<p>I'm literally sick of high school. I'm sick of the fact that a teacher can give me a 2/10 on class dicussion for AP Human Geography simply because he is biased. I'm sick of the fact that I have not read one single page of my French text book and currently hold a high B. I hate the fact how instead of researching about the Silk Road, my group talks about Playboy model oppourtunties in my AP World History. I hate the teachers, the peers, busy work, EVERYTHING. </p>
<p>Simon's Rock College is a LAC that admits students in their sophomore or junior year of high school. I'm sure if I'd apply, I would have a chance. What would be the pros and cons of going here? Would transferring to another university during my second year be difficult (McGill, Northeastern, George Washington, Stanford, etc...)? This is an option that I have been considering and would love your input on it.</p>
<p>It isn't difficult at all to transfer, i know a bunch of people who went there. Especially if you're going to tranfer to bard, you're more than a shoe-in, you might even have a clause in their admissions that deals with simon's rock (they established it--their president who was the youngest college president ever made it bc he believed that high school should only last two years). The only real qualms that people have are, are you mature enough to handle going into college two years early, with people two years older than you. You may very well be, but are you parents also ready to let you go two years early--they could rather have you apply to a local college as a sophomore in high school, a friend of mine did that. The two people I know that have been to simon's rock have really liked it, but its a tough call. Pros you dont deal with all the crap high school makes you have, the cons are any number of social issues may they be home or away--you're not stupid obviously so you should know the pros and cons of it yourself, its common sense. There's also something to be said for dealing with it and staying in high school. Post secondary is free, and always an option, maybe you should try working that out. </p>
<p>I don't know, its a judgement call.</p>
<p>I know a girl there who is not very happy at all. Basically, she went there after her junior year because all her friends had graduated. She was not mature enough to handle it, and her mom had to go out at least once a week (6 hour drive). I think if you go for the right reasons, it could be a great time. I actually was very jealous when I learned of her going there, because I was somewhat dissatisfied with high school and was angry that I hadn't thought of it. However, after hearing her (biased) stories, it sounds kind of like a school for mal-adjusted teens. Not like real college. She said everyone there is suffering from some sort of depression, and she didn't like that everyone smoked. However, take it with a grain of salt, because she is miserable.</p>
<p>Just found this old thread and thought it was sort of funny since I attended Simon's Rock before it was even accredited back in 1970. When I attended it was a great school though lacking quite a few ammenities that it now has, I have to add. </p>
<p>The summer before 11th grade I'd read A S Neill's book called Summerhill - about the school itself <a href="http://www.summerhillschool.co.uk/indexgo.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.summerhillschool.co.uk/indexgo.html</a> and fell in love with the idea of being inspired, challenged, trusted... you get it, all the things I felt I wasn't getting at either my college prep. local private school or the unexciting local high school... So I applied and ended up at Simon's Rock for senior year of high school and what would have been my first year of college... When I transferred the colleges I applied to all accepted these two years as two years of college. For me it was a great experience - but, of course, this was all way too long ago to be of much help, really.</p>
<p>A good friend of my daughter's really wants to go to Simon's Rock but has not been able to get the scholarship she needs - this girl is bright and there isn't a depressed or "mal-adjusted" bone in her body. I've encouraged her not to give up on trying...because when I first applied they wouldn't accept me due to my grades not being as high as they should have been (I was pretty down and out having transferred to the local high school which was very unchallenging, to say the least.). I didn't let their rejection stop me. I wrote to them and explained why my grades weren't what they should have been and convinced them that I was not working up to my potential - they changed their minds and accepted me. Perhaps there is still someone on these boards who's thinking about this school - don't judge it by just these couple of posts - take a trip and visit!</p>