I’d have to take three gap years to make that 18 mark. Unless I’m able to make about 3mil (naira) then there’s no way to further my education outside the classroom for 3 years unless I sit at home, and thats not even going to fly by my parents at all. Idk if there have been Nigerian applicants before, but I bet they were around 16 at the time they applied or got accepted. And my cousins who studied in Canada were 16 n 15 at the time so I’m nothing special. I don’t know how admissions will handle it but…I’m severely overwhelmed right now and my age is honestly the least of my worries right now. Maybe it’ll be a problem for admissions and I get rejected, then so be it I guess. A few of my brother’s friends that went to EU countries were 16 and are (probably, not even sure) living off campus so we’ll see how it goes 
I will…have for some, thank you!
i’ll be 16 a month after school will resume (if all goes well that is), so i’ll check. Thank you!
I don’t know any school that allows students under 16 to live in campus housing. There are certain activities that may be restricted to 18 and up. And there is lots of extra paperwork for any student under 18.
It is not unusual in the US for a student to start college at 17 and turn 18 during freshman year, but it requires more parental involvement since the student is not of legal age by US standards. I expect this would be exponentially more difficult for an international student, unless they had a US guardian. Do you have family in the US?
I didn’t say I was fourteen, just that a lot of my classmates and friends from other schools are that all.
Did all my classes 
I think where the “issue” starts from is that we start school at age 2. Then take 4 (or is it 3) classes before first grade. Sixth grade isn’t compulsory at all so I didn’t do it. My sister did tho, and she’ll still be 15 at her graduation. This is cuz in the 4th grade there’s a grade 4 to 6 exam that you write and if you pass you go to 6th grade, if not you go to 5th grade. I didn’t write the exam but basically 6th graders are glorified 5th graders, so anyhow you’d do it, the result is still the same.
Ma’am I WILL be 16 when school starts
Lots 
Maybe I misunderstood this. It sounds like you turn 16 after starting freshman year.
Would any of your US family take on the role of your legal guardian? Perhaps even allow you to reside with them and complete a year of schooling at a US high school before applying to a US college?
Did you contact any of the resources I sent to you in October?
Yes, turning 16 freshman year 
Yes they would, it has already been discussed 
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problem is even though they would agree to this, my mom isn’t going to spend money on getting me to the US to redo highschool I’m not her only kid, there’s 3 more of us and she’s more or less a single mom. And I already gave her a game plan, and yes, it has definetely changed from the original but she won’t agree to do this again 
Okay so this one kinda confused me because I started my very first thread in October. I’ve contacted the WnL student, i’ll contact the parent whose kids are in Howard regarding aid. I’ve checked out the Bonner, Shepherd and Johnson program. I am so deeply sorry if it seems like I’m unserious or disregard your input when you are only trying to help me, but I guarantee you that’s not the case Can I ask which contacts in particular you are talking about? I’m so sorry if this makes it look like I don’t vlaue you input. I really really do, thank you!
I’ll reply to the PM conversation we had in October. I included a faculty contact (from Nigeria) and university offices that work with diversity and international student’s support… which would be able to answer your questions and connect you with current students from west Africa. .
If you are in contact with them but did not mention your age, I strongly suggest you reconnect and address that.
I didn’t know your age at that time, but I do think they would be the best place to ask about your specific situation. As mentioned, I’m not aware of any school that would accept a student under the age of 16 at the start of freshman year, unless the student could live with guardians off-campus. But others may know more about this area.
Unfortunately your age adds complications to an already difficult admission (international plus needing a full ride). I wish that weren’t the case. You’ve taken on a lot navigating this process on your own. It shows your capabilities and determination which will serve you well in life. I’m rooting for you.
How would Mom feel about transferring to a US college after attending one in Nigeria for at least a year (even assuming the worst, that none of the credits would be transferable?)
Honestly, your best bet would be if there were any friends or relatives living in the US, to whom you could go, and do two or even three years of rigorous high school education at a good public or parochial US high school.
Your SAT score is on par with that of a good student, 9th or 10th grader (15 year old) in the US. If you could start 10th grade at a good US high school, all honors and APs, you might do extremely well in US college admissions.
I agree with the above. If you can live with your US family, it would be great. Public school in the US is included with property taxes, so they would not pay for you to go to public school. You’d have to pay to fly to the US, but I’m not sure how many things you’ll need to pay for if your family is willing to house you. Btw, many US public schools are fantastic.
