604551 news 1522439710 1522439952 <![CDATA[Aerial Adrenaline ]]> Harper Doherty is in her first year at Georgia Tech, but she’s no stranger to a university setting. At age 14, after being homeschooled in Canton, Ga., Harper dual-enrolled at Kennesaw State University to begin taking college courses. Now 17 years old, she is a junior by credit hours and on track to earn a degree in May of 2019.

“I’ll be 18 when I graduate next spring,” she says. “I’m a biology major. Currently, I want to specialize in sports medicine.”

The interest in a sports medicine career path stems from Doherty’s experience as a performer. She is an artist on the aerial silks.

See Harper's aerial acrobatics in action.

]]> 2018-03-30T00:00:00-04:00 After duel enrolling during her high school years, Harper Doherty came in to Georgia Tech ay 17 as a junior. When she's not preparing to graduate with her biology degree, you can find her soaring of the ground in her aerial silks.

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