BU early admission program for juniors submitting materials late

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Hi everyone,
I am a high school junior and just noticed BU has a early admission program that allows high school juniors to directly apply for undergraduate. I searched throughout the Internet but there seems to be almost no information about the details of this program. If anyone knows about this, are the criteria for early admission program and for regular undergraduate applications the same or is the requirement lower/higher for high school juniors?

I really like BU and want to get in there early but unfortunately I discovered this program near deadline (there’s really almost no info about it; I accidentally ran into the program page when I was browsing on BU website aimlessly). I submitted my common app on 1/2, the deadline, and rushed to follow my supplemental materials.

My scores are fairly strong if applied in senior year (sat 1510 7/6/7 writing, toefl 108 (studying in US as int’l student), gpa 97 unweighted 102 weighted on a 100 scale (my school does not use 4 scale), activities not so many but should be OK), but (1) I submitted everything late. I ordered every score report on deadline (rush service if possible, the deadline, submitted my transcript the next day, and just told my teachers to write recommendation letters, so everything except common app are late. (2)I do not know how junior applicants are evaluated: if they are evaluated the same way as normal applicants or are there special considerations.

So will my application still be considered with all those supplemental materials late and how is the chance of getting in for junior students if anyone is familiar about the program? (though it does not matter that much for me because I can always apply next year with far more choices but I still want to try since BU is one of the schools I like the most).

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To be an early admit, you need an outstanding record. In addition, as far as I know, the early admit program is where you spend your hs senior year at BU taking classes, where this also counts as your freshman year at BU. Your high school may or may not accept these credits, and if they dont, it would prevent you from graduating high school. You say you are studying internationally, so will these courses also count for your high school requirements? Have you talked to your guidance counselor/equivalent? Just to be clear, from what I know about it, this is not a program where you receive an acceptance from BU in junior year, attend your senior year at your high school and graduate, and then come to BU. Your last high school year will be spent at BU.

And submitting things late will never help your chances.

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@AwesomeAxolotl No my high school does not award diploma if I am not physically attending, which means I will have to take tests such as GED to get a state-issued diploma equivalent. But since I wanted to skip senior year in the first place that is not a problem for me (of course if I am admitted).