Going to a university without a high school diploma?

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<p>I'm now grade 8, now I'm considering to go to a university after one year of high school. I'm doing very well in mathematics and CS, I learned calculus in my grade 8 year. Can I go to a university without a high school diploma? Because I think it's waste of time</p>

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<p>I want to study mathematics in a university</p>

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<p>Most colleges and universities don’t take students that young, but Bard College at Simon’s Rock specializes in educating younger undergraduates. Google it.</p>

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<p>Some high school students attend a nearby college or university for specific courses that they are most advanced in, while attending high school for other courses. If you are at normal level in non-math subjects, you may want to see if you can make such arrangements with your high school and a nearby college or university.</p>

<p>Those who are prodigies in everything may just start going to college. Here is an example:
[At</a> just 14, UCLA math student Moshe Kai Cavalin has written his first book, ‘We Can Do’ / UCLA Newsroom](<a href=“http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/at-just-14-ucla-math-student-moshe-229359.aspx]At”>Newsroom | UCLA)
[Moshe</a> Kai’s Den](<a href=“http://www.moshekai.com/Pages/Frameset01.html]Moshe”>http://www.moshekai.com/Pages/Frameset01.html)
[Moshe</a> Kai’s Den](<a href=“http://www.moshekai.com/Pages/Frameset01.html]Moshe”>http://www.moshekai.com/Pages/Frameset01.html)</p>

<p>(Summary: began attending community college at age 8, transferred to a state university at 12, graduated with a bachelor’s degree at 15. Note that California does not require a high school diploma to attend a community college or enter a state university as a transfer student.)</p>

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<p>Most community colleges/junior colleges accept students with just a GED, and some 4-year universities do too.</p>

<p>You may consider taking college classes while in high school instead of dropping out entirely.</p>

<p>I dropped out, got my GED, and studied computer science when I was 16. I bombed because I was immature and socially unprepared, but I was the victim of a bad childhood/adolescense.</p>