Ellison is not your typical teen, although he modestly says skipping five grades is attainable feat for other kids."It's just easy," said the Lincoln Park teen. "I don't understand why other kids couldn't do the same thing."Ellison found himself in college at age 12 because of boredom and a bet.Unchallenged by middle school, Ellison skipped seventh grade because he was earning straight A's without doing any homework. His father then challenged his son. If he could accomplish the same feat in eighth grade, he'd find a way to get him in college. Ellison quickly won that bet.