<p>My son is 15 and on schedule to begin college at 17. I don’t think it is “too” early. </p>
<p>My concerns socially would be to have frank talks about sex, drugs and alcohol. Your child may be mature, but there are a slew of academically inclined kids who are not. She needs to be prepared for the roommate who “hooks-up” often or the neighbor who gets drunk and vomits in the bathroom. </p>
<p>Look at your financial options. InState Honors colleges, no-loan/meet EFC schools, generous OOS publics like Alabama that post 3.5 GPA/1400 SAT=merit up to full tuition.</p>