<p>Sheenr: Keep talking to your counselor, and to other adults who can really get to know you and support you. It is the people in your life that matter, both now and in college - make good relationships with the trusted adults around you - your teachers, your counselors, your coaches, and most importantly, your family. You deserve support and wise counsel. And, you deserve a high school career that is both academically challenging and fun. You only get to be in high school once in your life - enjoy it, let it be a blast! Re: Ivy admits of young students, a Yale admissions rep stated categorically at a recruitment event earlier this year that Yale does not accept students who will not turn 18 within their freshman year. Yale discourages grade-skipped or early HS grads from applying - they are extremely unlikely to consider such students unless they are both exceptionally accomplished and have taken a gap year before entering college. So if you are intending to reach for the most selective colleges, don’t even think of graduating early, it’s not what they’re looking for at all. Indeed, I believe that some highly selective colleges value students who choose to take a gap year after HS, entering a year “late”; an extra year of living and maturing can increase student success and satisfaction in college and life.</p>