Meet the 12-year-old graduating high school and college in the same week
即将在五月份之内，毕业于高中和大学的12岁学生
by Rachel Trent/ April 28, 2021
Edited and Translated by Ray & Sally
A 12-year-old in North Carolina used the downtime he had during the pandemic to take on a few extra classes in school.北卡罗来纳州的一名12岁少年利用新冠疫情大流行期间的休息时间，在学校多上了几节课。Now, one year later, Mike Wimmer, of Salisbury, is getting ready to graduate high school and college -- in the same week.而一年后的今天，索尔兹伯里的迈克·韦默正准备在同一周内从高中和大学毕业。Wimmer completed four years of school in one year -- two years of high school and a two-year associate's degree. He will graduate from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College on May 21, and from Concord Academy High School on May 28, where he is valedictorian.韦默在一年内完成了四年的学业——两年的高中和两年的准学士学位。他将于5月21日从罗文 卡巴鲁斯社区学院毕业，5月28日从康科德学院高中毕业，并在那里做告别演讲。But this wasn't always Wimmer's plan, he said.The student was taking dual enrollment classes and realized that at the pace he was going, he just needed a few more classes to get his associate's degree by his high school graduation.这名学生当时正在上双入学班，他意识到，按照他所学的速度，他只需要再上几节课，就能在高中毕业前拿到准学士学位。He said his GPA at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 4.0, while his high school GPA is 5.45.他说他在罗文 卡巴鲁斯社区学院的平均学分绩点是4.0，而他的高中平均学分绩点是5.45。
A love of robotics
Despite being several years younger than his classmates, Wimmer said he gets along well with them -- and was even nominated to Homecoming Court last year.尽管比同班同学小几岁，但韦默说他和同学们相处得很好，去年他甚至被提名参加同学会。Wimmer, who has an interest in robotics, told CNN that he's "the math and science guy." He's always had an affinity for technology -- he got his first iPad when he was 18 months old, and wondered how it worked.韦默对机器人技术很感兴趣，他告诉CNN说他是“数学和科学的人”。他对技术一直很有兴趣——他在18个月大的时候得到了第一台iPad，就想知道它是怎么工作的。Mike Wimmer and his family.He learned almost all of his programming and robotic knowledge through trial and error and online videos, according to his website, Next Era Innovations.根据他的网站“下一代创新”显示，他通过试错摸索和在线视频，几乎学到了所有的编程和机器人知识。He also created his own startup, called Reflect Social, which "combines popular social media platforms with Internet of Things (IoT) devices, providing a new dynamic social experience," according to its website.据其网站介绍，他还创建了自己的初创公司Reflect Social，该公司“将流行的社交媒体平台与物联网设备相结合，提供新的动态社交体验”。Wimmer's goal for the startup is to simplify how smart home technology works, with the ultimate goal to help others.韦默的这家初创公司的目标是简化智能家居技术的工作方式，最终目标是帮助他人。"My entrepreneurial goal is to build technology that enables people to live better lives," he said.他说：“我的创业目标是创建能够让人们过上更好生活的技术。”。
What the future holds
Wimmer's parents said they are proud of the person their son has become."If one door's locked, he'll find out another way around to figure out how to accomplish his goals," his mother, Melissa Wimmer, told CNN.“如果一扇门被锁上了，他会另找出路来实现他的目标，”他的母亲梅丽莎·韦默告诉CNN。With graduation just a few weeks away, Wimmer said he's weighing many options for his next steps.离毕业只有几个星期了，韦默说他正在多项选择中衡量下一步的行动。Those options include job offers in and out of the United States, more school, or a fellowship that will allow him to grow his startup.这些选择包括在美国国内外提供的工作机会，更多的学校，或者奖学金，能让他发展自己的创业公司。But he said he wants people to know that he's still a kid -- he makes time for normal kid activities, such as playing basketball and building legos.但他说他想让人们知道他还是个孩子——他会抽出时间做一些正常的孩子活动，比如打篮球和玩乐高。"A lot of people think I've given up my childhood or somehow lost it," Wimmer said, "and I say to them that I'm having the time of my life."“很多人认为我已经放弃了我的童年，或可能失去了童年，”韦默说：“我对他们说，我正在享受我生命中最美好的时光。”
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