<p>i just turned 16 and i still will be 16 when i start college next year, so will this have a positive effect on my chances. like the avg age for ivies is like 18 </p>
<p>No. In fact it may hurt. There’s a great deal of change in maturity of a 16 y/o vs 18 y/o.</p>
<p>like once i heard about this 14 year old who got into stanford</p>
<p>so i assumed that it would help , btw i have equivalent stats , 2200 sat , 800 math2 , 780 physics
student council etc etc</p>
<p>I don’t think it will give you an edge either. Unless you’re the next Terence Tao or something.</p>
<p>If I had to guess- and that pretty much is all anyone can do- I’d say it would hurt more than help. There is a certain level of maturity needed and they may assume that is not developed. You would have to convince them otherwise, through interviews, essays, and recommendations.</p>
<p>Why would it help? You’ll be competing against people who will be perceived as more mature, and who had more time to develop their resumes. </p>
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The ones who were admitted at an exceptionally young age were admitted because they were super prodigies, not because they were young. Are u a prodigy?</p>
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Like your choice of words betrays like your immaturity…</p>
<p>You are international also, no? </p>
<p>“like the avg age for ivies is like 18”</p>
<p>I fear for this generation when I read stuff like that.</p>
<p>OP- I guess you are doing IBDP .Isn’t there a minimum age to graduate .I don’t think 16 is possible</p>
<p>@manrosh there is no such thing as minimum age to graduate</p>
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Like, there are dozens of like, early entrants 12 -16 years of age at some programs.</p>
<p>The legal age is 18. That is a problem for you because as a “minor” student, you cannot sign any forms or contracts. In the eyes of the law, you are still a child and will be treated as one. If you fly, you are treated as an unaccompanied minor and that means your fares won’t be cheap because someone on the plane has to be a responsible party. </p>
<p>Being a minor also means you really can’t “room” in an adult dorm; the college has to make “special” accommodations. </p>
<p>If you are injured or get sick, a guardian or parent needs to sign for you to be admitted to a medical facility. </p>
<p>@"aunt bea" about 1/4 of incoming freshman are 17 years or below </p>
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Really? That must have come about recently.</p>
<p>as far i know rooming is based on whether ur a freshman , sophomore, junior or senior, not age</p>
<p>Nope, read the posts about underage frosh.<br>
“Proudm14867. Posts: 1. Registered User. New Member
07-28-2014 at 3:25 pm in College Confidential Cafe
My daughter graduated from high school early and she just turned 17, decided she wanted to go to a small community college than transfer later on. She had her hopes up on residing in the dorms, but they said she had to be 18 by the end of the first semester but every case is different. So we did what was asked of us and she even wrote a letter to the president and senior resident advisors asking them to allow her to stay on campus and why she wanted too. Today she gets the call saying the insurance company won’t allow her, what happened to it being a case by case basis? She is going to be an athlete for this college plus a student and they deny her residency in there dorms!! So know she has to drive an hour and half each way to school and New York winters are not easy. Does anyone know if what they did was legal? Penalizing a young adult for working hard to achieve her goal!”</p>
<p>As a 16 year old, you cannot sign a legally binding contract. Where are you getting all of this sage wisdom? Your arrogance is unbelievable and it will immediately be noticeable in college apps. The legal age in the US, as an adult, is 18. This means the school can only control, so much. You would be under a curfew for law enforcement. Our laws are strict. I have 3 children who have been through the application process and through their dorm experiences.<br>
Grow up and stop claiming that you are an expert in US law.</p>
<p>Colleges have admitted freshmen who are under 18 years old for a long time. They know the various accommodations needed to ensure a safe and beneficial transition for those students and their families. Often, they are housed with 18 year olds — and no issues usually emerge. I do recall Yale mentioning somewhere that they had concerns for students who would not turn 17 years old some time during their Freshman year – implicitly this means they have lots of experience with 17 year olds turning 18 after matriculation. But to the OP’s question: no it does not ADD anything to your file. Indeed unless your ECs and other accomplishments are on par with your 17-18 year old competitors, you’re at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Your chances are generally not going to be as good at top schools unless you have some really significant accomplishment that your peers don’t have. You have had less time to excel in some EC area than others. And at the very top schools, there are plenty of gifted/talented students applying (they tend to congregate in those applicant pools, in fact). </p>