<p>I'm 13. I'll be graduating from a small liberal arts college at 16 or 17. I plan to enter a Ivyish graduate school then. What would it take? </p>
<p>P.S: And a girl, Kelly Yang, went to Harvard grad after graduation from UC Berkeley at 17. So don't tell me it's impossible.</p>
<p>The same as anyone else, top grades, scores, etc.</p>
<p>That's pretty awesome how you'll be a grad when you're 16 or 17 though. Congrats.</p>
<p>Or it sort of isnt that great. I know a girl who graduated from Columbia Law at 20 and really regretted missing out on a real college experience. I could hear it in her voice...</p>
<p>you geniuses amaze me. i feel proud of myself just graduating from hs a year early !</p>
<p>How did you graduate so early?</p>
<p>haha... the asisstant superintendant for my school district graduated at the age of 16. in his school, they had a program whereu would take classes in the summer to excel, instead of retention, so he finished all hi requirments the summer of his sophmore year.... that is SOOOOOO cool, but id rather spend our years in HS and fully mature (mentally i still act like im four... oh look some string and a stick.....)</p>
<p>no offence, but why did you choose to go to college/grad school at such a young age? i dont really see any discernable benefirts over just going to highschool for four years and getting really good grades and getting admited into a good school a few years later. i cant imagine that college would be anything other than horrible being significantly younger than everyone else there.</p>
<p>slipper1234 and crumflake, I'm graduating and I turned 16 in March, and I think that for some, college would be far more maturing than high school; I myself am glad to be getting away from pointless CP classes and gang members and high school drama. Note the "for some".</p>
<p>Kilini, my college admissions process was not restricting due to my age. However, I feel that you will have to demonstrate fully that you possess the maturity level and focus required for graduate study, especially at an Ivy League school. Conducting your admissions application impersonally would not be a good choice; I would get in touch with that school as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. The reason I say this is that my dream school at first was doubtful of even considering me for admission due to my age, but my counselor was very persuasive and I was able to schedule a personal interview. You're undoubtedly a very smart person; hope this helped some.</p>
<p>well i guess a few people find high school materials very very very extremely easy and just got way too bored in a hs curriculum.
and of course they have wills and drives to challenge them selves.</p>
<p>Good Job kilini (mind sharing how you did it??)</p>
<p>agree with slipper...
grad schools, regardless of name brand, will expect from you whatever they expect from everyone else...</p>
<p>anti,</p>
<p>There is a big difference between college at 16 and 13.16 years olds can function absolutely fine, a 13 year old will not fit in until much later.</p>
<p>Why would any kid want to grow up quicker? Savor your childhood while you can</p>
<p>well legendofmax, not everyone's same.
and mental or intellectual age is perhaps different from "age" you think.</p>
<p>Kilini
If I am understanding you correctly, you are planning to skip high school to go to college right after middle school?</p>
<p>why?</p>
<p>intellectual age might be different from your age. that's why your age that matters has nothing to do with your level of intelligence.</p>
<p>Thanks, zogoto and red.</p>
<p>That was really helpful, antidisestablishmentarian. :) </p>
<p>I got in because of an early entrance program that lets girls as young as me go to college. It's called PEG. </p>
<p>I know they would expect the same things from me as everyone else, but wouldn't they be doubtful of my maturity and whatnot? I would have even more hurdles than the rest. They only have to worry about ecs, grades, GREs, awards, etc. </p>
<p>And why wouldn't I want to leave high school? Sure, I might learn something and mature and whatever, but I would learn even MORE at college! I hate my highschool, too. It is so lacking in everything! Like my rural town.
Savor my childhood? Ugh. That sounds so silly. I probably would be depressed at the highschool. Certainly I might be at the college, too, according to statistics, but I'm viewing it as heaven for now.</p>
<p>Where are you going for undergrad?</p>
<p>I too can completely understand wanting to get out of high school..enduring the horrors of gym class, home ec, keyboarding, pep rallies, and all the other stupid stuff can be difficult.</p>
<p>see, I actually like the "stupid stuff" like pep rallies, so I can't relate to someone who wants to miss out on the social life of college/high school</p>
<p>I think they'll be impressed if you are young, but the requirements probablhy won't be significantly easier for you</p>
<p>My friend, who is turning 15 in November, graduates from high school this year and will go to college early. She got one acceptance, one waitlist, and rejections everywhere else. She was qualified to get into all of her schools; the colleges just didn't want legal responsibility. This fall she's going off to a small, unheard of women's college that doesn't even offer her major.</p>
<p>With that said--17 is the age when most people start undergrad, which means that the legal situation is less sticky. If you think you're qualified by all means go ahead--or take a few years off to work and gain experience.</p>