<p>I've been working for a while to get all the credits necessary to graduate high school. I'm 15, and will be 16 at the end of the school year. By then, I will have the credits done (I attended night-school and summer school at my HS to get these credits). I've played football and basketball since coming to high school, have a fair amounts of extracurricular activites, and a good SAT score. I want to know if it's possible for me to go to a good school (like Stanford or Cal Berkeley) if I finish high school early.</p>
<p>P.S.
I expect some people to tell me that it's a bad idea to leave early and that I won't have the social skills needed. Don't bother, I'm plenty confident that I won't have social issues. Thanks</p>
<p>well, you must consider whether you are applying in state or out of state?</p>
<p>if out of state, you are quite an extreme risk as a minor.
placing a student your age on campus and being liable for your well being
is probably more risky than most any university will want to take whether it’s
a top school or not.</p>
<p>in my honest opinion, your best bet is to stay close to home and take gen. ed classes and prove your ability at a university close to home taking university level courses.</p>
<p>i have a daughter who graduated early and started attending the university early.</p>
<p>lots of unforeseen obstacles, no matter how bright you are or how wonderful of a child you are.</p>
<p>sorry, it’s probably not the news you wanted to hear, but it is the truth.</p>
<p>good luck in whatever you decide!</p>
<p>I think you should stay and take advanced classes, if they’re available to you. I could graduate early (only need English 4 now) but I’m staying so that i’ll be a more attractive candidate to colleges.</p>
<p>I wasn’t expecting any wonderful news to begin with 
But thanks for taking the time to respond, it’s really nice to get input from somebody who’s child went through the same thing. I live in Texas, so I suppose I’ll stay and take some more advanced courses or take some entry-level courses at a local school.
Thanks again!</p>
<p>Because scholarships are based on senior level high school status, if you don’t claim your graduation yet, you can continue as a high school student and graduate with extra credits.</p>
<p>However, watch your GPA and high school standings/stats. Don’t let them drop. They are very important. </p>
<p>Then, you can just attend a university campus close to home as a dual credit or dual student (two separate things).</p>
<p>You will make a very impressive senior with all the credits you earn from the university.
However, don’t try to over do it (meaning, don’t take 12-15 credit hours if you cannot keep the grades up). University level classes are much different. So, if you parents are paying for the education and can afford to pay the university price tag, then that’s my suggestion.</p>
<p>If they cannot afford the university price tag, take community college courses that will transfer (this is much cheaper for your parents). But, my suggestion is to take some university level classes to show your abilities.</p>
<p>We moved to TX a few years ago.
My daughter was just accepted from her bachelors’ into the PhD program at UTSA for
Advanced Materials Engineering (for the masters) and Biomedical Engineering for the PhD portion. This was her #1 school choice and top degree choice. So, she’s quite excited!</p>
<p>Good things come to those who wait. </p>
<p>again, good luck to you.</p>