Applying to college as a HS junior

backhandgrip
Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:40:12 +0000

1.Yes, son had to have SAT’s and that was the basis for his early college admission.
2. No help WHATSOEVER from son’s large h.s…We did all legwork, phone calls, interviews, and research ourselves.
3.No I don’t think it works against child if he wants to apply there again in the future. But to avoid problems make sure you get a commitment from an admissions counselor. As the Penn Sate admission folks explained it to me once standards are very high there and letting a h.s. kid in pushes another child out so there are very few openings. Many other colleges are not quite as strict.My son went to Temple University.
4.Yes, my son got the h.s. diploma but he had to take college classes that met the basic h.s. requirements. We had to work with the h.s. He took a gym class and health class, English and social studies at college. But he never regreted what he did and enjoyed the college classes and received college credit for them, finished freshman year college, senior year h.s. simultaneously .

The only disavantage for my son was he did not receive scholarships he may have received had he finished h.s.