<p>Juillet, Yes, students across the country attend colleges like this (Auburn University -Montgomery, California College of the Arts, Huntingdon College and Faulkner University) but not 10 years accelerated. You said the colleges are not ‘bad’ just ‘not famous.’ I could not find a Common Data Set for Faulkner but their webpage says they require a 1290 SAT for all 3 parts combined. That is significantly below the national average. If these young people were capable of attending a 2nd, 3rd or whatever tier school at age 12yo, they likely would have been able to attend a higher-tier college (say, a state flagship or top Christian university) either at 12 or in a few years. Obviously, it doesn’t matter to them and perhaps not to you but I see no reason to accelerate kids to have them enroll at a college with below-average students. To me, this has nothing to do with the family’s religious beliefs; there are conservative, religious colleges that are stronger academically than the schools these kids attended. Why accelerate them to get a degree from a mediocre college? </p>
<p>As far as whether she attended a DO or MD program-- you may see them as the same, but many people don’t. I certainly have never NOT known whether I am dealing with an MD or a DO.</p>