Girl graduates from college in just one year!

Bah, college is about more than just cramming classes. Nothing wrong with taking your time (or time off, or going to Real World University :-p)...

Bah, college is about more than just cramming classes.

I agree.  My classes are pretty much worthless compared to the experience gained doing work-study, internships, and studying in Africa.  But still, WOW!

It's actually a lot easier then you would think. If you take AP classes in highschool and score well on your exit tests you can test out of literally whole quarters of classes. In addition, most colleges have programs that let you take classes in addition to your highschool stuff. I took college classes my junior and senior year of highschool during pre-first period and at night. It's great if you want to get out early, or if you are like me and want to take everything and end up with two majors and three minors I can't imagine wanting to get out early at 19. Um hello, you really want to give up the fun of college to join the real world. Yeah, not me!

Yeah, it depends on the school. A lot of them won't let you use AP/IB credits or courses from other schools to "test out" or graduate early.

Also, I wonder... how much of what she learned in those classes is that girl *really* going to remember next year? []

I've never heard of a school not accepting them, huh. All that I applied to did (the UC's, stanford, the ivy's, all the texas schools, UW, .....). What a bummer if you worked that hard and didn't get the credit wowza.

By the time he was 12, the public school system had given up on my nephew.  He started the two year college at that age, finished at 14, simply because his parents slowed him down and then spent two years cooling his heels since they wouldn't let him go AWAY to school until he was 16.  He had earned his PHD by the time he was 21 and at 26 is a full prof at a respected university.  He actually had the job before he had finished his defense.  Interestingly, he does NOT have a high school diploma....yet he has a PHD.
 
To be honest, I prefer having raised an ADHD child.  Jon never had any sort of "normal" childhood, and not for want of his parents trying with scouts and sports, but Jon wasn't accepted on team sports, he was just too different and couldn't relate to the typical kids.  We had a family reunion when he was nine and he proudly announced that his "current hobby" was computer programming.  Yikes!  Yep, the typical 9 year old is gonna wanna play with the kid who is that smart!  Not.  So his growing up years were pretty tough.  My sis and her husband REALLY tried to make this normal, but there was only so much that they could do.
 
Jon was driven by something inside himself to learn from a very early age.  Yes, he has an IQ that is through the roof, but this boy simply craves the mental stimulation that comes from learning like most kids crave junk food.
 
And perhaps this young lady near Detroit is similar.

I've never heard of a school not accepting them, huh. All that I applied to did (the UC's, stanford, the ivy's, all the texas schools, UW, .....). What a bummer if you worked that hard and didn't get the credit wowza.

I went to/now work for a school that's rather picky about what transfer credits they accept.  In fact, they don't really accept any transfer of grades from other schools, only some of the credit.  I checked the AP page and this is what it says...

"[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][size="2"]At the time of admission, first-year students may submit scores from an Advanced Placement (AP) Examination conducted by the College Board. While the minimum acceptable score is 4 or 5 depending on the test, the amount of credit awarded for higher scores varies. Students may not receive both AP credit and a high school exemption for the same core requirement."

[font="verdana"][size="2"]Then there's a long list of AP courses and what they will or will not count for, but it looks like they do accept most AP programs as long as you get tops on the tests.

When I was still in college there was a 14 year old boy in one of my classes!  He seemed to do OK and had some friends, but there was this girl who I think was also 14 who looked like she was more like 9 and I always felt bad for her.  She was very small and looked almost like a failure to thrive kid she was so small and underdeveloped.  Add her smarts and going to school with adults...I dunno, I understand the need for mental stimulation but what about social growth?  And not "growth" as in having tons of friends and being popular, but IMO the second main point of school in general is the social growth from being around people your age and learning how to interact.
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I've never heard of a school not accepting them, huh. All that I applied to did (the UC's, stanford, the ivy's, all the texas schools, UW, .....).

 
That would stink to do all of that work and not get the AP credit.  I walked into college 1/2 way done with my freshman year.  My boyfriend at the time walked in 1/2 way through his Sophmore year...and then he finished in 2 years.  But, he went on to med school so he knew he was going to be there a long time and just wanted to get his undergrad over with.

i had way too much  fun in college to want it to be over in 1 year. heck i took the scenic route for my B.S. (5.5 yrs). []

I'd managed to earn my AA while I was in high school and started my first year at the university with 72 credits.  It still took me a couple of years to finish up, I got out in 3.5 years.  I feel that some of the most important learning while you're in a university does not take place inside a classroom.  This poor girl missed out on some of the most important lessons life has to offer.

This poor girl missed out on some of the most important lessons life has to offer.

 
Yes, like how to do a keg stand []

Yes, like how to do a keg stand

That and how to pimp beer ha ha!

Not to mention hooking up with disgusting guys and then forgetting/denying it later.

When I was in college it would have been impossible to graduate in one year due to the prerequisites for all the classes. You couldn't take Graphic Design 420 without passing GD 305, which required GD 202, etc... Most of the time, the classes you needed as prerequisites were full so I was already a year behind for my 4 year degree when I was still a freshman!