Elon Musk, pictured right here in 1989, the exact same year in which he left for Canada.
Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, took to Twitter on Wednesday to share the outcome of a pc aptitude test that the billionaire entrepreneur took when he was a teenager. She revealed that the Tesla CEO had to be retested mainly because examiners had under no circumstances noticed such a higher score just before.
The image shared by Maye Musk shows a letter signed by the Director of Information Management at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, which Elon Musk briefly attended just before moving to Canada at the age of 17.
The letter, dated 1989, reads: “I have requested ISM (SA) to conduct aptitude tests on Elon Musk regarding computer programming etc. The results were outstanding.”
It goes on to show that Mr Musk scored an A+ in each Operating and Programming.
Sharing the letter on Twitter, Elon Musk’s mother wrote: “I found your computer aptitude test from when you were 17. If I remember correctly, they had to retest you because they had never seen such a high score.
“No wonder you are such a brilliant engineer,” the proud mum added.
.@elonmusk I found your computer aptitude test from when you were 17. If I remember correctly, they had to retest you because they had never seen such a high score. No wonder you are such a brilliant engineer. #ProudMompic.twitter.com/7sGxAvLF4r
— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) March 3, 2021
The tweet has racked up over 27,000 ‘likes’ and hundreds of comments on the microblogging platform.
That’s why I do not doubt him when he says $doge coin is the future ,this man is brilliant
— Promise Oseajeh (@oseajeh) March 3, 2021
he has to be an alien.
— Bennett (@_bennettm_) March 3, 2021
Maye Musk often shares throwback pictures of her son on social media.
1989 stories in my book:
January: @kimbal @ToscaMusk @elonmusk #Johannesburg
May: Elon (17) leaves for #Canada
October: Tosca (15) sells my property
December: We move to #Toronto#AWomanMakesAPlan hyperlink:https://t.co/LvptB4fjM3pic.twitter.com/oLVd8stKOW— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) June 11, 2020
@elonmusk #1995 And individuals mentioned you knew practically nothing about automobiles???????? #FoundThisPhoto ???? pic.twitter.com/CpfKvjXdQh
— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) December 10, 2019
Elon Musk was born in Pretoria in South Africa. He briefly attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada, from where he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania in the US.