<p>when ur at college what will you do when everyone else is partying?</p>
<p>lol jk, but seriously, stick to high school, then go to college</p>
<p>To be honest, if you’re not a ■■■■■, this is a horrible idea. Yeah, maybe you’d be prepared, but you need life experience. Plus, college is gonna suck if you’re 14, i.e., who in their right mind wants to hang out with a 14 year old.</p>
<p>Hey, if Charles Eppes of Numb3rs fame can pull it off…</p>
<p>There is a thread in the parent’s section about starting college early. People have posted lots of ideas.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/512289-live-campus-take-college-classes-11th-12th-grade.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/512289-live-campus-take-college-classes-11th-12th-grade.html</a></p>
<p>The Missouri Academy might be good for you, and they say they are looking for international students.</p>
<p>You’re obviously an amazing student - but colleges prefer that you finish college and do extra stuff rather than finish early and try to apply early</p>
<p>My friend applied at the age of 15 with 2360 on her SAT I and 2250 on 3 SAT II’s - she was seriously amazing</p>
<p>The only uni she got into was Boston U
seriously - just wait - it’ll increase your chances</p>
<p>From your personal take, you sound like a brilliant kid. What you have to ask youself is 1) How well do you handle being away from family? 2) Do you get lonely often? 3) This goes for outside of school, What do you do in your spare time?</p>
<p>What I’m trying to do is to help you establish your priorities. I’m in a state sponsored program where you (me and other students) who are juniors or seniors take classes at college (dual-enrollment). I know two people who are in your same situation, both of which entered this program at 14. Now both kids graduate this year, but basically have 2 years of college under their belt.</p>
<p>1) Some schools do not accept transfer credit, BUT most schools look at the classes you take like they’re AP classes.</p>
<p>From what it sounds like, you need to do dual enrollment at a college near you. That way, you can keep in touch w/ friends, but you’re not apt to blow everything and screw up. Bottom line, its your choice.</p>
<p>Dual-enroll as much as possible – if you still find that restricting, then try more challenging and challenging options.</p>
<p>Apply to college if everything else feels like it’s stifling your growth.</p>
<p>Anyway, all this talk about 14 year olds not being able to have a social life as a college freshman is poppycock. If you’re that advanced at 14 years old, chances are – you’ll be able to talk and interact on the same terms with 18 year olds. </p>
<p>It’s just that you want a chance to amaze your colleges first – flesh out your high school resume with stellar achievements.</p>
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<p>Everyone, if the 14-year-old acts the age of an 18-year-old.</p>
<p>Don’t go to college! But don’t stay in high school either. You seem to be very interested in math/sciences, I would tell you to see if you can get some sort of research assistance position for a few years and take online classes until you’r a bit older, maybe 16. </p>
<p>Being independent and mature at 14 is great, but the truth is that no matter how independent and mature you are, you’re still not 18.</p>
<p>I totally agree galoisien. If you’re smart enough and mature, REAL people will be civil and look past your age. </p>
<p>Dual-enrollment is a really good opportunity.</p>
<p>graduate highschool when you are no longer challenged. go into the real world until you are 18 and then apply to college. if you are smart enough to graduate high school so early, then you are smart enough to have fun/succeed/ do random stuff in the real world for a few years. travel and learn languages, find something you are passionate about and pursue it, get a job, expand your business, etc.</p>
<p>I disagree with the idea that you’re somehow giving up your teen life by entering college life so early. Wth?</p>
<p>Firstly, it’s likely that if you’re so advanced, you want peers on the same intellectual level as you.</p>
<p>Secondly, there are a range of guiltily-fun activities in college that shout “youth” all over – and I don’t mean drugs, alcohol or sex.</p>
<p>Thirdly, after you get your PhD at 20-22, the REAL fun can begin.</p>
<p>What you can also consider is building a college transcript at a state or local university, impress your professors enough [e.g. by doing stellar research] for them to give you stellar contacts, then apply to a prestigious grad school (if that’s your kind of thing) at 18.</p>
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<p>I really have no idea how mature the OP is, so I won’t comment on that.
I’m just going to play Devil’s Advocate for the sake of it.</p>
<p>Just because someone is intellectually ‘advanced’ at the age of 14 does not mean that they are socially advanced, and may suffer in a college setting away from home.</p>
<p>However, to the op: if you think you can handle it, go ahead. But if you think you can still get something out of high school through AP classes, you might as well stay and improve your resume to get into other schools.</p>
<p>if boredom is a major factor for your considering college so soon. You can try aiming for the IMO and other Olympiads, participate in the Intel competition, and during the summer you can attend math/research camps. </p>
<p>I’ve heard of mathematically gifted high school students being allowed to take the Putnam Exam at least here in the States. Perhaps, you can do the same with a local college.</p>
<p>^^ From what I have heard, you can only take the Putnam four times. Maybe I’m wrong, but if this is true, it’s probably not a good play to take it in high school unless you are going to spend less than four years in college.</p>
<p>You’re going to have your choice of almost any school, so why not have fun in the meantime? Do something for you: take up marijuana, go to some parties, get laid. The sky’s the limit. :)</p>
<p>You already have very decent stats… However, you shuld try to stay in HS for some social experience… Try to have some fun and improve your EC’s a little more, and take some more APs.</p>
<p>In your position, I wouldn’t.
Truthfully, you haven’t even experienced the rigors of high school courses yet, so how would college ones pan out? </p>
<p>And to whoever said it wouldn’t socially matter that you’re 14–it would. Although 4 years isn’t much after you’re 20~ish, between 14 and 18 you go through a whole lot of maturing. (Imagine an 18 year old dating a 14 year old–yeah, creeeepy).</p>
<p>If you wouldn’t be able to outshine completely competent seniors in the application process, why would a decent school accept you? </p>
<p>I’m sorry this might seem a bit abrasive, but if there are thousands of 18 year olds with higher grades (99% of students at top schools are top 10%), way more APs/IBs, more involvement in ECs, substantial leadership positions, and the same volunteering experience, SATS and awards, what would possibly make them choose you while you lack life experience and maturity? </p>
<p>Every 14 year old thinks they’re mature for their age–I know I did. But enjoy high school while you can, and more importantly, enjoy your youth.</p>
<p>Don’t go to college. Thats weird and youll have a bad expierience because your just a kid and aren’t as mature as the other students will be.</p>
<p>Wait, aren’t you a junior now? So you’ll be a senior next year? Or did I misread/forget. Haven’t been reading that closely. But if you’re used to being younger, I don’t see why not, except you have a wonderful opportunity to do amazing research, pursue community service, learn to fly, get work experience - basically, you have gap years built into your schedule, you might want to consider taking advantage of that. But if you’d be more comfortable continuing at a high-paced academic career, and you’re used to being with people older than you, going to college would probably be not a bad thing, though if you don’t get into the best schools, you might consider waiting and doing something amazing then reapplying, as I you have a great chance to practically ensure admission to great colleges, though nothing’s guaranteed.</p>
<p>I think it is best not to apply now. What I think is great about your situation is that you have lots of extra time to do a lot of cool stuff – exploring your interests, participating in a cutting-edge research, teaching english in some third-world country(that is if it is doable for you), building up on your ecs, and more. Besides, as we all know, international applicants have a much harder time getting into top schools in the US, so why not just take your time and build up on your resume while you still can and turn yourself into an even more competitive applicant, one that college admissions can’t turn away?</p>
<p>Seriously, you have something that most of us don’t have – TIME.</p>