Is it too soon to apply?

<p>I'm a junior in high school, and I've scored high enough on my ACT (26) to get into all of the colleges I want to attend. So, should I apply this year? It wait until the end of my junior year? I've already done the college tours & I'm 99% sure of where I want to go.</p>

<p>Depends… where? Id Just wait till next year like everyone else</p>

<p>If you apply this year, won’t you be applying for the 2013-2014 school year? And won’t you still be in high school by then?</p>

<p>Actually, I was told by Southern University to apply this year and to check the “entering fall 2014” option on the application. But southern isn’t one of my top choices so I was wondering if other colleges had that option.</p>

<p>The vast majority of colleges won’t let you apply 2 years ahead of time… and you really should just finish your high school years. You might not have the coursework to enter college yet either.</p>

<p>Hold off. Why would you want to short yourself out like that? You won’t be able to give them all you extracurriculars, honors/awards, etc. You won’t be able to send them your transcript until years down the line so why do it now? Hold off and better your application</p>

<p>You may say you’re 99% sure, but, hey, things change over a year and a half.</p>

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<p>Exactly. If you asked me (I’m sure this applies to plenty of people on CC as well) where I wanted to go junior year, I’d have a much different answer than I do now. Keep your options open and remember your ACT score can only go up (maturity/familiarizing yourself with the test)</p>

<p>… and I’m a senior who hasn’t officially applied anywhere yet.</p>

<p>seriously though, what you want to do next year will probably be very different from what you want now. I didn’t believe that as a junior (I was a very firm believer in rigid planning that could only be deviated from slightly- a bit naive really) but I get it now. A LOT changes in people during high school</p>