Yusuf Shah is a student of only 11 years old who managed to surpass two of the greatest geniuses in the world, simply Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
The student studies at Leeds, and when taking an IQ test, he surpassed both geniuses in his score. Yusuf says that after this achievement – he scored an incredible 162 points on the Mensa test – he feels “special” and wants to study mathematics at Oxford or Cambridge.
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According to reports, Hawking, a professor and theoretical physicist, renowned for his work on black holes, is said to have an IQ of 160. Einstein, also a theoretical physicist, also had an IQ of 160.
According to Yusuf, his friends at school are always saying that he is very smart, and he wanted to test himself by taking the IQ test. After the result, the 11-year-old boy was delighted to win a meal at Nando's with his parents and brothers.
“Everyone at school thinks I'm really smart and always wanted to know if I was in the top 2% of people who take the test. It's special to have a certificate about me,” said Yusuf.
Currently, the student is in the sixth year, but he already has plans for the future and hopes to study mathematics, in addition to pointing out that he loves to do anything that stimulates his brain. Therefore, when he is not studying, the little genius enjoys sudokus and solving Rubik's cubes (the famous Rubik's Cube).
“I was so proud. He is the first person to take the Mensa test in his family. I was actually a bit worried too – he would always go into a room full of kids to get tested,” said Sana, Yusuf's mother, who is very happy for her son.
“We thought he might be intimidated by the adults at the center. But he did it brilliantly. I still tell him, 'Your dad is still smarter than you,'” added Sana.
“We took it all in stride. Even if you're talented, you have to be the hardest worker."
His father said: “It is a difficult test to prepare for. We just did what we were already doing, nothing specific to the IQ test.”
In addition, eight-year-old younger brother Khalid also hopes to take the Mensa test when he is older.
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