<p>My director confronted me earlier this week about the very real possibility of graduating a year early. This is a school with a very open curriculum and great learning opportunities, so at first I was against it. However, do you think it'd be better to go to college a year early, or just a hindrance?</p>
<p>Thanks. :)</p>
<p>Bump. :D</p>
<p>No.<br>
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<p>A couple people did it in my grade and everyone thought it was hilarious. </p>
<p>I could have graduated early also had I picked up two, semester electives in english. Use your senior year to boost your GPA with AP’s, get more involved, and enjoy high school.</p>
<p>If you’re running out of courses and opportunities in high school, it may make sense. Doing so just to get to college makes little sense, especially since you’ll miss out on a year to improve your college applications.</p>
<p>I know one person at my high school for whom it made sense. He’ll be attending MIT after having received a silver medal at an international competition last summer and running out of math and science courses last year. He is the exception, not the rule.</p>
<p>Well my school doesn’t have APs… and since it’s so small there aren’t any clubs or anything that I could really use to enhance my application. I might just stay an extra year so I can “max out” all of the classes.</p>
<p>Absolutely not if you have not maxed out classes and leadership positions.</p>
<p>Alright thanks guys, I won’t graduate early. Thanks. :)</p>
<p>If you aren’t being challenged at your current hs you may want to consider dual enrolling at your local community college. These credits can usually transfer to the university you attend after graduation (restrictions based on specific schools vary), and are often viewed on par with AP classes. Many students knock out classes like US Government, Programming, Psyc, etc. They may need them for hs, or just be padding their resume with classes that will lesson their load freshman year. Either way it shows commitment to a higher level of learning.</p>