On: “I built a fusion reactor in my bedroom – AMA”

[mbesto]

I could be wrong, but isn't this a situation where a university like CalTech would take a student like this?

[messick → mbesto]

CalTech takes in 200 total freshman a year (well back in 1999 it was 200) from the entire world, so they'd just choose the kid who built his own reactor AND had straight A's.