<p>i think you could've benefited more from a high school experience but it's your personal decision. i do not think you will get into the Ivys but MIT, engineering schools, and certain LACs will like you.</p>
<p>those of you who are saying that there are ton of people who score similarly in middle school are completely lying. please stop. there is an SET database online for all the "very-high" scorers before age 13 that take through JHU/CTY and there's maybe a couple hundred people total. to claim to know "dozens" of them is just blatant lying.</p>
<p>..you skipped out on high school because you didn't want to take PE and you think that the students are mean... I can't tell you how to run your life, but it seems to me that in going to college so early you're setting yourself up for some major isolation and stress. College bears worth in not only academic, but social and moral development, and if you've not been able to face high school, I don't see how you will prosper from college.. Also a lot of people here are probably a bit annoyed just for the fact that you're 14. I'm not saying it's right, but it's fairly evident. If you put yourself in a very competitive environment at such an age, you might find that students who have gotten to where they are through four rigorous years of high school consider your presence threatening, and condescending.</p>
<p>It's up to you, but I personally think high school is an important experience for every college-bound student, regardless of whether or not they feel it is necessary. It's a good thing, even if you have to run a little.</p>
<p>i agree with the_bretto, people are mad at me because i'm choosing to graduate a year early (maybe), none of the seniors like the fact that i'm walking with them... similar to ur situation, people are going to think that you took the easy road out, because i'm sure ur not the only one who could've skipped out on highschool... there's plenty of people, especially on cc who are capable of scoring 1400+ as freshman</p>
<p>and also... IQ does not translate into SAT scores... my sat scores sucked in 7th grade... (1140) but my IQ which i'd rather not share is fairly high 150+... so just because ur capable of something doesn't mean u'll get it... SAME THING APPLIES TO SAT's, i wouldn't be overconfident, there's no such thing as a guaranteed score</p>
<p>Good, god so what if we are learning at a slower pace in high school, it does not make you any better, you have missed some h.s experiences that I would not trade for the world. But hey that's your decision to go that early and it's also your life, so good luck getting in. </p>
<p>you just can't say oh yeah i can get a 1500 + , atleast be alittle modest.</p>
<p>oh yeah and you also have to do alot of ec I'm a sophmore in H.S and I have done 180 hours so far,and I do all three seasons of sports( soccer, track, and cross country, all are varsity) and I am V.p of my class. just saying. I'm also in about 10 clubs. My teachers like me and I have a 3.9 and I'm taking TRIG/ Pre-cal(which you should take)</p>
<p>You should join sports teams at parks, soccer, basketball anything to make you more well rounded. Go to Skid Row and help( I go there) or toutor.</p>
<p>Rahul (I'm assuming that who you are) stop looking at these posts!!! I'm serious. People are jealous of "the smart little Indian kid" and ar putting you down. Remember these are 17 year olds hwo hav eno clue about he college admissions process, they've just read "gatekeepers" or some other book and think they know. So don't take them seriously and talk to a counselor. Otherwise you'll just stress yourself too much.<br>
Vaish</p>
<p>Hey Rahulkghosh, don't let the haters get you down. If it helps, here's a link to an article about a 15 year old kid who's at my alma mater The University of Virginia getting his Ph.D. in Math. He's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize twice.</p>
<p>Everyone makes their own path. If this is where Rahul wants to be at this time, then that's his right. If I was smart enough to be in college at 14, then I would have chosen Rahul's path. High school is WAYYYY over-rated anyway. College was infinitely better.</p>
<p>Well, Vaish, I hate to say it -- although I may not have a clue on transfer admissions, I DO have a clue on the California State School system, and I am not bashing him for skipping high school (I addressed this very post in the Transfer Forum). </p>
<p>The California State University at Los Angeles is ... unranked, and is ... well, it will be very difficult for him to obtain a transfer into a T25 from there. I am quite sure that the adcoms are aware of the quality of education administered at CSULA. It's a decent school, but the course curriculum has often been called "advanced high school" or "high school-part II."</p>
<p>I am not bashing the CSU program. It is a great program for some who wish to enter into the fields that the Cal States specialize in. Cal Polys are great, and the CSUs have some great programs -- unfortunately, it is sometimes looked down upon, and I am only revealing a truth that is known by many.</p>
<p>With that said, L.A.C.C. is also no uphill battle, either. I should know, I took classes in both CSULA and LACC (I took classes for personal enrichment, they don't count for my school). Both are not challenging, and this concerns me a great deal because I know that the adcoms will know this -- or maybe not?</p>
<p>I don't want to make a judgement call, and maybe graduating early in life will give you the benefit of a long career. But this can be a drawback, before you are 25 is some of the greatest time of life, and the work world well, usually isnt. Other drawbacks are huge, you are missing out on some of the best parts of life. Academics are only one part of the formative years, and you will be a little out of place socially. My point is that yeah no gym or mean ninth graders, but in avoiding those things you are also missing some of the great friendships you would have known in college. My mom got her Ph.D at 22 and still talks about how she wishes she had spent more of her youth in school. Trust me, when you are 60 you might look back at this period and wonder why. Especially if you become a doctor, you will be considered a kid for a long time. Finally, if your dream is to go to any Ivy, you are not going to get to do that either.</p>
<p>I think at worst you should try to 1) do two years of high school. Not because of high school, which might not be very fun, but rather because of college and afterwords. 2) go to a place like Simon's Rock, where you will be with 16 year olds and will likely transfer to a place like Harvard or any other Ivy. They have full rides, look into it. UCLA would mean really kind of just going to class and coming back home to do homework. Not very fun at all.</p>
<p>BTW- Simon's Rock is designed for people like you who don't want to finish high school. 90% of the people go there for two years before transferring to an Ivy or similar. I know people who have gone and they have done tremendously well in their transfers.</p>
<p>If Rahul is nobel prize material then he should run to UCLA, get in a lab, and start publishing papers to have a career as a famous scientist. But if he is a genius level way above average kid but just wants to be a doctor and have a career, I think not going to high school or a place like Simon;s Rock is a mistake. Not because of high school, which likely will not be that great, but because of COLLEGE. IF you enter at age 16 you are much more similar to the other kids than at age 14.</p>
<p>So since you guys are ganging up on him what would you say to kids who have decided to not do Junior and Senior year to attend cc but apply as a freshman in the univsersity, just using the grades to show they can study?</p>
<p>I was a successful transfer to Penn. I'm not sure how Penn will view your application...I have a sneaking suspicion that the ivies aren't too keen on letting "prodigy children" into their schools. But, then again, I know a 10 year old here at Penn. He's babied and coddled. He's viewed as an outcast and as a "freak." Starting college 4 years early can be good and bad, IMO. You get to learn at your desired pace but you are tossed into a social situation that is probably not going to be too accepting.</p>
<p>Nosx, that is totally a much much better option than this one. I dont think its bad at all, and creates none of the social problems. Rahul, I am just worried that you are sacrificing not only high school but a real college experience as well. Slowing down a couple years could make the next five - eight years a lot more enjoyable.</p>
<p>1500+ dozens in a community is not a lie, come to canada and go to north york, you'll c what i mean, dozens is quite an understatement, b/c i know 3 ppl going to 3 different gifted schools, 2 in grade 9 and 11 and 1 in 8, all got over 1550 when they wrote their test before going to high school and their gifted classes have over 50 ppl per class and one told me all of them got over 1500!!!!</p>