18-year-old Gabrielle Turnquest has honestly made a
remarkable achievement. She recently passed the Britain's bar exam, making her
the youngest person in the
exam's 600-year history to do so.. This made me realize how hold I was when I passed
the Nigerian bar.
"I
just really like finishing things before other people do," she said of her accomplishment. "I am honoured to be the
youngest person to pass the Bar exams but, really, I was not aware at the time
what the average age was," Turnquest, who is from the town of Windermere,
Florida, told theTelegraph. "I didn’t fully realize
the impact of it."
The
average British lawyer passes the Bar Professional Training Course at the age of
27. Turnquest fast-tracked her education by graduating from Liberty
University in Lynchburg, Virginia at a record-young age of 16, and then enrolling in The
University of Law in York at the age of 17.
Her
sister passed her exams there, too, at the age of 22.
In the U.K.,
it only takes about a year to complete law school (although to work in the
U.K., she would still have to complete a year-long apprenticeship). And because she's passed the bar
exam there, she can now take it in the U.S. without having to spend three years
in law school.
She's also now eligible to be called to the Bahamas Bar, due to
her parents' origin.
Turnquest plans to study for the American bar exam and then enrol in
the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in California where she will
study to become a fashion law specialist.
"Studying at the University of Law has
broadened my horizons and introduced me to a global legal system that will help
me in my future career in the international fashion industry" the teen said in
a press release.
Source: the Telegraph
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