<p>I’ve been doing some more research on the subject. One source wrote,</p>
<p>“Some students also opt to graduate early for the advantages they will have in their college application process. According to Next Step Magazine, ‘Although graduating early requires extra cooperation with your guidance counselor, and often a heavier course load during your remaining time at high school, it says something to college admissions officers about your dedication to your studies.’”</p>
<p>Advantages of early graduation: very, very small amount of applicants graduate early so I will be set apart from the crowd; demonstrates dedication to studies and intellectual and emotional maturity; no burnout resulting from senior year; the chances to get into places like HYPSM weren’t high to begin with; nobody is going to ask you your age in college; on the Harvard admission guide, they wrote that it doesn’t matter whether or not you took Calculus, but how well you grasp concepts such as graphs and word problems</p>
<p>Advantages of regular graduation: Will be one of the very few or the only person in my high school to get to German 5; will have open summer(s) to have a job, do internships, volunteer, do summer programs; will have more time to develop ECs; will have more time to raise GPA that was lowered by C+ in first semester Geometry; will have a higher chance of becoming a Tennis recruit; will be able to take all classes most rigorous possible; college application will be less rushed; Yale’s expansion will be complete and will mean a marginally higher chance of getting into Yale</p>
<p>Disadvantages of Early Graduation: If you are not brilliant, you will be rejected; it will be harder to make high grades because of many tough courses at once; no summers will be open for summer programs; will not be able to get a job because of age; not as many AP tests as if you go the regular route; Yale’s expansion will not be complete; rushed college application process</p>
<p>Disadvantages of Regular Graduation: You are no different from everyone else; will burn out after senior year; you are once again on a comparison level with your grade-level peers, reminded of how you are no valedictorian, reminded of your slim chances</p>
<p>Imagine you are me, see this from my perspective, and try to help me decide based on what I have concluded thus far.</p>