Maybe. In some public school districts, this student would need to pay tuition to attend because their parents don’t reside in the district. Districts here in my state enforce this!
This can be gotten around by giving guardianship, which the host relatives would need anyway, since she would be a minor here without her parent.
OP, i know that you feel ready for college, but the system in the US is different from in Nigeria. You would have a much better chance at a scholarship to a US college if you were to do some high school in the US, and apply at 17 with that additional record.
The school would need to be SEVIS approved and she would need a visa to attend. Not sure how guardianship would be considered, if it would suffice to allow OP to attend a local public school without a visa.
Also, we don’t know whether OP’s relatives live near a good school - one with lots of APs, the IBD…
There are boarding schools that meet 100% need too and I can guarantee it would be NOTHING like secondary school in Nigeria (or many public schools in the US). Deadline Feb1 (if WAEC/NECO is considered equivalent to OLevels, you’d have to apply to 11th grade.)
For instance
I turned 17 the week before I went off to university (as an international student and freshman at MIT). I was a bit young and immature, but it was not a major problem. I suspect that there were probably a few younger students, but I do not know if there were any younger international students.
My acceptance letter from MIT explicitly said that I was accepted for my choice of starting in September of that year, or September a year later. If I had wanted to take one gap year I could have just told them I was doing it with no problems. I do not know whether this offer had anything to do with my age, nor do I know whether this is common. However, I think that it is reasonably common that if accepted to university you can ask them to take a one year gap and many universities will allow this.
One issue is that financial aid does not necessarily follow a year later. However, some top US universities such as MIT meet full need for incoming students so if you were to take a gap and if you were still unable to pay anything (or much) a year later I am not sure if this would require anything other than your parents filling out the financial aid forms again.
The distances were smaller in my case, since I was coming from Montreal which is only about a 5 hour drive from Boston/Cambridge. Thus for example no international airplane flights were needed, nor any airplane flights at all.
Edit: I also think that it might be worth considering the possibility of doing high school in the US, and seeing if sufficient aid is available.
I’m actually really proud of myself that I did this. Yes I contacted them but they said they weren’t doing that right now (at that time) and that I should try again in the spring (i don’t know when spring is so i haven’t reached out again 
but i’ll check )
If school is starting September I’ll be turning 16 that same September, my birthday is just late I’ll make sure to reach out again and ask, thank you
I wish a lot of things weren’t my case honestly, but it could always be worse in so many different areas so there’s that
Thank you, thank you so much :
That’s not a totally bad idea 
if i somehow got through it without involving her much (as involving her would mean her having to pay for stuff like the SAT) I guess it could work. Basically, if i somehow foiled plan a, b, and d that’d be plan c. A being this thing, b being a university somewhere in the EU or Hong Kong and d being a home uni, I could possibly do a year then transfer (assuming I had enough money to pay for everything that is, but hopefully when I’m out of the house or once I graduate I’ll be able to work )
Thank you!
I know I know this is my best bet, it was the first idea to pop into my head before I started entertaining taking the SAT. Thing is its expensive, really expensive. Second, it wasn’t part of what I told my mom when we agreed she’s pay for the SAT. Third, I can’t just halt now. I’ll deal with rejections this cycle because I’ve already started and can’t just stop and then after rejections I’ll look at all my other options. I just have to pass through this phase to start entertaining more options because I can’t just not apply because I have a bad shot. Fourth, honestly…i don’t want to have to redo hs. Like hs sh1t. I don’t want to have to write 3 more very tough exams, graduate with hopefully really good WAEC scores only to go back 4 years:sob: I am aware I’m supposed to be realistic and not make decisions because of how I feel but man it’ll feel like going back four years and idk if I’ve mentioned it but my mom wouldn’t agree after paying over 6mil in accumulated school fees over 4 yrs, to spend around 4mil to ship me abroad to then spend more money so I can do it all over again. I’m not listened to a lot here, and she’d just laugh at me that’d be it.
This was a good roast
I just have to complete this cycle and then see what wat ill do with the outcome, thank you!
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I know its a good choice but other than it being very expensive, its not going to fly at all. None of my parents would agree to start from the 9th grade for various reasons. They’d just be like to leave this country is not by force and then would just leave it at that, they’re supportive but to an extent, sadly
I watch a lot of media, I’m sure they are