A 15 year-old math prodigy is about to make academic history.
On Friday, Benyamin Bamburac will graduate from Lewis University in Romeoville with a master’s degree in computer science.
“I am excited,” Benyamin said. “My parents would accompany me to classes because I cannot drive. They had to be there. There’s a lot of homework, a lot of expectations. I am glad I am graduating.”
Benyamin’s father says he started doing calculus at age 5.
He started his studies at Lewis University when he was 12, earning two bachelor’s degrees last year.
He the youngest person ever to graduate from the university with a bachelor’s and master’s degree.
“The age difference didn’t really matter in classes,” he said. “Because we had the same lectures, the same homework. It really sort of eliminates the age differences.”
Benyamin will receive his diploma this Friday at Lewis University’s graduation.
“He did everything by himself. We just supported him, but this was all him,” said his father Djordje Bamburac.
“He is a very studious kid, humble and prayerful,” said his mother Sally Lou Flores Bamburac. “I am amazed and so proud.“
Benyamin said in his free time he likes to spend time with friends and family,play chess, program and watch videos.
“Right now, he has no idea about what he wants to do. He just wants to rest, but I think down the road he’s going to invent something,” said his father.
