| I just ran into a lovely young woman who decided to graduate college in three years not four. The school she ended up at just wasn't the right place for her, but she stuck it out. Now, instead of having another unhappy year, she is heading off to Duke to work in their primatology lab. She's thrilled.
There are many opportunities for growth in life. If college is not your thing, I see no harm in graduating early. It's for you to decide.
BTW: My S has a late fall birthday and has always been small for his age. Everyone advised me to keep him in preschool an extra year. Everyone that is, except his preschool teacher. She had he hated preschool type activities because he was so shy and would do better in kindergarten. Some thought he needed another year of preschool to get over his skyness so he could do kindergarten. But I took her advice and he thrived in a more academic environment.
If your focus is the future and you line up something you want to do post-graduation you can save time and money by graduating early. However, if you enjoy your club sport and think you're making emotional/social progress by staying in school then that's the decision for you.
In the end, it probably won't matter as much as you think. We take ourselves wherever we go and our life challenge is grow ourselves up.
Good luck. My money's on you. |