My sister was born in September 2010. She’s going to be in high school this autumn and one of the first freshmen to turn 15 during the school year.
I was 15 years old when I started freshman year and 16 by the end of the year, so I graduated high school at nineteen. (College grad since age 23 last year).
Oldest.
There’s a podcast by Malcolm Gladwell where he says data shows the single best predictor of successful college application or success with college sports is your month of birth. Being oldest in the class comes as a huge advantage and is making many American families “red shirt” their child by putting them in school a year later; and this making them the oldest child in the class all the way through.
I was always one of the youngest in my class. My birthday is very late in the year. I also graduated high school a year early and entered college while I was still technically 16. I got the occasional joke/comment about not being able to drink until I was a senior in college.
Oldest. Got weird dating senior year.
Ugh for sure. I was 19 and a lot of cute guys were 17. Some argue that’s acceptable, some not.
