<p>Is it impossible to get admitted into a very competitive school (my dream school is MIT, followed by Stanford and some Ivy League schools) after graduating one year early from high school (skipping junior year)? This is of course, considering that I will have all the course and standardized test requirements by the time I apply. I am considering early graduation as long as my school allows it and would like to know how colleges would view this.</p>
<p>I was thinking about doing this myself, but I decided that it would be wiser not to if I really wanted to go to an Ivy. I had called Duke and asked them how they felt about this situation, and the admissions officer said that they have several kids every year in this situation to apply to Duke. She said that Duke rarely admits them because they aren’t as “outstanding” as other applicants who have had an extra year of study and extracurriculars.</p>
<p>I’m sure that it is possible if you’re outstanding, but personally I wouldn’t advise it unless it is possible for you to apply to colleges, and if you don’t get accepted, continue a fourth year in high school… but that’s just what I would do.</p>
<p>well i did that myself, i got into caltech on a full ride and left high school after junior year without graduating. and my friend did something similar with columbia. so it is not impossible, but keep in mind that you’ll be competing with people who’ve had four years of high school to build up their accomplishments, so it may not be to your advantage. why do you want to graduate early?</p>
<p>Thank you to both of you! Very encouraging, actually. I want to graduate early because I have a very specific career path in mind, and yes, I am aware that the field of interest that applicants declare on their application before the start of their freshman year in high school most of the time changes when they acutally have to formally declare their major, but I believe that would most probably not be the case for me (I am very very set on one specific field of study). I want a head start in the ‘specific studying’ portion of college and the years to come after that; I want to take courses that interest me and fall along the lines of my passion. This passion is very strong, and high school life is not too high up on my to-do list in order to make me happy. Persuing this interest of mine as soon as possible is. I am aware of the core course requirements that many colleges demand of, and of course I like all subjects to a certain degreee for me to have to take them. But science is my passion, biology in particular, and after having participated in a summer program dealing with this area of study and also after much pondering over the years, I have come to the conclusion that I would very much love to graduate high school a year early is the school lets me.</p>
<p>It can’t hurt to try. I think colleges probably like that sort of thing.</p>
<p>Like ^ said, it can’t hurt to try. My tour guide at Caltech graduated highschool a year early (and I’d say Caltech is pretty competitive to get in to).</p>
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<p>They actually discourage it. Unless you are a truly, truly exceptional candidate (a top applicant in a pool of people who have had 1 more year of HS than you), it’s not recommended.</p>
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<p>wait. i was probably your tour guide.</p>
<p>far out man! how was i :D</p>
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<p>well you sound awesome and passionate,
so you should probably get into a lotta places,
how are your stats</p>
<p>I will take care of the stats, as they are not yet complete, but I got two fives and one four on three APs so far.</p>
<p>Thank you all!</p>
<p>are you a rising sophomore or a rising junior?</p>
<p>i skipped 8th grade; still got into a competitive school (although P-ton did increase admits this year lol). It was difficult though. I wouldn’t recommend it. There is no benefit in skipping a grade, that’s the plain truth.</p>
<p>I’m supposed to be a rising junior, but if I’m able to graduate early, I would (hopefully!) be a rising senior.</p>
<p>^But why? Trust me, there is no benefit. I asked college reps, “Dude, do I get an advantage for like skipping a grade and challenging myself and whatever?”, and the response is always, “haaaaaiiilll no boy, we don’t care if you’re in daipers, just give us the stats!”</p>
<p>^ So what if there is no benefits in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Oh, hey, if you don’t get in to the university you like, you can always stay the 4th year of high school and get the stats up and re-apply, most schools let you apply twice I believe.</p>
<p>That’s what I’m doing if I’m not satisfied… I’m graduating early and most likely will get in to my dream school :)</p>
<p>^ I guess ur right, but in my situation I would have 5 yrs of high school and 1 ur of middle. According to some college reps, being a super-senior doesn’t look good even if ur the same age as ur m8s! That kinda ticks me off. O well, I’m not complaining; finished with college admit process and I’m still living. Good luck getting into ur dream school bet ull do it.</p>