If he was home schooled, he was taught how to handle himself with people older than himself.That 19 year old who is barely shaving has to interact with employees in their 30s and 40sEven though the whiz kid has the same degree that he earned in less time and is more mature than the 22 year old party animal?Okay, that's who you want, go ahead and hire that person, there are plenty of them around.Depending on the co-op his family was in, absolutely he went to the prom.whoop de fucking doI met a 15 year old in Alaska at my Judo club who had been homeschooled and had finished high school at 13. He was taking college courses, and one of the other adults at the club was in some of his classes.Myth.Let’s not say weirdHomeschool your kids and raise a wierdo.
Maybe socially awkward
He was an impressive young man, he had his shit together.
Did he go to the prom?
Did he meet people of other social classes, races, religions?
What kind of social life does a 14 year old in college have?
Creepy
Depending on the demographic makeup of his area, absolutely he met "people of other social classes, races, religions".
When college costs over a hundred grand, there'd better be a heck of lot more than a social life those kids should be focused on.
This kid will likely finish college a year or two before his peers and be established in a career while they're still trying to figure out where they left their pants, who is this in bed beside me, and crap, we didn't use a rubber.
So if you finish college at 18-19 and enter the workforce, what do you get?
Did you win?
I’d rather have a kid who graduates College at 21-22 and has acclimated with his peers and had a good time.
I want people that are capable, driven, and productive, so I'd probably hire the kid, (although this was about 20 years ago, so he's mid 30s by now.)
I was a supervisor for 20 years
I would rather hire a mature 22 year old with a BS Degree than a 19 year old wiz kid
While he may know the material, he doesn’t have the maturity to work effectively with his peers