<p>Wow, that is unheard of, (at least by me). Girl takes some cc classes while in HS and then graduates from U.Michigan in 1 year. She is off to Law School at 19!!!</p>
<p>I went to law school at 19, big whoop. Managed to burn out at 30 instead of 45 like everyone else. Take your time people, do not be in a rush to get through this phase of your life!!</p>
<p>My thoughts exactly! What is the rush???? 4-years of college is a chance to bond with a group of cool people and broaden horizons while gradually taking on the role of adult. Love, fun, intense relationships, mind-expanding courses and activities, .....why rush that???</p>
<p>Paging Doogie Houser... Doogie Houser, please respond.</p>
<p>Apparently she ran out of things to study in HS . But still, there's not enough time to take all the interesting courses that college has to offer.</p>
<p>Dunno. Why does everything have to be so rushed? Half the fun of college is, well, having fun! Stop and smell the roses!</p>
<p>Not to pile on the poor girl, but Wayne State is a pretty weak law school. It seems rather pointless to rush through undergrad when that is the payoff.</p>
<p>lafalum...lol over here. My thoughts exactly.</p>
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<p>The whole UM catalog and she was bored! </p>
<p>I know someone who was eligible to attend college at 13 but waited until he was 15 to go to U of C. He graduated two years later at 17 and has regretted it ever since (he's now in his 60s). He feels that he did not get a real college experience because things went so fast. While he encouraged my S to graduate early from high school, he strongly urged him to stay all four years in college.</p>
<p>She ought to get through Wayne State Law School in about six months.</p>
<p>god why are people so negative about everything. Instead of giving people credit they just shoot you down. WOO HOO I graduated law school in 2 months.</p>
<p>Actually, I remember this kid graduating from UVa in one year as well last year:
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901779.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901779.html</a></p>
<p>bbecker, I don't think anyone is knocking this young lady's accomplishment, per se, as it is extremely difficult to complete that many credits in a year. However, just because one has the ability to do something does not necessarily make it a wise decision. I see this as a case of pursuing short-term gratification at the expense of long-term satisfaction.</p>
<p>Last year's Rhodes scholar from S's Uni skipped high school completely, but spent 4 years at the U, graduating at 18. She is at Oxford studying math. :)</p>
<p>Well, if she really felt like sticking around in college wouldn't help her any, then props to her for finishing it up so quickly.</p>
<p>I'm also a bit curious as to how she ended up grade wise - I can't imagine there even being enough hours in a day to finish up all of the assigned work in 27 units of courses, let alone produce polished work.</p>
<p>I'd have concerns about the quality of her education, with so much of it coming from AP's and community college, but it doesn't seem to be an issue at all in her case anyway.</p>
<p>ok, as a college student, i'd like to know how in the world she coordinated a schedule of 27 credit hours. i'm doing good to get the 15 i need each semester to work (and that's to graduate in 5 years).</p>
<p>Although I do understand why many of you tend to think that graduating early from college is extremely regrettable because of the sheer pleasure of the "college experience" (I completely agree with this), there is one significant consideration you don't seem to be taking into account. Its simply too expensive for some people to go through four years of college. Thus, the very bright students that fall into this category try to shave as many years off college as possible, hence saving that much more money.</p>
<p>I think that many of these kids who pile on the work and graduate early do not have the maturity or the social skills to last 4 years in college. So for them, it is preferred that they just work and get it "over with." They do not "get" the college experience. They one day may have regrets, but at the time, it is the "only way" for them. They focus on academics, often taking a brutal schedule, as it is what they derive pleasure out of. They are happy, and yes they have saved a bundle of money.</p>
<p>I doubt she took 27 credits in Honors program. Also, most psychology majors need to do some field work (working in a VA, for example).]</p>
<p>Otherwise, I'm not so impressed. My S had a dozen each local U credits and the same AP exams. Had he attended a state college, he would have entered as a junior. If someone attends a middle of the road HS, its likely they will cross-enroll at a local college or study on their own.</p>
<p>The AP credits at public universities are awesome...that was one of the factor's in D's decision to go public vs. private, as her private choices didn't get anywhere close...she will be another one to have enough credits to go in as a junior. However, I've been strongly encouraging her to NOT plan to graduate early from college (for all the reasons already stated above), but to get multiple majors if she wants, or take lots of classes that she wouldn't have the time to do otherwise, and to plan to take light courseloads to give her time to do other stuff (academic and otherwise)...will also make study abroad options much easier to do. This was another consideration when she was making her college decision....Knew that the public U w/ merit scholarships and AP credits would allow us the $$ and her the time to afford to study abroad. We've been looking at the course catalog, etc. this week. There are 15 "core" course requirements...With her AP credits, she'll already have 9 of them done. Way cool! Now, more than ever, I'm ready to go back and start college again!!! I did suggest that I could do just that, and we could be roommates in the dorm...would take care of that having to say goodbye thing that I keep dreading..... for some odd reason, she wasn't buying it!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>True enough for some people on cost savings, but I happen to know this girl and her family has plenty of money. She was well-adjusted socially, very mature, obviously bright, but I do wonder what her motivation is to take on such a grueling schedule and the rush to graduate. This has come as quite a surprise to those of us who knew her through the K-12 years. I guess we all were unaware of her intense work ethic. Apparently, she plans on stepping it up even more this spring/summer semester with 31 credits. <a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...0412/1001/NEWS%5B/url%5D">http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...0412/1001/NEWS</a></p>