Boy, 11, graduates from college and still plans to continue education

[ucbalumnus]

@CU123

So I guess were saying that its better to send your kid to an average college with average students who have nothing in common with your child, who are not learning math at a depth of say… Caltech (much less depth in fact) instead of a private boarding school that caters to profoundly gifted children where he would be with other kids his own age and when he becomes old/mature enough to attend a school like MIT where he would be in the environment that would befit him…OK if that what you think is the best answer, I absolutely disagree.

There are too many “it depends” to say what is the best possible route for each kid and each family. Remember that most families have other constraints (e.g. money, other family members’ jobs and schools, etc.) that affect what options that they have.

A few years ago, there was another kid who was learning stuff so quickly that his parents sent him to community college at 8, from where he graduated (AA degree) at 11, transferring to a state university at 12 to graduate (BS degree) at 15. Based on current public information, he seems to be doing fine, despite not going to “a private boarding school that caters to profoundly gifted children” or a college that some here think would “befit him” better than a community college and state university: http://moshekai.com/PageTwo.html .