Edited sentence: " Even Cory, sure.But I sincerely doubt that Eric, whose academic troubles surpass even those of troubled lone wolf Shawn, could manage to graduate a year early.Eric is a junior in season 2, when Cory and Shawn enter John Adams, and a senior in season 3.He then takes a year off in season 4 and starts college in season 5, when the others are seniors in high school.If this were Topanga, I'd say, "Sure, Topanga could graduate in three years.Now, let's not forget that Eric graduates from college in season seven.Since he entered in 5, he's only been at Pennbrook for three years.So time passes normally for him, at a rate of one year per season--but only for him