<p>“I know of a deeply religious girl (my friend’s D) who was homeschooled and got HER AA from a local CC at 18 at the same time as her high school diploma, then entered a well-regarded state U as a junior. She will graduate at 20 with her BA and is already narrowing down her choice of graduate schools. Like you, she is highly gifted and left traditional school for that reason. She has found the religious life she needs in the city where her school is located.”</p>
<p>This seems like a very sensible way to balance your age limitations and academic ambitions. Staying near home for a year or two more to give yourself a chance to mature, while taking on the higher level coursework you desire. I know several kids here take advanced math classes at our Flagship U (an hour away) during their junior and senior years. Just another option to throw out there.</p>
<p>I worry that because you found mental stimulation being around older students that you might be thinking you will be among social peers in that age group. You won’t be. That large an age gulf will leave you out of social activities others feel you’re “too young” for.</p>