Life is hard as a child prodigy. Colin Carlson was set to start at Connecticut College this fall, but recently some deans refused to allow the young boy to affiliate with an academic house. They cited challenges and legal risks that come with having him on campus. Now, the preteen will enroll at University of Connecticut instead.
 

At the age of 12, Carlson will join the ranks of other crazy young kids who have gone off to college.

Now, check out Carlson and these other young’uns who have taken college by storm before they could even drink a beer:
 

Colin Carlson

Even before heading off to UConn this coming fall, the boy wonder already has a year’s worth of college credits thanks to Advanced Placement test scores from his time with Stanford University Online High School. He also scored a 1350 on the SAT, putting him ahead of the freshman average at UConn. An environmental advocate, Carlson hopes to become a conservation biologist.

Moshe Kai Cavalin

At 10 years old and measuring only 4-foot-7, Moshe Kai Cavalin recently finished his sophomore year at East Los Angeles College. The ambitious kid with a passion for wormholes hopes to soon transfer from the two-year program to a prestigious four-year university to study astrophysics. In addition to studying, Cavalin is learning Mandarin, plays piano and participates in martial arts.
 

Linus Williams

Last fall, 13-year-old Linus Williams became a full-time student at Denison University. As part of the class of 2011, Williams not only takes a full load of classes but also participates in various student organizations on campus. Even though he commutes from his home in Newark, he still belongs to everything from the Math club to the Gaming Guild.

Terence Candell Jr.
 

Terrence Candell Jr. is one of the youngest students on the California State University-Easy Bay campus. He entered college in 2005 at just 10 years old, after having done high-school level work at the age of 6. Once interested in becoming a veterinarian or astronaut, the preteen is now looking at a career in mass communications.
 

Greg Smith

When he started college at the age of 10 at Randolph-Macon, Greg Smith had just been in second grade three years earlier. His plan was to have three PhDs by the time he was 33-years-old, and he’s hard at work making that dream a reality. He graduated with a bachelor’s at 13 and now, a few years later, is studying for four doctorates and has been nominated for multiple Nobel Peace Prizes.

So would you want to be these young geniuses roommates? classmates? fraternity brothers? friends?