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MIAMI (CBSMiami) — It’s that time of year when students all across the country will be celebrating high school and college graduations. One South Florida girl will get a diploma from both in the same week and she is only 16-years old.
Grace Bush already has her bachelor’s degree from college but she doesn’t have a high school diploma yet.
Last i checked you couldnt go to college and high school at the same time.
**oh, she "home schooled" them. I know that when i was in (public) school you graduated high school FIRST then you went to college. I guess things have changed in 30 years.
Then I guess you've never checked, because there's never been a rule against it.
Perhaps a community college. I personally doubt that a kid is going to attend high school then drive (or be driven) hours away to attend classes at, say, Yale or Princeton. I could be wrong however id make my kid graduate high school first.
Perhaps a community college. I personally doubt that a kid is going to attend high school then drive (or be driven) hours away to attend classes at, say, Yale or Princeton. I could be wrong however id make my kid graduate high school first.
When I was in college, there was an 11 year old in my differential equations course at my university.
Can you show me where "you checked" that prohibited non-highschool graduates from attending universities?
And what part of the article said she was being driven "hours away to attend classes"? I think I missed that part.
Last i checked you couldnt go to college and high school at the same time.
**oh, she "home schooled" them. I know that when i was in (public) school you graduated high school FIRST then you went to college. I guess things have changed in 30 years.
Every state in the country has some kind of duel enrollment program where high school kids can take college classes either at a community college or 4 year college for high school and college credit.
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Maybe because some people want to stand out from the crowd and achieve more than just mediocrity.
The world needs more people like her.
She can achieve and stand out at 22 vs 16....she has decades to be an adult, 4 more years won't make a difference.....
She can achieve and stand out at 22 vs 16....she has decades to be an adult, 4 more years won't make a difference.....
22 - 16 = 6, not 4.
And getting a 6 year head start, means she'll have a 6 year lead on her career. This could result in a lifetime earnings of $500k - $1m dollars more. Or, it could mean retiring many years earlier.
In the end, she'll have 6 more years of flexibility in her life that won't be wasted in a class room, or cramming for an exam.
I bet there's a lot of people that die of cancer at an early age that wish they had 6 more years to get ahead in life, get married, go on vacations, or do what they want rather than spend it in a class room. Who are you to say it won't make a difference?
Think of how nice it would have been at the age of 20 to have a house, a decent car, and a good job rather than working a crappy job at a gas station or flipping burgers for pocket change.
It's a shame that when people work hard and get ahead, that their accomplishments are cut down or dismissed by less ambitious people.
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