Dorothy Jean Tillman, the girl who already has two degrees at age 12
12-year-old Dorothy Jean Tillman who hails from Chicago is already a graduate with two degrees when her age mates are occupied with mundane things like playing in the sand or watching movies. She earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from upstate New York’s Excelsior College in 2018. Before obtaining her bachelor’s degree, Tillman had already earned…
12-year-old Dorothy Jean Tillman who hails from Chicago is already a graduate with two degrees when her age mates are occupied with mundane things like playing in the sand or watching movies.
She earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from upstate New York’s Excelsior College in 2018. Before obtaining her bachelor’s degree, Tillman had already earned an associate degree in psychology from the College of Lake County, in Grayslake, Illinois, at age 10.
Reports say the teen genius is also an airplane pilot learning to fly Cessna 172s through a program based in Tuskegee, Alabama, the home of the famous Tuskegee Airmen.
Despite her academic prowess, Tillman still makes time to enjoy her childhood. She has a normal social life with her friends and peers. She said she goes to parties, concerts, and movies, and she enjoys reading and painting and has a passion for theatre arts as well as technology.
She is part of the few Black-American girls who are doing great things in academics and other intellectual engagements.