<p>There is a senior in my high school who is currently 19. She will be 20 in early 2013. The reason why she is still in high school is that she immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea when she was 17. Instead of becoming a junior, she decided to start high school from the very beginning. However, she was already extremely adept at chemistry, biology, physics, math, history, English, etc. Even though she is an immigrant, she speaks English fluently and with no accent. She's already taken 15+ AP tests and has gotten mostly 5s on all of them. She's editor-in-chief of my school's yearbook, school newspaper, and daily newsletter. She is also the co-president of my school's music honor society & captain of the volleyball team. My school has around 2000~ kids and she is dominating almost every aspect of it.
I've heard her brag about how she requires 2-3 hours of sleep every night. One of the reasons why she is so accomplished is that she is much older and mature than everyone in her grade. Will her age offset some of her achievements?</p>
<p>First of all, it really isn’t any of your business. Her circumstances are just that, HER circumstances.</p>
<p>Actually, I’m just curious about whether or not your age can affect your chances of admission. Smart students who spend seven years in high school instead of the regular four are obviously going to be academically superior.</p>