<p>I need help! I am 14 years old, mature and independent; do you think I should go to college or stay in high school for two more years and take all the APs?
Can you suggest any college that suitable for me, I want to study in US and live in a Dorm like others.
Thank you.</p>
<p>Just curious: why would you want to skip ahead so far?</p>
<p>More info about me:</p>
<p>Age: 14 but in Grade 11. I skipped Grade 8, 9, 10 </p>
<p>SAT I: CR750; M800; W720= 2270
SAT IIs: Biology 780; Mandarin: 800; Math II 800. = 2380
GPA: N/A,<br>
Rank: N/A
percentage : 90% (I am in Canada)
APs: will take Calculus BC next year. </p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
Gold Medalist on Two Provincial Math Contests, National 6th.
Invited for International Math Olympic Camp in Peking University this summer</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: volunteer in a local computer company as web designer and graphic designer (120 hrs)
Run an Ebay Store since I was 12, income around $5000 a year. </p>
<p>State: Canada
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 70k</p>
<p>Miscellaneous:
I play piano for 7 years, finished Grade 10 RMC with honor.<br>
I trained badminton for 4 years, is preparing for tournaments age 14+ and Junior Canadian Open.</p>
<p>my personal opinon is to not apply this yr. u may be mature but ur only a teenage/kid once so don’t rush it.</p>
<p>From experience, I tried to enter college at the age of 14, and it was a total disaster. I went back to grade 9 thinking that it would be the worst thing in the world.</p>
<p>It was hard at first, but I soon realized that going to high school was the best decision I ever made. Sure, I’m excited to go to college, but I will be a much more experienced and confident person next year than I was at 14.</p>
<p>There’s a little more to the story than that, but that’s my $0.02.</p>
<p>In my opinion, NO you should not go away to college. A good part of college is social. If you have friends in school now and are sufficiently challenged by APs, then that’s fine. If you need more challenge, take a local university course or two or more. Enroll as a university student and live on campus when you are older. For now, enjoy your teen years and your family and your friends! Good luck, and be happy.</p>
<p>I would say that if you are able to challenge yourself with APs and doing some extra ECs then you should stay in high school for two years more.</p>
<p>Sure, you might be independent and mature, but it will be much harder to have a social life in college at only 14, and the social aspect of college is important too :D. You’ll also have some more time to think about what you want to study, etc… Maybe take some time to explore some different fields and get more of a feel for what you want to do in college later.</p>
<p>Check out Bard College at Simon’s Rock. It is a college program specifically designed for advanced high school students. It might be the kind of thing you are looking for. </p>
<p>[Home</a> — Bard College at Simon’s Rock](<a href=“http://www.simons-rock.edu/]Home”>http://www.simons-rock.edu/)</p>
<p>I would go ahead and apply to colleges. Until your growth spurt is over, you might have trouble seeing the board, but maybe you can ask to sit in the front row. (just kidding)</p>
<p>If you are thinking about applying to superselective colleges, your chances will be better if you wait. You’ll have a chance to accumulate more awards and improve your GPA (unless 90% is already a top score, idk).</p>
<p>i also skipped three grades, but in elementary school, not high school. now i’m going into college at age 15 and feel completely comfident, as I have been accelerated at this level with those peers since 6th grade. Because of this, I feel more confident, but since you skipped grades in high school, I would way spend those extra years, because whenever i talkedto college reps they would always say that it wass a good thing to skip in elementary, but they would not like it at all if i skipped years of high school…thats what i have gathered from my personal experiences</p>
<p>As noted above, waiting will increase your opportunities tremendously, especially if you use that time to engage in independent/deep learning.</p>
<p>I am in top 10%, and better than 90% of my classmates. Do I have any chance in MIT or Stanford? I am thinking about major in Computer Science or Finance or maybe both.
thanks.</p>
<p>What kind of courses have you taken already? I see you have a computer interest; have you done any USACO programming contests?</p>
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<p>Youngster, you will spend the greatest part of your life working. Are you in such a hurry just to make that part of your life even longer? Trust me, it’s tough out here.</p>
<p>Enjoy your high school years. If you aren’t enjoying them, figure out why and try to find a way to enjoy them. College will still be there in two years, but you will never get another chance to be a high school kid.</p>
<p>like i said…talk to adcomms first…some will not even read your application, like they told me</p>
<p>Look at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton Virginia. This college has been running an early entry program for young women like yourself for more than twenty years.</p>
<p>[Mary</a> Baldwin College - Program for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG)](<a href=“http://www.mbc.edu/peg/]Mary”>http://www.mbc.edu/peg/)</p>
<p>Here is a link that includes a lot of early entry programs and information.</p>
<p>[Hoagies</a>’ Gifted: Early College Entrance Programs](<a href=“http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/early_college.htm]Hoagies”>Early Entrance College Programs | Hoagies' Gifted)</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>No. There’s more to doing well in college than just being smart.</p>
<p>And how many internships do you think you’ll get as a 16-year old junior or 17-year old senior?</p>
<p>LOL collegehelp.</p>
<p>OP I would strongly recommend against it, in fact the trend is going toward a gap year for 18 year olds. Your “peers” will have so much more life experience than you do.</p>
<p>Stay home - literally if that would work (i.e. homeschool) - read great books, volunteer at your library or local performing arts venue.</p>