<p>What Early College programs are folks here familiar with? I'm not talking about programs that you participate in while in HS, but programs where you actually leave HS early and live away at a college in a program designed especially for younger entrants. </p>
<p>The two I know about because I have friends with kids in the programs are the Clarkson School and Simon's Rock.</p>
<p>Clarkson</a> University: The Clarkson School is a program where early entrants are regular freshmen alongside older students, but live separately and have some extra supports.</p>
<p>About</a> Simon's Rock — Bard College at Simon's Rock - The Early College is a college exclusively for younger entrants. </p>
<p>Does anyone know of any other similar programs, particularly ones that might appeal to a student interested in engineering?</p>
<p>See if this site helps- <a href=“http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/early_college.htm[/url]”>www.hoagiesgifted.org/early_college.htm</a>. Lots of information.</p>
<p>Thanks, I thought I remembered that Hoagies had a page, but I failed to find it when I searched briefly earlier today</p>
<p>USC has the Resident Honors Program</p>
<p>[FAQs</a> - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/faq/special_programs.html]FAQs”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/faq/special_programs.html)</p>
<p>I believe the University of Washington has a program for gifted local residents who are ready for college at an early age- dont know if it is residential though.</p>
<p>A lot of them appear to only be available for local day students.</p>
<p>Some further resources here: </p>
<p>[Early</a> Entrance Programs](<a href=“http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/linke.htm]Early”>http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/linke.htm)</p>
<p>[Early</a> college entrance program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_college_entrance_programs]Early”>Early entrance to college - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>As a graduate (lo these many years ago) of the [early</a> entrance program at Shimer College](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_entrance_at_Shimer_College]early”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_entrance_at_Shimer_College), now located in Chicago, I am happy to recommend that program specifically… But Shimer’s participatory Great Books classes aren’t for everyone (any more than early entrance itself is) … and it’s true that there is not a very wide selection among cohort acceleration programs. </p>
<p>So it may be worth noting that a much larger number of colleges and universities (probably the majority), although they don’t have programs as such, will consider applications from would-be early entrants, on a case-by-case basis. Of course, this takes away the social and emotional benefits of cohort acceleration; the would-be entrant in such a case has to be ready for the full sink-or-swim university experience.</p>
<p>Thanks visviva. In this case, the candidate would definitely need the additional supports of being with a cohort of other early entrants and preferably some additional advising as well. Which, as you note, does limit the choices.</p>
<p>The Resident Honors Program at SC also includes a merit scholarship for those admitted. This is an established program with support and advisors in place. Check the website for more details.</p>