<p>I'm considering going to college early, like in my sophomore or junior year. What are the pros and cons of doing this. Plus if I were to go to college early would you recomend attending 2 years of high school or 3?</p>
<p>well, from my experience, I would rather choose to go to college after senior year.
I skipped a grade so I am a year ahead. Sometimes I regret doing this because if i had another year, I would be far ahead of everyone else, even though I still do very well in school. Going to college early leaves you bereft of the opportunity of getting better preparation for college such as AP classes, excellent test scores, etc.
But if you're a junior/sophomore in high school and have taken a sufficient amount of advanced courses and have perfect SAT/AP/SATII/ACT/PSAT scores and grades, then sure, go to college early. As college admissions websites frequently point out, good candidates that apply to college early have by far exhausted their high school course offerings and are doing considerably well. Note that you'll be competing with seniors for admission, and simply being young doesn't give you an advantage if your academic achievements aren't on par.
Being younger than everyone else at college won't be that big of a deal. You engage in normal college activities.</p>
<p>Think about this. You'll go to college when you're 16 or 17 at the oldest. You may not be able to drive. You physically won't be as mature as the other students. You may not be able to get a lot of friends because 18, 19, 20 year olds don't want to hang out with 16 year olds. You can't go to a lot of clubs or anything that 18 year olds can until you're at least a junior in college. </p>
<p>Plus, you miss your whole senior year of high school. Don't be in such a hurry to grow up. Take the opportunity to take interesting courses or to be involved in the community before you have to go off to college.</p>
<p>I don't see any pros in early college =/.</p>
<p>Stick with senior year, if anything, for prom.</p>
<p>I wish I could graduate early, I've probably got enough credits by now that I could've probably graduated in my sophomore year. Unfortunately, my family has financial issues with me graduating early since this year my sister is entering college. Instead, I just deal with it by keeping myself busy with online classes and next year with dual enrollment classes to supplement my sub-standard education at my high school. A good plus side is that because of all of my extra courses, I'll probably graduate valedictorian which won't upset me a bit (I dislike the current valedictorian and would love to see him beat).</p>
<p>what about if I apply first to an OK college and then transfer to a better college when I would be apllying if I were to take 4 years of high school? so I would basically be trading 2 years of high school classes for college classes? And how does co-op work? Do you get to use the classes you take at a college for credits at your high school?</p>
<p>^That would actually depend on your district's/school's policies. If it is a dual enrollment program, certain courses would count for high school credit, for example, if you take Freshman English Composition at a Community College, it may satisfy 1 credit of high school English, and it may even be weighted like AP and honors courses are.</p>
<p>Your first question about transferring wasn't that clear.</p>
<p>What I meant in my first question was if instead of attending my junior and sophomre year at high school, I would graduate early and attend college. Then if I aplied for a better college from that college would I have a better chance of getting in?</p>
<p>^ No. It's much easier to apply as a freshman than as a transfer student.</p>
<p>I've skipped a grade and I'm doing full time dual enrollment next year for my senior year. This has more benefits than going to college early because I can still apply as a freshman but have my credits transferred with an AA degree by the end of the year.</p>
<p>That way, I can dual or even triple major in college within 4 years because I get my basic classes over with.</p>
<p>I could, but I prefer not to be a freak.</p>
<p>I think the biggest con is that your maturity level isn't on par with other college students, so you may feel left out and like you don't fit in. Also, you might come to realize that being in school is a lot more fun than being an adult so why not enjoy it? </p>
<p>I'm guessing you want to graduate early because you're not being challenged at your high school. Instead of going to college early you can take college level classes at a nearby school. Whether your credits will eventually transfer or not, you'll be more challenged academically. Also you probably stand a better chance at getting into a good school if you complete all 4 years of high school (more time to take AP classes, establish leadership positions in extracurricular clubs, etc.)</p>
<p>It would probably be pretty lonely for you.</p>