<p>That is great, however, John Hopkins CTY doesn't even report scores for Canada. Therefore, this really can't be proven. I know well for a fact that CTY usually gives national awards for 1400+.</p>
<p>I know a young lady who skipped high school and went right into college with similar SATs to the ones you are expecting. She did graduate from CMU at age 18. She did not get into any ivies, however. Colleges do not give a special break on stats for kids who skip grades or are young. If anything, they can be a bit dubious about accepting such a student because of maturity issues. I would say that your stats would have to be right up there with kids who are graduating from high school in order to be considered for admissions. And your ECs will be scrutinized as well. Take a look at "What It Really Takes to Get Into An Ivy League School" by Chuck Hughes to see how your profile stacks up. It is not just the numbers, as you will also undergo a holistic review as well.</p>
<p>You might get somewhere, but here's the cold fact: you're no prodigy. Sure, you can be intelligent and more ambitious than those your age, but I was 12 when I went to CSULA. I took two courses (cultural anthropology and chem) and found them relatively easy. I discontinued classes because they really were a waste of my time. The high school experience is so much better.</p>
<p>Just because you're young doesn't mean you're attractive to top schools; the young that go to top schools are usually geniuses and musical/art/athletic/scientific/etc. prodigies. </p>
<p>What is a really big turnoff to me is that your perspective on admissions. You asked how many ECs you need and what kinds, I believe. That is a completely wrong approach--ECs should be something that you love and dedicated to.</p>
<p>Your immaturity shines through when you say kids are mean and you don't want to take PE. Go to high school. It'll give you plenty of time to mature into an adult, gain social confidence, and it'll help you find your passion.</p>
<p>Now, if you were the founder of some large corporation, head chef at some fancy restaurant, authors of an award-winning book, or something of the like then by all means you have a great chance! </p>
<p>If not... you're just an ambitious kid who needs to gain experience.</p>
<p>I agree with Effulgent, people here are not trying to be negative, but we feel this way because we have experienced life and are trying to save you from a mistake.</p>
<p>Running away from high school's potential negatives will ensure you will not experience all the positive's of a great college experience.</p>
<p>By the way, high school just happens to be free, and advanced/AP courses at competitive high schools can be extremely challenging (take this from someone ranked #1 in his class, with an IQ not too much lower than yours, struggling for his A in Spanish 5) Anyway...What are you doing for classes right now? Is your plan to go to college set in stone? I'm not the most mature person in the world, but I can tell you that the jump from 8th grade to high school was an experience...a child entering a world with nearly grown up people. For you to skip that, you'd be throwing yourself into a socially disastrous situation. No one in college is going to want a little brother-type figure tagging along at the Friday night party. If it's not too late, try to enroll in a high school (with your SAT I'm sure very prestigious high schools would be glad to have you), and enjoy your youth. Do you really want to enter the workplace at 18?</p>
<p>ok. for all you people saying that he has no grammer skills: you have no idea what you are talking about, so why not just quit now before you keep making a fool of yourself. People on this site do care much about grammer when they are posting, and MIGHT talk differently. So there is no point saying he has no grammer skills, or cannot spell. Ever heard of typos? Ever heard that maybe he does not care about the spelling when he posts as long as people can get this gist of what he is saying?</p>
<p>Second, high school is not very important educationally. You can get the same thing by being homeschooled, or learning through online classes. YOu have no backing that high school matters alot. If he wants to skip high school, it is his choice, and he obviously has proven that he does not need high school.</p>
<p>now...i really dont know if you will get in to these schools, so i suggest you calling them and asking them about other people of your caliber if they got in, why, and stuff like that....</p>
<p>haha good one andrew! Thats hilarious! But WOW this discussion is way over my head!!!</p>
<p>Also, going to high school just for social purpose is not logical. Go to high school just so you can enjoy it?</p>
<p>"No one in college is going to want a little brother-type figure tagging along at the Friday night party."</p>
<p>who says he is going to tag along? he can still hang out with people who are his age. Did he say that he will hang out with people who are a lot older? also, i bet people in college will like him and invite him to places, because you know what? while some people may be mean and bully him, others will not and help him along in the social life.</p>
