<p>Thank you all so much for your input and private messages! </p>
<p>My son is more than capable of handling the academic side of things so that is not a concern. Navigating the admissions side is a little more tricky. While he would have no problem talking to his professor about class material, I think it would have been just about impossible for him to do what I went through to get him into his first class last year. Actually, I don’t think the school would have given him the time of day just because of his age. This was not a community college that is used to having younger high school kids in their classes. That would have made it much easier if there had been some kind of standard procedure to follow. Perhaps he could have handled more of it in that case. I’m just trying to find the right balance so that the college understands that it is my son that wants the classes (as opposed to me) and that he is mature enough to handle it, but without overwhelming him with all the details of getting there. Right now we are not looking for the “full college experience”, he probably won’t get that until grad school. If the full-time dual enrollment works out next year, he does intend to enroll for full time admission at the school so maybe by then he will be in a better position to handle more of the load (plus he’ll be two years older!). Thanks for the support to those of you that have been there done that!</p>