boys

i dont get it, how do 8th graders go to college and not go to high schoool

siglio21

they take all required HS courses early or get a GED

boys

O.o how, theres hundreds of credits in high school, how do they find the time to finish them?

GiggitusMaximus

lol not hundreds, more like around 20

rachael525

How terribly sad.

floee

There's an ten or eleven year old who's a freshman at my high school.
..He's very short.

AeroEngineer3141

Does he have any friends? Lol, I didn't think an eleven year old would be on equal footing in terms of social skills with a freshman.

On second thought, maybe they do .

Bygone

^^im insulted.

optic foramina

They probably turn out like this guy lol..

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Bygone

that. is amazing.

too bad he didnt cure cancer.

Moodrets

Lol, I doubt that it's thaat bad for them. I think I would have been quite ready for college at age 12, or whatever, as high school doesn't seem to have prepared me much alone, haha.

Millancad

I don't think its that difficult. When I took the SAT back in 6th grade, my CR sores were around the 70th percentile for college bound seniors. My math scores were way low, but by 8th grade (once I had taken geometry), they were above average, just like my writing scores.
But I still don't think they should go. As much as many people hate it, high school does have a point. You mature a lot, and its a special time i your life, as crucial, if not more, to your development as any other. And you cannot go trough it the same way in college. One of my sister's friends has a roommate who is I think 15 and it's just weird for everyone. Going to college at 17 as opposed to 18 is not a big deal, but leaving home and entering university at 13 or 14 is going to harm most children, even if they can handle it academically.

raiderade

There's a kid in my neighborhood who was doing calculus at 10. He truly is a genius though, not the product of some pushy parents. He ended up being homeschooled after public and privates told him they could not teach their son. Now he's 14 and he commutes to University of Delaware and its been a great experience for him because he still is able to find social activities with kids his own age since he's a commuter but get the education that he really needs and can't get at home.

eldoboy

About that article....are you serious? Triple majoring??? I have never even heard of that!!!

goldenratiophi

I took calculus at my local community college at 11 or 12... it was REALLY awkward. I couldn't imagine doing full time.