But.. where/what u would let a 12 yo take classes? What would you have to do to get one enrolled???
My DS12 is enrolled and taking a class at a local community college. For kids below 11th grade they require a meeting with the dean of admissions, a transcript with a minimum GPA, and sign-off from his principal and the superintendent of the school district. So there are extra hoops but they were not a huge deal. The biggest hurdle was that the dean of admissions gave him a lecture about how he will have to deal with the college on his own and his parents can't handle things for him, and how he will have a *permanent college record* forever now, etc. My DS handled it fine but I know of another 12 year old who decided not to enroll after that lecture from the dean.
Also as an FYI - for high school kids and below they waived the already-very-cheap per unit fee at the college, so his class is basically free. He just had to pay a couple of the fees.
