Eary Admission After Junior Year

<p>We stumbled upon this <a href=“http://www2.sewanee.edu/academics/admissions_fees/admission[/url]”>http://www2.sewanee.edu/academics/admissions_fees/admission</a>
link about skipping the senior year of high school. Relevant excerpts:</p>

<p>Early Admission After the Junior Year</p>

<p>Students may apply for admission after the junior year of high school. Although Sewanee does not encourage early admission to the college, this plan is sometimes appropriate for select students. The early admission candidate should … be ready academically, emotionally, and socially for the college environment.</p>

<p>An early admission candidate must …:</p>

<li><p>An interview is required on campus …</p></li>
<li><p>Written recommendation and approval must be received from the candidate’s counselor, principal…including a statement that the student is prepared emotionally, academically, and socially…</p></li>
<li><p>The candidate should present academic credentials as strong or stronger than the average… (i.e., an A-/B+ average in academic courses from high school and at least 1240 on the SAT or 27 on the ACT).</p></li>
<li><p>The candidate must state (in writing to the Committee on Admissions) why he or she wants to forego the senior year in high school …</p></li>
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<h2>Although the committee prefers that the candidate meet all requirements for the high school diploma, this is not a requirement for acceptance as an early admission candidate.</h2>

<p>A quick surf on the Internet found a similar program at University of Utah, but it seems like most colleges don’t specifically discuss</p>

<p>It seems like this option is not spelled out at most college websites.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any information on this option of going to college in lieu of the senior year of high school? Good, bad, or ugly--if you have pertinent information or experiences, please share them. </p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

<p>USC has a program like this called the Resident Honors program. It's super selective though. <a href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/general_studies/RHP/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/general_studies/RHP/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>here's a website that came up after a quick Google search on early entrace options. <a href="http://www.earlyentrance.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.earlyentrance.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>It has a list of colleges offering that type of program and a general FAQ. At first glance, the website seems reasonably helpful.</p>