Grace Bush graduated from college at age 16 before receiving her high school diploma. She took part in a dual enrollment program through Florida Atlantic University that allowed her to complete high school credits while pursuing a college degree. Grace feels comfortable with the accelerated path and says it feels normal to her. She graduated from FAU with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a 3.86 GPA. Grace ultimately wants to become a Supreme Court justice and will continue her education to work towards a legal career focused on juvenile justice issues.

1. Florida Teen Graduates College Before Receiving Her High
School Diploma
There are things that I am going to miss out on and I am missing out on, but you kind of just need to
suck it up and take is as it comes," Grace said.
"I'm thankful that my parents came up with this process," she added. "I want to basically keep as
many kids out of the system as possible."
The Bush girls said they're comfortable with their accelerated path into adulthood.
"Yes, I will miss out on most things that a lot of kids are going through. "I do not expect anything
less from her," she said.
. Everybody is eager to do what they have done," Grace's mother, Gisla Bush, 49, told ABC News.
Gisla Bush, a mother of nine who was home-schooled until the age of 13, calls herself a "full-time
home-school teacher." What started out as a suggestion from her husband turned into a full
operation in her living room, she said.
Grace said the topsy turvy graduation sequence actually "feels normal to me."
"This process was kind of expected. Sister Gabrielle, 17, is graduating this summer.
With her high school graduation coming up tomorrow, "I'm very relieved that I have it all done
behind me and I'm looking forward to my future and what I can do now," Grace said.
Grace told her mom when she was 11 "that she wanted to be a 'peacemaker,'" Gisla said, noting that
her daughter participated in the teen court system for five years. I'm just following in her footsteps,"
she said.
Her mother explained that "Grace had an advantage because she was with her older sisters," so "she
learned at a higher level."

2. Grace,
middle, photographed with her sisters on graduation day, Gabrielle left, Gisla right.
Grace's oldest sister, Gisla, 19, named after their mother, also graduated from the dual program at
FAU and is working on a master's degree in urban planning.
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Grace Bush, 16, took part in her college graduation ceremony earlier this month and tomorrow will
be celebrating another educational milestone -- high school graduation.
Grace attends Florida Atlantic University High School, where students have the opportunity to
pursue a full-time college degree while completing high school credits.
Grace is one of the youngest students to graduate from FAU in more than a century, according to
school officials.
"It makes you realize regardless of age if you've got the abilities you should be allowed to
accomplish your full potential," FAU President John Kelly told ABC's West Palm Beach
affiliate WPBF,
What seems unusual to most parents and students who graduate high school and then move onto
college, seems to be the norm for the Bush family.
"The oldest children set the pace and everybody is following my oldest child. "I've been able to excel
in other ways that other kids have not been able to."

3. Grace graduated with a 3.86 overall college
GPA, receiving a bachelor's degree in
criminal justice, and her ultimate ambition is
to become a Supreme Court justice.
Her mother said she has no doubt Grace will
achieve her goal. Acting as a juror, Grace
made recommendations for at-risk youth to
help keep them out of the criminal justice
system.
Grace will be continuing her education at
FAU, working towards a master's degree in
public administration while simultaneously
studying for her LSAT, with an eye toward a
legal career, she said.
"I'm interested in the juvenile area," Grace
said