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IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) \u2014 Graduation day for Zora Elling came a lot sooner than most kids her age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She graduated from Irvine Valley College last week, setting the record for the school\u2019s youngest graduate ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a bit scary, but it was also really fun,\u201d said Zora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shy 10-year-old unintentionally beat the record first set by her 13-year-old brother Tycho two years ago, and by her 12-year-old sister Athena last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really care about breaking the record, I just wanted to take the math classes,\u201d said Zora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tycho is now graduating from UC Irvine next month with a bachelor\u2019s in mathematics and is set to start the University of Southern California\u2019s Ph.D. program in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonestly, I haven\u2019t thought too far ahead,\u201d Tycho said. \u201cI\u2019ve just been taking as many classes as possible and doing fun problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Athena is competing in taekwondo and is focused on other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m still taking classes at IVC right now,\u201d she said. \u201cMainly, a lot of theater and dance classes just because now that I graduated, I want to try and branch out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their mother, Cristina Elling, is amazed at their achievements. She stressed there is no secret to their accomplishments. She allows them to chase whatever they like, even if they may fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor Tycho, it was about finding something he liked and then continuing to take classes,\u201d Elling said. \u201cFor Athena, it\u2019s that competitive drive. She wanted to beat Tycho.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the reason Zora beat Tycho\u2019s record is because having watched Tycho go through it, and Athena go through it, we were less scared,\u201d the mother added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As to what\u2019s next, the Elling siblings believe the sky is the limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, don\u2019t put a label on their milestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe really don\u2019t like using the word \u2018genius,\u2019 because it kind of feels like it\u2019s more natural versus we worked for it,\u201d said Athena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we sort of have this rule that whatever we do, we really do it to our full extent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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