It was at least 6 years after dropping out in high school that he met Hironaka. From Huh's Fields medal interview with the International Mathematical Union [1]:

It was at least 6 years after dropping out in high school that he met Hironaka. From Huh's Fields medal interview with the International Mathematical Union [1]: > Soon after finishing college, I had the good fortune to meet Professor Heisuke Hironaka [1] https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Prizes/Fields/2022/Huh%20_June_Interview.pdf https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Prizes/Fields/2022/H...