NBC
If you were to describe Haley Taylor Schlitz, in some ways you could say she’s just your average 19-year-old using downtime to game with friends in her childhood bedroom.
But in other ways, Haley’s life is far from normal as she lives at a pace that exceeds expectations.
“When I graduate on May 13th, I will be the youngest woman in the history of the nation to get her law degree, the youngest African American to get my law degree,” said Taylor Schlitz.
She’ll also be SMU’s youngest law grad. And once she passes the bar, she’ll become the first Gen Z attorney.
So, how did she get here?
“In fifth grade, we had already been having a lot of problems with the school. A lot of microaggressions day-to-day with the teachers and peers, a lot of blatant racism,” she said.
After a teacher told Haley’s mother, Myisha Taylor, that she should consider holding her daughter back, Taylor made the decision to withdraw Haley from the public school system.
