<p>My son took his first college course when he was 11. It was his idea, but I did all the leg work - contacted the admissions people, spoke to the chairman of the department, set up the interview (required by college to determine son’s ability to handle class, etc).</p>
<p>He did all the communication with all his teachers; in fact, the CC made me sign a form saying they wouldn’t talk to me without his permission/presence. The CC required that no student under 17 could register himself for classes, so my son sent emails to the coordinator requesting sign-up. My son and husband and I worked out his class choices together. He just recently went through the application season for his four-year college (age 16/17), and we split duties based on what we guessed a student should do (call the schools to set up visit appointments, request letters of reference) and what we guessed a parent/highschool counselor should do (create transcripts, ask questions about financial aid).</p>
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I think you’re probably OK. A 13-year-old can’t know all about adult issues any more than he can drive.
Hard to tell - but I would say that split duties would be appropriate. The important part to me is that the school know that all this is your son’s choice, not yours.</p>