Like so many others this month, Abigail Lee just graduated college. There’s one thing, though, that sets her apart from her peers: she’s only 16 years old.
In fact, according to WDBJ-TV, Lee was 15 when she completed the coursework for her bachelor’s of science degree. Her birthday was in April.
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Lee’s parents enrolled their daughter in Liberty University Online Academy — a kindergarten through 12th grade internet-based school program — in 2020, when they moved to California. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and her flexible learning schedule, Lee was left with a lot of time on her hands.
“There was basically nothing else to do but study,” she told the local news outlet.
She completed her high school degree in 2021, and immediately enrolled in Liberty University Online to study psychology.
“I was kind of questioning going into psychology when I first chose it because I wasn’t sure how my faith would fit into what I was learning,” she said. “[At Liberty], I didn’t have to just fend for myself and research everything by myself but had a curriculum that actually incorporated a Christian perspective. It wasn’t just entirely (faith-based) or entirely secular.
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