<p>Hey everyone! I'm new to CC, so this is my first thread :)</p>
<p>Alright, down to business.</p>
<p>Right now I attend a top 5 New England prep school, and I am being offered the chance to skip a grade and graduate in 09 at my local public high school. </p>
<p>Should I go for it??? Or does graduating early put you at a disadvantage :(</p>
<p>Disadvantage. You don't have the 4th year to polish ECs, the summer before for classes to address any weakness. Bottom line is it won't impress colleges, so why?</p>
<p>If you are at a top 5 prep, AESD are the commonly thought of top 4 and Choate, Hotchkiss and a few others duke it out for 5th, why leave?</p>
<p>(Okay well then let's say I'm at a top 4.. AESD)</p>
<p>Reasons for considering the offer:
-money
-I'm youngg and I'm restlesss and I want to be done with HS (I'm sure you can remember the feeling)
-I miss being the best in a classroom of students :(
-better chance at colleges?</p>
<p>I wouldn't.</p>
<p>That's what I'm leaning towards.</p>
<p>don't do it. it's not worth it.</p>
<p>If you want to skip a grade, skip a grade. I skipped a grade. </p>
<p>I had 1/2 year of 8th grade and 1/2 a year of 9th grade.
The only disadvantage would be lower test scores, but you have to study for the SAT/ ACT, anyway.</p>
<p>It's worth it, if you want to finish earlier and go on to college.</p>
<p>How good is your local public?</p>
<p>If it's a top school and you know you can do well there (and you're not in the top 25% at AESD) just go to the public and don't skip. You can really be a star.</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>But what if I love my school? I mean, I'm not in the top 25% yet but I have very strong ECs at AESD and I'm very motivated...</p>
<p>I guess this is kinda like the "Whos got it better" forum but... what's the smarter move??</p>
<p>Collegekid, what kind of high school did you go to / what kind of uni are you at now?</p>
<p>I went to a second tier boarding schools, did not make AES. I go to an ivy. I should throw in I was a recruited athlete but was at the top of my class.</p>
<p>If you love the school and your parents can handle the money, stay. I don't know anyone who didn't love A, S and D, though I know several who didn't love E. All are happy for the experience no matter where they go (all good but not all very top schools).</p>
<p>There are so many factors like what state you're from, ethnicity, how good the public is that will weigh into college admits. More info will help us advise, but I wouldn't skip under any circumstances because I see only see disavantages there.</p>
<p>More info:</p>
<p>-i am not an athlete, though i do manage varsity football and our team is excellent
-the public school is brand new, first grad class was '03, excellent facilities and great campus but recently put on academic pro because not enough academic success is being made or something like that... pretty low test scores too
-ethnicity is... unique (ie not hispanic black white or chinese/japanese asian)
-my grades at the BS are decent but not stunning... I do, however, take that whole "toughest workload you can handle" thing to heart and will be entering calculus, ap biology, and other junior/senior level courses as a sophomore</p>
<p>I would stay given the "quality" of your choice at home.</p>
<p>Stay at home or stay at AESD?</p>
<p>Aesd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1</p>
<p>The only time I would skip a grade is either to start kindergarten a year early (like I did, stupid birthday cutoffs almost screwed me over) or to skip a grade in elementary/middle school.</p>
<p>Definitely not in high school, you won't have enough time to get your ECs really good.</p>
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<p>Colleges generally aren't impressed with skipping a grade, unless you're some sort of academic prodigy. I had a classmate who skipped her senior year and graduated her junior year. When she applied to colleges, she was turned down by HYPMS and Ivies on the grounds that she was too young (she has about a 2200 SAT and is like a typical student in other regards). She ended up going to JHU. I think if she stayed a year, she would have had a good shot at the upper-tier schools.</p>
<p>New this year the common app is asking the questions:</p>
<p>Did you graduate early
Did you graduate late
Did you receive a GED</p>
<p>and is asking for an explanation.</p>
<p>Unless you have really exhausted all your school has to offer, and you state yourself that my grades at the BS are decent but not stunning, the adcoms really won't be impressed by the fact that you have graduated early. IF money is an issue, you should find a way to get in that 4th year of english math & science (unless you have taken APs/college credit).</p>
<p>I bring an older person's perspective to this ...</p>
<p>Option 1
4 years of HS
4 years of college
43 years of work (retiring at 65)</p>
<p>Option 2
3 years of HS
4 years of college
44 years of work (retiring at 65)</p>
<p>If you're bored in HS, hate HS, or need the bucks for college skipping a grade makes sense to me. If you're having fun enjoy your time in HS and college ... you have 40+ years to work ... why start earlier?</p>
<p>I agree with 3togo; I always saw skipping a grade as a wonderful and smart thing but I think skipping a grade just contradicts the saying "Life is too short". Personally I think that you shouldn't because you have your whole life ahead of you and you theres no rush</p>
<p>Get what im saying?</p>