Originally Posted by
Excargodog
A lot of states have programs that let you take community college courses in high school. In Washington State it’s called Running Start. You can get a lot of the basic freshman and sophomore college core requirements out of the way and a two year associates degree by the time you graduate from high school and if you pick the right corses pretty much all the credits transfer. The downside is that you then start college as a junior and will need to IMMEDIATELY declare a major, at least at the state schools. Still, for someone really sure where you are going in life, it does get you graduated by age 20.
This isn't new either. I'm in my 40s and did a version of this when I was in high school (though not enough to be a junior when I hit college but there were kids at my high school who did). My oldest son is now doing it and we live in a different state. Surprised it's not just an accepted possibility.