Colleges that don't require high school diplomas.

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<p>Two of the top tier LACs, Swarthmore and Haverford, actually don't require a high school diploma for admission.</p>

<p>Are there other schools that do this? I'm not interested, I'd like to graduate with my class, but I became really interested in this.</p>

<p>Why would they not require a diploma? It doesn't make sense to me.</p>

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<p>It’s probably for reallllly special cases. Like if a celebrity/diplomat’s child/Mark Zuckerberg-style teenage billionaire wants to go there, they will be able to get in even if they don’t have traditional educational credentials.</p>

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<p>I think there’s a large difference between leaving HS after your junior year to go to a top college and dropping out. I think almost all top schools will allow you to do the former, provided that you’re impressive enough to gain admission even with a year less on your record.</p>

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<p>Harvard has never required a high school diploma.</p>

<p>NYS homeschoolers do not receive diplomas, yet have been accepted into every selective college throughout the U.S.</p>

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<p>MIT does not, I believe, require a diploma or GED.</p>

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<p>Caltech
MIT
Harvard</p>

<p>wutwut</p>

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<p>I know of somebody who will be attending Haverford next fall as a freshmen, and that would have been their normal senior year, but they aren’t a genius or child of a millionaire.</p>

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<p>There are a lot of colleges that allow you to apply whenever you want if you take the standardized tests and have finished some of the desired classes. Some apply in 9th or 10th grade. MIT has accepted 13 and 14 year olds.</p>