June 3, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- He was an accomplished pianist at age 9. Now at 21, Sho Yano is the youngest medical school graduate in the history of the University of Chicago. <\/p>\n
Sho earned his degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine and is about to enter a residency in pediatric neurology. <\/p>\n
\"It feels like a nice little accomplishment,\" Sho said. \"I want to go on and do something bigger. I don't want to act like there is some particular reason I should make a great discovery versus any of my classmates so far.\" <\/p>\n
Sho is a genius who's I.Q. is beyond what an I.Q. test can measure. He was reading at 2, composing music at 5 and as a very focused 9-year-old, entered Loyola University. <\/p>\n
\"I came to college to study, not to hang out or date,\" he said in 2000 when he entered Loyola. <\/p>\n
Studying is exactly what he did. Sho said academics were easy; dealing with discrimination was the real learning experience. <\/p>\n
\"I ran into things like people shouting 'go back to elementary school' on campus,\" Sho said. <\/p>\n
Being socially accepted at such a young age was easier while getting his PhD and medical degree at the University of Chicago <\/p>\n
Sho has always been a role model for his younger sister Sayuri. She is 15 years old, an accomplished violinist and attends John Hopkins University. <\/p>\n
The Yano siblings say the pressure to do great things comes from within. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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