8-Year-Old Belgian Boy Graduates High School, Has 'Gifted' IQ Of 145

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) —  A typical high school student is 17 or 18 years old before walking across the stage to get a diploma in the United States but 8-year-old Laurent Simons finished high school in less than two years.

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According to Belgian reports, Simons has an IQ of 145.

To put that number into perspective, an IQ of 130 and above is considered "gifted."

Simons said he's now considering a career as an engineer, but he'll have to make it through college first.