<p>wasting 4 years of his life for social reasons, when he obviously can push ahead, is quite unlogical and pretty much stupid. He should do what he wants to do, and i think that going to college at an early age is very good.</p>
<p>My god people, what do you want him to say. "Oh well all these people on this forum are telling me I made a mistake skipping HS, so I guess I'll go back to HS just so I'm more mainstream" come on. You don't have to agree w/ his choice, but you need to respect it. Now that he has made his chouce, be constructive, give him advice that he can actually follow (take this certain test, talk to a counselor ect) not "go to HS because its fun." leave the poor kid alone, everyone is being so negative. I completly agree w/ neelesh. Seriously... and tlaktan I'm sorry, I mean MOST ppl here don't have a clue about transfer admissions.<br>
Rahul, I think you're a very brave kid for doing what you are doing, keep on truckin'...</p>
<p>hey, i just read this whole discussion forum and i am truly impressed by an exceedingly ambitious pupil that would like to pursue something different and at the same time i am dismayed at the attitude many of the individuals on this board have directed toward him...look all he was asking was whether he had a chance, he did NOT want an opinion on his decision with skipping high school because he doesn't need that right now, what he needs is advice on letting himself accomplish his goals...now i will take the viewpoint of what the other indians in this post have advised, i suggest that you (rahul) speak to an admissions counselor with your father and explicate your entire situation, i am positive that if not he then someone in his college community can help you move on...anyways that's my 2 cents, honestly bro if i had known about skipping high school at 8th grade i would have done it haha, sounds like something so different and a very simple principle of nonconformity =) p.s when u make it in the medical society make sure to call me up, we can work together =P</p>
<p>yaaay! more indians becoming doctors.. we were lacking in that area (dont worry, im one of them... class of 05 baby) - btw.. major sarcasm.</p>
<p>also, 14 year old in college.. umm... have you seen the disney channel movie "genius"? i guess you were about 8 or 9 when it came out.. you remind me of that kid.. you will have to fit in somewhere, or college will be a very lonely place. good luck!</p>
<p>high school, like college, is as much about helping one to develop into a well-rounded individual as schoolwork itself. it doesn't seem healthy for you to be 14 and going to college. i don't see how a fourteen year old could be emotionally read for the challenges of college without being primed first by high school. there're so many rites of passage and those types of things that you must've missed. :(</p>
<p>anyway, it's great that you're that smart, but maybe you should try to be a normal 14 year old so you don't end up an emotionally and socially crippled adult. education can only get you so far on its own if you don't have the maturity to grasp its concepts.</p>
<p>wow, if this kid's scared of PE, hows he gonna react when his college roommate is having sex and he hasn't gone through puberty...</p>
<p>skipping HS is retarded, you wont get into any ivies, and you wont have any friends. There is more to life than going to a good college, money does not buy happiness, why can no asians understand this. Sure everyone wants to get reich, but if you have no friends ( which you wont if your 4 year syounger) your going to be miserable and miss the best 8 years of your life ( 4 years of high school, and then 4 in colege because yourll be ostracized from parties and ****) You may become successful, but you wasted the best part of your life, and will have very undeveloped social skills, congrats.</p>
<p>I agree with many of you here. </p>
<p>Heh, do you just want to get out of high school now to avoid those new SATs?</p>
<p>Also, high school is an experience that everyone should go through. It's a humbling experience at times...</p>
<p>"There is more to life than going to a good college, money does not buy happiness, why can no asians understand this."</p>
<p>I take offense to that. It just shows how ignorant you are.</p>
<p>rahulkghosh: Ok so maybe HS is a little intellectually slow for you but in terms of maturity, you are right there with the rest of your fellow freshman. Kid, its great that you're smart enough to be going to college but you just need to chill. Don't freak out when people put you down, it doesn't help things. Also, you need high school for the ability to emotionally and socially mature because you are clearly not there yet. I think its great that you could be going off to college ,however, I think you might be better off commuting to school and living at home becasue you are clearly not yet socially or emotionally ready for college. Good luck with everything.</p>
<p>Mattistotle said : "everyone wants to get REICH" </p>
<p>lol?</p>
<p>It's an accomplishment where your at, but to tell you the truth I can only feel sorry for you because, you'll never have a childhood. But if your transferring you don't need your SAT's. I think if you get rejected from the IVIES it will be because your too young to attend college. They'll see that you still need to grow as a person and that doesn't mean academically.</p>