In my alternative life I would have done the same. I, too, wouldn't have minded getting a head start. But keep in mind there's less than a year's time between

In my alternative life I would have done the same. I, too, wouldn't have minded getting a head start. But keep in mind there's less than a year's time between being a senior in highschool and UCB CS61A, (the former) MIT 6.001, Stanford CS107, etc.