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Re:I got a computer science degree in 3 months for less than... by Mezzie on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @08:50PM (#31187630)
I wonder when and why they added those in?

My mother dropped out at 14 and got a GED by 15 back in the 70s because she was so bored. (Parents didn't believe university was for girls, so that wasn't an option).

Seems like a way to screw over a particular subset of kids.

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Re:I got a computer science degree in 3 months for less than... by toast0 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @10:49PM (#31188264)
I dunno about why. But it was set at least in the late 90s. I took the California High School Proficiency Exam back then because it had a lower age requirement (and I was in California).
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