the-first-victory answered: Wait, if he’s a med student, he’d be in residency at that age… how could he work at a pizza place at the same time?

I know, it’s weird. Here’s kind of how his life broke down in my head -

born in 1987

parents start enrolling him in terrifying prep schools and devoting all his free time to brain training at about age 7, so 1994; also lots and lots of methylphenidate

SO he starts skipping grades BUT he has no friends and no social development

done high school by age 16 (2003), full scholarship to university away from parents, gets the hell out of there

finishes degree in four years and uses the time to try to become an actual person; done by 2007, with a degree he doesn’t want, and still no idea what the hell he should be doing

two or three years of “what is my life”

decides to go to med school so does about a year of voluntarism and resume-building and combo of grades + voluntarism + charm gets him in (don’t ask how he’s paying for it)

so in 2013 he’s actually only 3 years into his studies; next year he finishes the school portion and off he goes to residency, etc.

Makes sense, I hope - please let me know if I’ve screwed up the timeline on the med ed, because I looked it up but it could well be wrong!