(Homeschooled) Siblings enter UC Berkeley as junior transfers

The Pierce children's parents did not want to see their children's learning
slow down in a traditional school environment - so they homeschooled them.Now, at 13 and 14 years old, they begin their junior year at college.

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Article By Noel Gallagher, Media Relations | 21 September 2005

BERKELEY – Charles Pierce really likes playing video games. He practices piano and violin. He used to study aikido, but lately he's been more interested in taking up fencing. Lately, however, the 13-year-old has mostly been hitting the books.

Charles is the youngest transfer student this fall at the University of California, Berkeley, where he's now in his junior year. His 14-year-old sister, Mayumi, also transferred in this fall as a junior.