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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, January 28, 1992
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A feel for music
Cindy Hallenbeck, Lawrence senior, reads braille sheet music to relearn an organ piece. Hallenbeck, who practices weekly, had previously lost a sheet of the music and had to order another sheet from the Library of Congress. She was practicing yesterday afternoon in Murphy Hall.
Real-life Doogie Howser tutors college students twice his age
The Associated Press
Costa MESA, Calif. — At his current pace, Masoud Kebakahi may have to buy malpractice insurance before he is old enough to buy a beer.
The 10-year-old boy is a pre-med student at Orange Coast College. He could complete his training as a physician by the time he's 18 and become eligible for a California license.
"This is an amazing gift he has. I don't take credit for it," said Masoud's father, Mike, a former Iranian fighter pilot who works as a loan broker for a Toyota dealership in suburban Los Angeles. "This is something God gave him to use."
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And use it he has. At 18 months, he could watch an MTV video and immediately recall all the words. At 6, he helped his aunt study nursing by reading her textbook and explaining it to
Masoud wanted to enroll in college at age 7, but his father put his foot down. He wanted his son to have a childhood.
At first, things did not go too well for the pint-size freshman. Some students cursed him and others told him to shut up when he answered questions before the instructor could explain them.
"I was worried that it was too soon. Seven years old in college?" Karke-habadi said. "He drove me crazy for two years. So at 9, I let him enroll."
His father wanted to take him out of college after three weeks, but academic life changed for the better after Masoud offered to tutor students in algebra and anatomy.
"People in school like me now," Masoud said. "They aren't intimidated by me many, and they know that "I'm friendly and willing to help them."
Masoud, who has kept up a perfect 4.0 grade point average in junior college, plans to enroll next fall at the University of California-Irvine to pursue a biological sciences degree.
"I want to be a brain surgeon because the brain is the least understood organ, and I want to be able to find the cure for Alzheimer's because I want to use my gift to help society," Masoud said.
In the meantime, Masoud shows flashes of being 10 years old. One day at college, he dropped his book bag and climbed a tree.
"Masoud, look around you," his father said. "Do you see any other college students climbing in the trees?"
"No," Masoud answered. "But, Dad I'm just a kid."
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