She began taking college classes at 12. Carrying a 4.0 GPA, she earned her high school diploma and associate degree at 15. And last Wednesday, Danielle McBurnett, a Chandler, AZ, resident, became the youngest student in the history of Arizona State University to receive a bachelor’s of science in nursing.
McBurnett was home schooled early on in her life and decided she wanted to become a nurse at the age of 10, according to The Arizona Republic.
Her long-term goal is to become a pediatric nurse practitioner, but for now, she’ll work as a research assistant in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health at the school while she earns her doctorate.
What are your thoughts on this unique graduate?
Source: The Arizona Republic and MyFoxPhoenix.com.
May 25th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Congratulations to you, Danielle!
As a Nursing Instructor all I can say, after “WOW!” of course, is does she have any younger siblings who want to follow in her footsteps? It would be a privilege to teach someone like her! ^_^