<p>Im from a small farm town in Michigan. My class size is about 100.</p>
<p>Needless to say i have pretty well exhausted the curriculum at my local public high school. This year, what will be my Junior year i am taking 24 credits at MSU "Michigan State University". Most of my tests are from the talent search programs in 7th and 8th grade, so they are still low and taking them this fall in time for admit deadlines is pushing it.</p>
<p>I have no doubts about my own maturity and personally feel that given my background i am probablly more mature than those coming from elite prep schools anyway.</p>
<p>Heres where i am now:</p>
<p>White Male
ACT : 29
SAT I: ??? 1220 from 7th grade...
SAT II: Mth IIC 750, Bio 740, US History 680
AP's: AB Calc-5, Bio-5...and this year i plan on taking US HIST, PHYS C, Calc BC, Chem, and possibbly German.
EC's: Its a farm school....
Varsity swimmer in 9,10 and this year makes 11
Quiz bowl=same
I've got lots of cool gizmos i've built from scratch (.32 HP electric motor)
CHAMP - A Mathematics Program through MSU 2 years</p>
<p>My question isnt so much...what are my chances? But rather what should i do? Graduate early or stay for my senior year? OR Apply to my schools this year and try to convince my HS to let me decide after acceptance letters come? :)
THNX -Sock</p>
<p>If I were you, I would stay for my senior year. I think your application would be scrutinized if you applied early.</p>
<p>Yes, I realize i would be at a disadvantage compared to those who did all 4 yrs. in HS.</p>
<p>But, I have nothing left at my highschool and really don't like being there anyway.</p>
<p>If my senior year were to happen it would be composed of 1 class of AP English, and another 24 credits at MSU. I would be at my HS for 1 hour only by law.</p>
<p>Heres my point...If i did that i would technically be a junior at Michigan State...and then i go to Princeton to have them tell me that Michigan State is "substandard" and that no credits will transfer.</p>
<p>Basically my ivy choices happen after my junior year or i have to for the sake of reason and $ finish at MSU and hit grad school early.</p>
<p>If you took science/math at MSU, you could just take a placement test. This wouldn't be any help if you want to graduate early from P'ton too, because it wouldn't count for credits, but at least it lets you show them exactly what standard you have achieved.</p>
<p>Um, I don't think it's impossible, but it will be hard since you are being compared to people who have done an extra year of work (had an extra year to do more community service, jobs, etc). Someone from my school graduated early this year and got into Penn ED, so the top schools are not out of reach. Worst comes to worst, can you stay at your school and apply again the following year?</p>
<p>I'm not sure i could pull it with my HS, but as you say the worst come to worst isn't really bad. I don't think the colleges would frown on it and i could always enter MSU as a junior if i decided that made more sense.</p>
<p>It couldn't hurt to apply this year though could it... I mean im not stretching it so thin that it would be a waste of time or app money am i?</p>
<p>Realistically with a slightly higher SAT/ACT and except for my EC's which i kind of have an excuse for...Im kind of average at an IVY aren't I?</p>
<p>I think you should retake SATs; you definitely have time, even if you want to apply early. And I think you have to take the new SAT or submit writing SAT II scores for a lot of schools. If you can get that SAT in the 2200+ range, I think you'd have a shot.</p>
<p>Yes, you're average, but if you write about how you have outgrown your school/town I think the graduating early thing is understandable.</p>