My birthday is late April. I had just turned 17 when I graduated. My twin brother and I skipped a grade early on. Our sisters had taught us to read before we started school, and when we got to first grade they started teaching us the alphabet. When they got to Run Spot Run they put us in second grade because we were reading out of our sister's fifth grade readers. It was a mixed blessing.My birthday is late..November. I was 18 when I graduated.