<p>I'm a senior in high school and have all the required credits to graduate. I'm currently taking 6 AP classes. I'm just wondering if after I got accepted to college and decided to just graduate at the end of the first semester if that would be okay. (I'm not saying its the best choice) I'm just wondering if they would really even care. </p>
<p>I know it would be better to just stay in high school and get the AP credit, but I have some health/personal reasons that could stand to benefit from a semester off before college. </p>
<p>Yes they would care. They accepted you based on what you reported and that includes your intended Sr schedule. That includes admissions requirements such as 4 years X which you will no longer meet. So make sure you contact the school before you do this so you don’t end up in a situation with your acceptance rescinded. Don’t guess about something like this–contact the college.</p>
<p>I’m sure it would depend on the college. part of what they consider when deciding whether or not to accept you is your senior year schedule. And many colleges do care quite a bit about what classes you’ve taken, for instance some selective schools definitely prefer that you’ve taken 4 years of math/science/language. So if they admitted you on the assumption that you’re taking important classes like that second semester, and then you don’t, that might be a problem. For the more selective schools, just having the credits to graduate means little compared to seeing that you’ve taken a rigorous courseload and challenged yourself.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if your second semester schedule is all fluff classes, maybe not such a big deal. And if you’re applying to less selective colleges, maybe not such a big deal. People might be able to advise you better if you tell us what colleges you are applying to and what your transcript has looked like for classes thus far and what is scheduled for senior year. </p>
<p>If it does not work out to graduate early, perhaps you should consider deferring your acceptance and taking some time off (one or two semesters) before starting college. Most schools will allow you to do that. It would accomplish the same goal (a break before starting college) just a little bit later. Definitely try to do that if you think you need it: much better to start college really READY for it!</p>