okay, according to Fandom(.com), Aaron Hotchner was born in 1971.

evidence!

and he supposedly earned a degree in law in 1990. if my math is correct (according the calculator), Hotch would've been 19. right. seems fishy.

so, let's do some digging. and here's a key point.

- Hotch was a prosecutor
- he has a juris doctor in law

let's start with what a juris doctor degree is.

- the juris doctorate is the highest law degree

but let's do some more digging. typically, when someone starts college, they start out going for an associate's degree (2yrs) or a bachelor's degree (4yrs).

evidence!

a doctorate takes approximately four to six years, and depends on the focus of the doctorate. but let's not forget that he was a prosecutor too, and that means law school.

in order to be considered for law school, you have to have a bachelor's degree, usually in pre-law/political science or something of that sort. law school also takes approximately four years, and then you have to complete an internship (at least for some schools).

If Aaron Hotchner was born in 1971, like Fandom(.com) says, and we'll assume it's correct, and we'll assume he started college at 18, that means he finished four years worth of college and four years of law school and an internship (six-ish months) all in one year?? like what???

writers of cm, I have questions, lots of questions. this is why I write out my characters whole life story so I don't do this. but like, y'all see how confusing this is, right??