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Child prodigy Alena Wicker has set her sights on NASA ever since she was a young girl. Now, the 12-year-old whiz kid will be enrolling at Arizona State University as a freshman this summer, in hopes of pursuing her dream job when she graduates.
Wicker first became enthralled with buildings while playing with LEGOs as a 4-year-old. Her mother said her "gift for numbers" had to be nurtured.
"I just had a goal and I wanted to get to [it]," Wicker told NBC12. The young girl from Tempe plans to study astronomical and planetary science and chemistry.