[Talisker]

To add to her accolades, she’s earned her associate’s degree before even graduating from high school.

Why?

[nascarnation]

If it’s a program where they can attend for free or at a bid discount (which most of these are), it’s a great way to save on college costs.

[thefactor]

Technically, after two years of my college career I had an associates. Most people do. It’s just not worth mentioning since you’re going for a four year degree. However, doing it while in high school is something exceptional.

[Delta Dawn]

While I applaud her for all of the effort she has expended, weighting the HS GPA with classes from college, distorts the entire idea of a high school GPA.

[meadsjn]

To add to her accolades, she’s earned her associate’s degree before even graduating from high school.

Why?

To knock off the TIME and EXPENSE of the first two years of college.

Some states allow half-price tuition for high school students to take college courses at a community college. This makes sense because the public schools are already getting taxpayer funding for those students.