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November 05, 2025
Eleven-year-old studies computer science at UCR
When Alisa Perales was a year old she began learning her ABC’s and 123’s. By the time she was 4, she could name the capitals of the world and the bones in a human body.
Now at 11 years old, she’s solving advanced mathematical proofs as a computer science major at UC Riverside. Alisa, who started this fall, appears to be the youngest student to enroll at UCR, according to alumni records.
She transferred to UCR after completing two associate degrees at Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, where she became a student at the age of 8.

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