<p>If you can, please consider this separately from my previous questions, because I've been getting my thoughts together and finding out more and have come to this, more like the atmosphere I was looking for was a side effect of the school I'm trying to find. </p>
<p>For a student who is currently a freshman in high school, looking at schools for 10th grade, who is ready for college more than for high school. Meaning, intellectually prepared for college-level work, unusually mature and completely capable of managing their own life, and completely unstimulated intellectually and emotionally in a typical high school. As far as I can see, the "early colleges" are really not that different from a boarding high school, you have college-level work but you still live with other high schoolers who act like high schoolers and you live the life of a high schooler. For a student who has a lot of trouble relating to peers her age, and really wants to be around other people to connect with and discuss things on a level with, etc. have found no options for this kind of student, except Davidson academy in Nevada has some like minded students, and other than that I've been unable to find a place where this type of high schooler could be around similar minds. The "top" boarding schools Exeter etc. are all very much high schools for high school students and I couldn't have a place there.</p>
<p>For people who bs are not an option.
There are programs called middle college.
Public high schools and local community colleges team up to meets the needs of students like you.
You attend high school part time working towards your high school degree and attend community college earning college credits transferable to your targeted 4 year colleges.
Is this what you had in mind?</p>
<p>I wonder if you would benefit from a study abroad program instead, which can be a great option for mature students who are ready for independence.</p>
<p>Thank you very much. That’s given me some ideas to look into, Mary Baldwin looks interesting. Things may or may not be changed a little as I just heard from the homeschool-public school coordinator person that I am actually a 10th grader right now, thus I would be looking at schools for 11th grade next year unless I keep homeschooling. Depending on how the rest of this year goes, homeschooling may work out for just 2 more years (or possibly even less), more opportunities seem to be coming to light as I go along. The independence of a boarding school or college option still does appeal to me though and I want to keep multiple options open for decisions later on.
Thank you for everyone’s help.</p>