12-year-old youngest ever accepted to prestigious Mexican university

 

(3 Aug 2018) Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) is accepting a 12-year-old student to its undergraduate degree program in biomedical physics. The university says that Carlos Santamaria Diaz is the youngest student ever admitted in its century-long history. Santamaria Diaz passed the entrance exam and has already done preparatory study at the university's genetics sciences centre in the school of chemistry. At a news conference Friday, Santamaria Diaz said Mexico's education system needs "a new face." "It's not this rigid institution that just fills your brain with stuff," he said. "It should be a place where you go not to learn, but to discover new things in a way you enjoy." When he was 9-years-old he participated in university programs in analytical chemistry, biochemistry and biology. The UNAM says he will be treated like any other student, with no special privileges or benefits. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/3cfd9cf70243cc777b9ace67494e9dfb