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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a late September birthday and was always the youngest in my class.  I was also always among the smartest in my class -- I went to a top 10 undergrad, top 5 grad school, and am still quite successful.  So there's that.[/quote]

Me too, my bday is the first week in October.

I've noticed now that I'm older
-hey wait..maybe I wasn't as mature. Maybe that did make me feel a hint of less confidence going off to college, at 17
-maybe that's why I tend to follow. (I've had leadership opps at work, and I do a good job..I just *prefer* to be a follower)
-maybe that's why I have felt socially different, maybe even over-serious. I had to actually more 'mature' and to me that meant being serious.

But I was reading before K, even being a young starter. So my parents made a good choice. I always did fantastic in school. Maybe I would have felt socially more secure in addition to being a high achiever.[/quote]

I was always the youngest in my class, by several months.  Yes, I wasn't as mature, but I was also reading before kindergarten and excelled academically.  Being held back any longer would have made school even more boring and easier than it was.  And being the youngest often meant I had to work harder (at other stuff, like sports), so I did get some kinds of challenges.  As with all things, there are advantages and disadvantages.[/quote]

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