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Are you sure you identified all of the 16 and 17 year olds? When my wife was a 15 year old college student, people assumed she was quite a bit older. She was
by lotharbot 16y ago
Are you sure you identified all of the 16 and 17 year olds?
When my wife was a 15 year old college student, people assumed she was quite a bit older. She was intellectually, emotionally, and socially ready for college at that age. Those students who are ready in all three ways are often overlooked. Other students are ready intellectually but missing the social or emotional aspects, and they're the ones you're more likely to notice.
If you or I have a daughter who finishes high school early, college might not be the best option, or it might. You have to evaluate it on a case-by-case basis.
- chopsueyar 16y agoKudos to you, sir!
- stcredzero 16y agoAre you sure you identified all of the 16 and 17 year olds? No, but of all the young women I knew well, I first found out that they had made it into college a year or two early, then much later found out the kind of shenanigans they were up to. I also had a girlfriend in graduate school who had many stories of similar young women at her alma mater. Granted, it's much too small a sample size to be scientific, but it was a striking realization for me. When my wife was a 15 year old college student, people assumed she was quite a bit older. She was intellectually, emotionally, and socially ready for college at that age. Those students who are ready in all three ways are often overlooked. This is a good point. A student who is savvy and mature might want to keep their age a secret, and they would be missed by an observer. On the other hand, I am more and more convinced that performance in substantive work is one of the few good indicators of emotional maturity.