13-Year-Old Kimora Hudson to be Youngest Freshman at University of West Georgia for Fall 2017

by Jessica Murphy via westga.edu
Just like her friends, 13-year-old Kimora Hudson will be purchasing school supplies to prepare for the upcoming school year. However, it won’t be high school that she is looking forward to attending. Instead, Kimora will be the youngest student enrolled for the fall 2017 semester at the University of West Georgia.
At a young age, Kimora’s family knew how advanced she was going to be.“When she was a baby, this was always the vision,” Fawn Hudson, Kimora’s mother, explained. “Even when she was a few months old her doctor was saying she is a little advanced.”When Kimora was four, her mother began a mentor program based on human growth and development that encouraged her to think outside the box and beyond academics.
This program encourages young people to go out and follow their dreams and not wait. In 4th grade, Kimora became aware of students graduating from college before getting their high school diplomas, and she set a personal goal to become one of those people.“All throughout my life my mom was always making sure I was prepared for everything,” Kimora explained. “My parents know what I need, and they always strive for me to do my best.”
The UWG dual enrollment program is offered to 10th, 11th and 12th grade students who wish to take college level coursework for credit towards both high school and college graduation requirements. However, Kimora was lucky and was able to apply for the program whenever 9th grade students were being accepted. “It was ironic that the year she was going into 9th grade the laws changed to allow the advanced 9th graders a chance, so I said this is it,” Fawn explained. “As soon as she applied and got accepted they took away the 9th grade component. So when that happened, I knew this was meant to be.”
However Kimora is not completely new to college classes. The past two summers she had the opportunity to take a section of a college class for fun at Vanderbilt University. This enabled her to expand her knowledge and experiences in fields she is most interested in.“I love science and I know I want to go into the medical field,” Kimora stated. “I really like psychology and neurology, or anything dealing with the brain. Last year I took a class called the Psychology of Memory and it was really interesting. Since my mom works with psychology I have been exposed to it and I really like it.”
During her free time, Kimora is still able to find time to enjoy her childhood and have fun everyday.“I swim and do a lot of competition swimming,” Kimora stated. “I also like reading, especially dystopian novels. I think I will be good at keeping up and making sure everything is balanced: sports, my social life and the classes.”
Her positive attitude towards life, her ability to be self-driven and have a strong work ethic, and her advanced academic knowledge are just a few of the components that encouraged her to branch out and immerse herself in this new experience. “You can’t be scared to try new things, and you always have to try your best,” Kimora stated. “You never know where it is going to take you. You can’t be scared of the small thinking.”
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