Applying to college as a HS junior

mother_of_perl
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:52:21 +0000

Is there anyone whose child has applied to college as a HS junior (or investigated doing so), and if so, could you please give me some advice? Here are my questions:

1. I assume that the applicant is expected to have all of the requisite standardized testing even though she is only a junior? (She has taken only one SATII at the moment.)

2. How important is the support of the high school? If the high school does not support the applicant’s decision to go to college early, do you think that is a deal killer? (Maybe the high school has reasons for wanting to keep the student in HS that are not necessarily in the student’s best interest?)

3. If the college does not accept the student as a junior, do you think that would in any way prejudice the applicant’s chances if she applies again as a senior?

4. Does the student ever get a high school diploma? For example, would the school district give credit for the college courses and award a diploma after the freshman year of college? (D needs only one additional course in English to satisfy all of the HS graduation requirements.)
Thank you.