Pennsylvania’s and the nation’s youngest African-American engineer. Exline, now 19, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science. While in secondary school at Palmer High School’s IB program, Exline attended anthology courses at Harvard University; also, alongside her usual studies, the young genius learned how to speak six languages: English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic and German. In addition to all of her great academic and professional feats, Exline has won several pageant titles and she is an accomplished dancer.