"15-year-old earns 4 2-year degrees, high in school diploma" By: McKay Fugate

          A 15-year-old graduated this weekend from community college here with four associate degrees. Alexander "AJ" Gilman of Paradise Valley, Ariz., started classes at Paradise Valley Community College when he was 13 years old. "I would say I'm lucky," AJ said. "I've gotten a lot of opportunities, and a lot of people helped me, and I met a lot of amazing people."
After two years of study, AJ earned associate degrees in business administration, science with an emphasis in mathematics, arts and general studies. He has been accepted to Arizona State University's Barrett, the Honors College and the W.P. Carey School of Business Leaders Academy. In August, he will start ASU classes as a junior, with plans to double major in business legal studies and finance. Despite his many academic achievements, Gilman insists he is not a nerd.
"I do not watch back-to-back episodes of Star Trek or The Big Bang Theory and do not scream, 'Epic fail!' when someone drops a piece of pizza on their white shirt," he said. "That's my story, and I'm sticking to it." The young scholar is not finished with graduations yet. On Thursday, he is scheduled to receive another certificate — his high-school diploma.
          I can honestly say this article makes me feel like I've failed as a student. He's literally our age, and he already had 4 degrees and a diploma. I mean, awesome for him, but he is totally a nerd. I want to know why his parents would put him in such a rigorous program and how it affected him socially. I'm sure he had difficulty making friends at his high school and at the university, because he doesn't really fit into the social worlds of either.