Alright, so here's my predicament. I will have practically exhausted all the advanced courses at my school by the end of next year so my question is, if I graduated early and applied to a college (specifically an ivy league and schools like MIT, et cetera) how would they view me in regards to my age? Will they think I'm ambitious and will it give me an advantage, think i'm a presumptuous upstart (As Murasaki Shikibu might say :P) and give me a disadvantage, or would they not care and treat me as a completely normal applicant. I understand it might vary from school to school but just generally what would they think?
Just for some perspective, by the end of next year I will have AP Physics C/Calculus BC/AP Stats/AP Chemistry finished and I will take AP exams for them. I will and have taken other classes but those are the ones that would apply to me more since I plan to do a math/physics major. My unweighted GPA is a 4.0 (and I will be sure to maintain that next year) and I've participated in regional math and science competitions. My SAT is about 2100 and I pIan to retake it in the fall aiming for a 2300+. I wont go much more into detail with stats, just wanted to give a bit of background. If I stay at my school I will be forced to repeat classes (basically i'll have to sit in Calculus BC over and over and over) or take dual enrollment courses at a terrible community college that I'm sure Ivy leagues wouldn't even consider giving me credit for in the future. The other option I have is a prestigious early college school which I will apply for but I would prefer just going to college and starting my BS. I know there are some private schools but my family is on the point where we're too rich for considerable financial aid but too poor to afford them. I could in theory just keep self-studying and by the time I enter college ask to test out of courses but again I would much rather actually have a class with a professor where I could ask questions and talk to.
Since I haven't really mentioned this yet, I would be 15 by the time I entered college (if I were to apply to one) and I am a rising sophomore. I'm definitely mature and self-motivated enough to handle living by myself and handling the coursework itself but I would guess it will be pretty socially awkward. So... yeah, if you have anything to say please tell me, I'll appreciate anything!
For what colleges will think about it- it shouldn’t be a disadvantage for sure, but idk if it would be an advantage. The real question is whether or not you WANT to do it. Like you said, you would be very young and it may be socially awkward. I would really just focus on that aspect right now, because it is important that you enjoy college as well as get a good education from it
@Copperrrrrrrrrrr Oh, I definitely want to do it, I was just acknowledging some cons about it. Of course there would be downsides to it but there’s downsides to everything and I think being in a class full of people 4+ years older than me is far better than being bored as hell everyday when I’m at school.
Well if you think that, then i say go for it! Just make sure you do your research and know what you’re getting into because you can’t go back