<p>Right now I'm 15 years old and a sophomore in High School in central Pennsylvania. Can anyone tell me any community colleges that i can take courses in the summer to get my junior year credits so when I go back to school next year I'll be a senior. Or how to approach my school guidance counselors and administrators to ask how to do so. Also, could anyone tell some colleges in central Pennsylvania that accepts early admissions. Does Lock Haven University or Penn State University accept early admissions?</p>
<p>I’m just going to tell you from someone with experience. My mom graduated high school a year early, and she has told me multiple times when I’ve considered it that it was the worst mistake of her life. She lost out on a lot of experiences, and was not mature enought for college. I applaud your initiative, but make sure this is something you really want to do.</p>
<p>An extra year is not worth it. Financially, you’re spending so much more money and time on taking extra community college classes that it would make taking off a year of high school tuition (assuming it’s private) trivial. Also, you won’t be able to accumulate a years worth of high school credits at community college while still being a full time high school student. Summer college only gives you, at maximum, one semester worth of credits and high school students are usually limited to the number of evening classes they can take. So you probably won’t even be able to match the credits anyways. Socially, you’re spending more time studying during high school and therefore less time actually being a teenager and having a good time. Kids that graduate early usually do so because they skipped a grade level and not because they took more classes.</p>
<p>I agree with the other posters, but if you are really set on it, then your counselor would probably be able to help you find local options for you</p>
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<p>Some will admit students as early as 9th grade age.</p>
<p>I have a family friend who ran out of math classes at his local CC at about age 15. He started college (not one on the Hoagie’s list, another one entirely) instead of his Jr. year of HS, finished in 4 years with honors, and is in grad school now. He’s perfectly fine.</p>
<p>Some people regret starting college early. Others regret staying in HS when they were ready for college. It all depends on the individual. </p>
<p>Good luck with everything!</p>
<p>While this is a personal decision (you should sit down and have lengthy discussions with your parents, counselor, and other major people in your life), I can honestly say that I love being in an Early College. There are many different programs; I’m in one sponsored by the Early College High School Initiative (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) that partners with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. </p>
<p>For the first two years, you take all of your core class requirements. For the second two years, you have the option to choose college classes. </p>
<p>While the program is challenging, it also gives you the advantage of graduating with as much as 60 credits from the university. </p>
<p>However, this is different from graduating early and applying to a college. Here, you graduate when everyone else does, but you have the credits to give you a jumpstart.</p>