<p>At the end of my junior year in high school, I will have the option to essentially begin college as a senior in high school by taking classes at Seattle University, (Or stay at high school, take APs and the like). If I chose the former, I could stay there for 2 more years or apply elsewhere. I was wondering if this would seem impressive to the admissions officers, or do they see something like this often? (Assuming I do well, that is...)</p>
<p>Columbia seems like such an amazing school, and with so many applicants it seems impossible to stand out, so I'm just trying to find my "hook"...</p>
<p>I've heard of other programs like that (one being a program with Cal State Dominguez Hills), so it's certainly not "unique."</p>
<p>Is your high school competitive, challenging you, offering you the opportunities to take lots of APs? Do people from your HS get into top colleges? How do people who start at S.U. fare when they apply to top colleges? You need more info.</p>
<p>I go to small, Jesuit high school with many graduates going onto Jesuit universities (Gonzaga, Santa Clara, Boston College)...Class of 2007 had 1 to Columbia, 1 to Yale, 3 or 4 to Brown. </p>
<p>There are APs in most classes, however many of them are not offered until senior year. Honors classes are offered sophomore/junior year.</p>
<p>college credits while in high school helped me with admissions, although not with advanced placement once I got there. took, uh, multivariate calc, linear algebra, and a sociology course. it sure doesn't look BAD, unless your grades suck (in which case you don't report it). frankly i think it demonstrates intellectual curiosity, that once you've finished the classes you're required to take in high school, you're motivated to go seek out additional coursework and knowledge on your own. that's above and beyond the call of duty and while it isn't unique, it certainly helps.</p>