16 year old graduating college, headed to Harvard for PhD

sbjdorlo
Thu, 02 May 2013 00:45:33 +0000

One of the things that distinguishes early college kids is whether or not they are singularly focused and driven. This wonderful young lady knew what she wanted to study from a young age and never strayed.

My oldest son began college classes at age 12, having passed the Cal. High School Proficiency Exam at that age. He began algebra at age 7. The difference was that 1) he was a meanderer and did quite a bit of unschooling during his elementary/jr high years and 2) he had no clue what he wanted to do 3) he didn’t want to attend a local university and didn’t want to leave home early. He was more of a Renaissance Man, so to speak. It would not have made sense for him to go full time early. So, he did lots of other cool stuff besides early full time college and he began full time college at 18.

For this young lady, it makes perfect sense that she took the path she did. I loved reading her story! :-)