A 12-year-old whiz kid will become the youngest student ever to graduate from a Long Island high school next week — before heading off to New York University in the fall.
Suborno Bari of Lynbrook, who has written two books and taught college classes in India, will take home a diploma from Malverne High School on June 26.
“It’s really exciting,” Bari told ABC 7.
The child prodigy — who also set a world record for scoring 1500 on the SAT at age 11 —said he plans to study math and physics at NYU, where he received a full scholarship.
“[I want] to help people around the world understand math and science,” he said. “My goal is to be a professor and try to help those in need of a good resource.”
The boy genius said his high school experience was rewarding despite being much younger than other classmates.
“Both the administration and the student body — well, most of the student body — has been really supportive,” he told Long Island’s News 12.
Bari’s academic talents allowed him to skip from 4th to the 8th grade, and then from 9th to 12th grade, fast-tracking his time at the school.
“He was always one step forward,” his mother, Shaheda Bari, told ABC 7. “He’s not like other kids.”
Bari’s teachers hailed him as one of a kind.
“We’ve had some smart cookies in these halls and sent some kids on to Princeton and Harvard,”said Patrick Nolan, Bari’s AP chemistry teacher. “We’ve sent some heavy hitters to some great schools — and Suborno is just a unique case.”
The gifted kid wrote his first book, “The Love,” about a world without terrorism, at age 7 and has lectured as a guest professor of physics at Mumbai University.
At age 4, Soborno was hailed by former President Barack Obama for his accomplishments in math and science.
Two years later, he received recognition from Harvard University for his “problem-solving” skills and was accepted into New York City’s gifted and talented program. He has also taken classes at Stony Brook University.
“I really love [having] curiosity in every single subject whether it’s math or science or it’s history,” Bari said.
Bari thanked his parents in a Facebook post announcing his graduation.
“It would not have possible without the hard work of my Mom, dad and my brother. For example, my dad worked for me like a cab driver: everyday he drove me from Malverne High School to Stony Brook University (40 miles) and then from Stony Brook University to NYU (60 miles) and then NYU to home (20 miles),” he wrote of his father, Rashidul Bari.
“Even cab drivers don’t drive 120 miles everyday. Thank you dad,” the boy added.
Bari is expected to earn his Bachelor’s degree at 14 and a Doctorate at age 18.
Over the summer, he plans to work on his vegetable garden.
