<p>My daughter took a PSAT exam in december 2011, got 211. Now she is receiving information from some colleges and universities. Some of them says that they accept 10th to 11th graders. Is that possible?</p>
<p>There are some early colleges, such as Simon’s Rock (associated with Bard). IIRC, they tend to focus on the general ed requirements and have stricter dorm rules/curfews than would a typical college.</p>
<p>One of our top high school students is now at UC Berkeley, after two years of high school. He recently turned 16. I don’t know if he actually graduated or if he simply went to college early. If your kid seems ready, why not? I was 16 when I started college, no harm done.</p>
<p>Here is one list of colleges that offer early entrance: [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>Most other colleges and universities do as well. To be honest, I don’t know of any college or university that doesn’t admit the occasional college-ready student who hasn’t yet graduated from high school. There is a clear advantage in sending an early student to a college/university that has an established early entry system because those programs normally have special housing and activities that are more age appropriate.</p>
<p>My D started college after ninth grade in one of those programs. If the right school and right student are together it works out very well.</p>
<p>You could consider the option of taking courses at a local college. In my town, there is an organized program that allows high school students to take courses for free at local colleges, including a top Ivy. My son, a freshman who is taking AP Calculus, hopes to complete at least the core curriculum for a college math major before he graduates high school.
What’s nice about the program is that aside from the free tuition the organized nature of the program would allow for the coordination of his high school schedule with the college program. </p>
<p>I wonder if there are other town/gown programs like this, although I’ve heard stories of students taking many college course on their own dime and time. </p>
<p>We’re in no hurry for the empty nest.</p>
<p>Our kids started taking college courses at 15 - the administrative stuff can be a real pain as many college processes aren’t set up to take young students without exceptions from higher ups.</p>
<p>Your are right!</p>
<p>My son is taking a number of community college courses locally as part of his HS curriculum. It is a nice transition for students to provide them with the college “vibe” and responsibility before they are at college and on their own. The only issue is transportation to the college if your student is not a driver yet, and public transport is not available to you. </p>
<p>We discussed early admission to a college for his Senior year. We (including my DS) felt that for him, this was not the best option. And I was not ready to let go of him yet! </p>
<p>I think which ever direction you decide, it has to work for your lifestyle/finances, and it has to meet your students needs and maturity level. </p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>My kids have all begin college classes during their sophomore or junior year in high school. They went to our local community college (we live 10 minutes away, so there was a huge convenience factor) on a part time basis and then began college with a full year of college credit under their belt. </p>
<p>This worked well for us. Since each college is different, you’ll have to contact each one to see exactly what they offer younger students.</p>
<p>My d. started college classes (at both two- and four-year colleges) in what would have been 8th grade. She amassed 66 credits (besides APs) by the time she finished 10th grade, threw them all away and entered a selective four-year college 3,000 miles (having turned down #1 LAC) in what would have been 11th grade.</p>