>My daughter didn't turn 18 until the August following her senior year of high school (high school typically ends in late May up to the middle of June). That was a bummer for her - that meant that at her high school graduation, most kids were over 18 already, but she was not...

Why did it matter? One of mine was 17, the other 18. In fact, Solomon turned 18 during his college orientation week. Since birthdays had always been a big deal in our house, I secretly brought brownies for the whole floor and gave them to the RA when we moved him in.

Tamar