Wow! Interesting article.
It was great that the article mentioned his maturity. In addition to academic/intellectual ability, this is so important:
given his surprising maturity, will be a good fit at the university.
The article also mentions that the parents are moving from Texas to be close to Cornell, providing a place for their young son to live and study. Not every family could do that. This makes me curious as to their employment opportunities: When one thinks of aerospace and Texas,
NASA comes to mind...