<p>I was talking to my friend the other day and we were talking about college. We were talking about back up schools, and he mentions that he already has one lined up because he already got accepted to a college full ride. We are both juniors. I'm sorry if I sound dumb, but how does this work? Are you saying that with good enough grades, extra curriculars, I can apply to any college during junior year and get accepted and use it as my back up?</p>
<p>Does anyone know information about this? Plus, if I apply to a college and get rejected, does that mean I can never apply to the college again? I'm not planning to apply to college this year but I just found this very interesting and want more information.</p>
<p>“full ride” does this mean fin aid or merit scholarship? If the latter, I find the story to be fishy. I also doubt that any selective school would make such an offer – only for the admitted student to turn away once better offers come in.</p>
<p>Who applies to colleges who are juniors? Those few excellent candidates who have already exhausted everything your HS and local area can provide. These are few and far between</p>
<p>There are four possible scenarios (ranked in order of likeliness):</p>
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<li>OP’s friend is a liar</li>
<li>See Number 1</li>
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<p>[Big Gap]</p>
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<li>OP’s friend has an SAT/ACT score that puts him at a guaranteed full merit scholarship at certain schools (e.g. UA)</li>
<li>OP’s friend is a recruited athlete</li>
</ol>
<p>One of my classmates at school is a star soccer player who made a verbal commitment early on in her junior year to a university on scholarship. Other than her, I haven’t heard of any juniors getting accepted to college.</p>
<p>I don’t know of a single college or university in the US that requires that students finish high school before enrolling. Starting early really is not uncommon at all.</p>
<p>No, the college he was accepted to is not a prestigious college. I don’t recall the name of it, but I’m assuming it’s a public college that has lower standards. He’s not dumb by any means, he’s intelligent, but I don’t think he’s outstandingly brilliant, either. He said he applied just for the experience and got in, full scholarship.</p>