Justin Deabler

Then: A child prodigy, Justin found it tough to socialize with his peers in his hometown of Houston, Texas. His frustrations with the intolerance of his schoolmates and a lack of academic challenges led him to Simon's Rock College at age 15. Now 21, he's a second-year law student and teaching fellow at Harvard University. A politically active gay man, Justin involves himself in such social issues as HIV/AIDS education, gay youth rights and same-sex marriage. Although he has excelled in academics, he tends to be quite provocative in social circles as of late. And though he's on the verge of a promising career, he feels that he's missed out on a lot of the fun of being a kid.

Now: JUSTIN recently graduated from Harvard Law School and is moving to New York to work as an intellectual property lawyer and spend time with his boyfriend. He is also working on a novel. *Information and Pictures provided by MTV.com