THE SMARTEST CHILDREN - 3

Kathleen Holtz—The youngest lawyer

Kathleen Holtz started California State University, Los Angeles at the age of ten  and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in philosophy. As a 15-year-old, she started law school and became the youngest lawyer in California and, most likely, the nation at the age of 18 in 2007. The average age for individuals taking the bar exam in California is 30.

After passing the bar, Holtz worked for the law firm TroyGould.
In 2009, NBC was reportedly planning a television series based on Holtz' story starring Hilary Duff

. Michael Kearney—The world's youngest university graduate

At age ten,  Michael Kearney received a bachelor's degree from the University of South Alabama and at 17, he received his second graduate degree from Vanderbilt University.
Hawaiian-born, Kearney is listed as the world's youngest university graduate in the Guinness Book of World Records.
At 21, Kearney had collected four undergraduate degrees and a year later, he received his doctorate in chemistry.
In 2006, Kearney won $1 million in AOL's Gold Rush and $25,000 on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire in 2008.
He has had early aspirations to be a game show host. At a young age, Kearney was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Sufiah Yusof—The troubled prodigy

In 1997, Sufiah Yusof received her acceptance to St. Hilda's College, Oxford to study mathematics at the age of 13. A few years later, the Malaysian intellect disappeared form her flat after a final examination.

She was eventually found working as a waitress in an Internet café and claimed her parent's intense pressure on her to succeed led to the runaway.

Upon her return, Yusof lived with a foster family and gave her undergraduate degree another attempt in 2003. The following year, she married a lawyer from Oxford and never completed her program. The marriage lasted 13 months.

Yusof is now reported to be working as a social worker..