Thats a huge red flag.

Indeed BASIC stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

Not everyone who wants to learn a little coding is going for a degree in computer science to make a career of it and write a Photoshop killer or what have you.

Different languages for different purposes.

So what?

Possibly not, since Danbury is so close and he was probably living at home.

It explains the language in the divorce settlement about supporting Adam's college expenses.

But yes, an acquaintance who got a BS at 17 is reasonably sane.

...there wasn't much counseling.

There were forms my high school administrators had to sign, a quick meeting with an admissions officer, and then I remember sitting in a classroom with a couple of other kids getting a half-day "succeeding in college for minors" course along with a pile of forms our parents or guardians had to sign.

We were assigned advisors, but I don't remember much more than cursory meetings with him, mostly to get papers signed.

loved puppies.

Oh, and having to learn BASIC? No wonder he wound up killing people.

Our son took chemistry at UCR one summer because he couldn't "fit it in" in his high school curriculum because of his other classes & sports. He preferred giving up his summer & getting credit for it without having to waste time at high school to take it.

according to his aunt. There was a dispute with his high school, as yet no details I've seen.

She took a college level survey class on World History. She's currently enrolled in a local college biology class since she's gifted. She's averaging a 100.5% in the class so I presume she'll get an A there too. I'm guessing there are 2 more classes she'll take this summer - she's planning on an economics class and a US government class.

What's the point? That gifted kids are going to be mass murderers??