McCombs Alumni Network News

From the Austin American-Statesman and McCombs TODAY

Andrew Brisbin’s default attire is jeans, sneakers and a fleece shirt. He plays racquetball and reads Westerns, Jules Verne and Charles Dickens in his spare time.  He’s like many of the 3,000 students who will graduate from the University of Texas this weekend. Except for this: Andrew is 16 years old, and he completed his college studies in two years….

William Way, a lecturer and undergraduate faculty adviser at the McCombs school, said Andrew was the youngest student he’s had in 16 years of teaching. “On the first day of class, he told me how old he was, and I think the first words out of my mouth were, ‘No way.’ Honestly, I don’t think I would have ever recognized he was at such a tender young age had he not identified himself,” Way said. Read more…