I agree Kriston. We are not comfortable sending him off to college full time even though we live <10 miles from a major university campus. I also am nervous about sending him to some of these 3+ week long summer camps on campuses around the country. 1 - we can't afford the program/airfare and 2 - we are not in the habit of sending our kids off with people we don't know. I guess what I'm hoping for is to have him apply for these gifted programs that give him access to scholarships etc and then have him admitted to the local university to begin studies - but not full time. Some online courses and maybe 1 on campus class. Something like that. He most likely will not make it through college in 4 years because he wouldn't be full time. I guess I lean toward the normal progression from high school to college because, like Ren mentioned, the gap in studies makes me nervous.
