<p>In case I was misunderstood, I wasn’t trying to say eminence equates to success, as I don’t. The person I was responding to asked how many such kids go on to change the world, not be successful. These are very different issues. And in truth, everyone changes the world in one way, if merely by consuming food and water and adding waste. But I gathered that wasn’t what the poster meant there. And my point was that I (like you) think the rate of eminence is extremely low in the general population. However, for those who have started college early (even if merely PT), the rate seems significantly higher, and not just by a small rate of significance. Which isn’t to say most early to college kids will become eminent someday - I suspect most won’t, but that their <em>odds</em> are just far greater than for those who started college at 18.</p>