Some people really like to re-live their school days.
As Hollywood says, he gets paid to pretend he is someone else.
At least once or twice we hear about a person that is a fake be it Doctor or a high ranking military expert.
Some of these people are remarkable in being able to play the role of someone they are not.
They get documentation of some kind, fake references, diplomas from schools they never attended. They study their "peers" in the field they wish to be in and are in fact very cleaver with a ready reply for any question that could come up.
And Hollywood, they do in fact find a way to get paid for their endeavors.
Check out B&N or Amazon, the books written about these imposter's would fill a small library.
Lots of reasons a 21 year old wants to pass as a 14 year old. Perhaps his family could get tax deductions or welfare for raising a child that age.
Then the SEX angle, he may have found he could get into the pants of a 13 year old girl if he was just one year older then her.
It fascinates me the number of woman that disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War.