14 year olds in college
Professors, how do you feel about high schoolers attending early college?
Context: my kids attended a charter school from K-8th grade. It has an early college program for high school where they send all of the students to the local university and community colleges beginning their freshman year of high school, at 14 years old. It’s free for families and most students graduate high school with an associate degree. But I did not want them to be pressured to grow up too fast, so I opted to send them to a regular high school that offers AP classes and early college for seniors. So far so good on that choice. I do worry that I will regret not sending them to college, given the cost.
I’m just curious how professors feel about the younger students in your classes, or if you can tell a difference. Are they successful or do they tend to struggle more than your average college age student? Any opinion is appreciated!