At 16, Meet GSU Perimeter College’s Youngest 2020 Graduate

David Gaines is the youngest graduate candidate in Georgia State University Perimeter College’s Class of 2020.

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At 16 years old, David Gaines is the youngest graduate candidate in Georgia State University Perimeter College’s Class of 2020.

However, his accomplishments don’t stop there.

From an early age, Gaines said he knew he wanted to practice medicine. He enrolled at Georgia Perimeter College at 14 as a biology student with his sights set on becoming a doctor.