We actually live about an hour and a half from DU, so that isn't a reasonable option if she was living at home. CSU in the northern part of the state is and I've spoken with them. Their official, on the books rule, is that you have to be 17 by day one of your freshman year, which dd wouldn't even make if she graduates "on time," but it sounded like they might be willing to make exceptions.
The appeal of UW's program is the built in support of a similar aged peer group and that dd's passion since she was 3 has been marine mammology and they have good undergrad programs in oceanography and marine biology. UW has been on her short list of college options for some time anyway.
