<p>I’m 15 right now and I’ll be graduating high school at 16- I’m skipping my junior year. Does this benefit/hurt my chances of getting accepted? I heard mixed feedback from other people, I just want to know if it’s relevant</p>
<p>Your social maturity will be considered. I know that Yale will not admit anyone who does not turn at least 17 sometime during the freshman year. That being said, that applicant would have to be extraordinary among the extraordinary. </p>
<p>Most Ivy applicants meet their state minimums for graduation extremely early. But they also pursue the rigorous offerings of their school or nearby colleges. Having a HS diploma at 16 without exhausting your academic offerings – will lead you nowhere in terms of Ivy-type admissions.</p>
<p>Earlier you mentioned a very high GPA – that’s good but not solely sufficient.</p>
<p>We know of a 16 year old Freshman at an Ivy who ended up taking a leave of absence as he got too stressed out .His family lived nearby ,so he lived at home .</p>
<p>@T26E4 yeah I know obviously they’re not just going to accept me just because I’m young, I just wanted to know if colleges looked at it or not. I guess it matters a little</p>
<p>I know someone at Brown who was 16 their freshman year. Definitely doable.</p>
<p>T264- I know someone who’s 15 (and won’t be turning 17 freshman year) and was recently admitted to Yale. I’m not sure where you heard that policy from, but from my personal experience it’s false</p>