Joshua Suddith was only 4 years old when he learned that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. enrolled at Morehouse College at the age of 15. Suddith then decided that he wanted to surpass that achievement.
On his thirteenth birthday, he broke his mentor’s record by two years. Since birth, Suddith, a student at Hills Academy in Conyers, Georgia, has excelled academically.
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His mom Chaundra Suddith said her son was a “miracle from the beginning.” She endured in-utero surgery at only 19 weeks pregnant to ensure his survival. At nine months of age, Suddith started speaking, and by 18 months, he was reading. He wrote his first book when he was three years old.
“His grit and determination are the most impressive things about him,” Chaundra told 11Alive. “He didn’t let challenges get in the way of his dream.”
The genius skipped several grades, moving from second to fifth, then seventh, and finally 11th. He was accepted to over 20 colleges when he was 12 years old, including Jackson State University, Tennessee State University, Shaw University, and Miles College.
He is now enrolled in Augusta Technical College and has 27 credit hours completed with a 3.88 GPA.
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His aspirations have always been high. Although Suddith has always had a strong interest in HBCUs, Morehouse was his first pick.
He has also sent applications to esteemed universities such as Yale, Princeton, Emory, Georgia Tech, Harvard, and MIT. He intends to pursue a degree in international relations to use it to change the world.
His outstanding achievements earned support from Morehouse alumni, The Black Man Can Inc., and CBCA/Robert Mason.
Although he has already been awarded a merit scholarship to Hills Academy, his family is hoping for more full-ride offers and scholarships so he can attend college without worrying about money.
Even with his academic success, Joshua is still an everyday teen basketball fan and loves to play the piano.
His father, Joshua Suddith, stated, “As my namesake, Joshua, truly makes me proud. I pray he always keeps God first.”
Suddith intends to wait a year for his enrollment to finish high school before transferring to Morehouse.
He said in a statement, “I am driven by a passion for learning and making a positive impact in the world. Whether it’s excelling in academics or inspiring others, I am committed to growing and improving.”
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