Junior Year Grad?! Advice/ Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey!! so I have a unique situation with somewhat strange stats? Looking to see what y’all think.

ABOUT ME:
Age 16-junior* but graduating with senior class. bored in high shcool, taken many advanced courses, told by teachers to graduate and am for all intensive purposes, a senior. all my friends are senyas too. I took a full high school load of classes in 8th garde and have 4 yrs on my transcript.

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8th grade(freshman yr per se)
All honors regents high school level courses: algebra 1 honors, earth science honors , world historyH, spanish 1H, and English H

9th grade( sophomore regents honors courses)
geometry H, Chem H, history H, english H, spanish 2H, Ceramics

10th Grade ( AP and honors 11th grade regents classes)
Algebra 2H, AP Chem, AP U.S, Spanish 3H, English 11H

11th Grade
AP Gov, AP Spanish, AP Physics, AP Lit, PreCalc H, College Astronomy, (Dual Enrollment) College Sociolgy, (DE) College Child Dev. (DE)

STATS:
ACT- 31(35 E, 35 R, 28M, 25S :(((( )
SAT-1400
AP’s- 5 USH. 4Chem
SAT 2: 730 Chem, 720 USH
GPA: 95 UW/98W on 100 scale… i think about 4.45 weighted on 4.6 scale
Rank; Top 5%

HONORS:
NAtional Honors Society
Mu Alpha Pheta Society
English Honors Society
Science Honors Society
Top 50 Students(9, 10th, and prob 11th)

EXTRA CURRICULAR:
Varsity Tennis(9th-present)
Co Founder and Secretary Mock Trial team(9th-present)
Co Founder and VP People To People
Student Council (Treasurer 9th, Sec 10th, Delegate 11)
JSA Delegate(9th-pres.)
Yogi/ Meditator(Life :))
Peer Tutor(9th-pres.)

VOLUNTEER
Caregiver @ Womens Shelter (11th)
Elementary School Teaching Aide (10th, 11th)
Religious Service Club (9th-present)

WORK:
Assistant Head Director Day Camp(summer 2015)

COLLEGE LIST; Barnard ED, NYU, Swarthmore, Haverford, Emory, Northwestern, Northeastern EA, Emory, Brown,
Harvard( HA), Penn, GW, WashU

College Essay: i think(hope) really good. very diff. about a sibling i never knew i had)
Supps.: All Good
Major: Dev Psych(hence, the volunteering and tutoring), Cog. Sci, Education?

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Oh also published TeenINK

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BUMPPP

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wow, graduating junior year? that’s intense, and really impressive! in terms of your scores, i think that they’re solid. I’m not sure how ACT scores work, and the new SAT is pretty baffling to me, so I’m not sure how that works either. However, for your SAT IIs, I would advise taking the Math II? A lot of schools look for both a science and a math SAT II. I’m not sure if your planned major really needs it, but I would check just to be sure. It’s always good to check the score requirements for the college of your choice early, just so you know what you need. Other than that, your stuff looks good! Good luck!

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Thanks! same to you! @zeezeebee

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Help ya girl out! #BUMP

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This is ancient history, but I graduated in the August following my junior year. Just needed to take two units of English in summer school to satisfy Illinois requirements, since I was a year ahead in all the other subjects. Spent what would have been my senior year as an exchange student in Stockholm and that went in my college applications as post-high school but I was still a freshman. (Times & rules were simpler then.) Got into the only school I really wanted to go to (Reed), so it all worked.

Not sure what you’re asking. What your chances are? You’re aiming high in your list of colleges. Your test scores are not outstanding. I don’t think graduating in 3 years will necessarily earn you any brownie points. Schools may be concerned with your young age. I would be prepared with a backup plan for what would have been your senior year, and you need some safety schools.

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wow, interesting!

I think I’m asking for any suggestions that people may have to offer, experiences with graduating early, and chances. General thoughts basically. I am def. worried about my test scores, but hope that my last ACT test was better. I’m 100% weakest at standardized testing. Regarding the age thing, I’ve interviewed at about 7 of the schools and that hasn’t been a concern. I’m pretty put together, or so I’d like to think. What schools would be more safety-like? I thought NYU, Northeastern, and GW would all be safeties with the GPA’s, and EC’s. Thank you! @AboutTheSame

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Bump!

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I think your current situation is great and pretty unique, but I would say that your test scores are too low to safely get into all of the colleges you’ve listed (except Harvard, Penn, and Northwestern obviously as no one can safely get in there). Since you do have this extra time that leaves you bored in high school, I’d spend some time grinding for a 34+ or 1500+. Not too clear as to whether you’re applying this year or not but it would only make your application stronger.