Frankly it nobodies business why she skipped the grade and when she skipped it. If she satisfied all requirements for graduation , nobody should care.
I hate when people use one size fit all approach.
I donât think anyone is suggesting a kids should be punished for skipping a grade. Sheâs an outstanding student and competitive for admission anywhere. The schools on your list all have very very low admission ratesâŠmost in the single digits. Her chance of admission at any of the schools may be higher than their overall very low admit rates, but at highly rejective schools they are likely still a reach. If you have Naviance admission data from your school you may get a better sense of your specific situation.
I donât personally think having skipped a grade will hurt and nobody really knows. I wouldnât worry about it - what can you do? Youâll never know the reason she does or doesnât get in to a particular school.
I definitely think sheâs competitive anywhere and Iâm sure she will end up with great options - best of luck!
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I donât think a student would be âpunishedâ for skipping a grade. However:
- The OP admitted that the applicant will have fewer leadership positions due to graduating early. Only admissions officers at the colleges can assess how this will impact the overall application.
- There may be a concern about the maturity level of a student graduating HS early. Hopefully this can be addressed in the application process with thoughtful essays, strong LORs, solid interviews, etc.
Again, at this point the choice has been made. As noted above, it is important to craft an application list that includes reach, match, and safety schools that appear affordable and that the student would be excited to attend.
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I donât think anyone was negative.
I think it was admitted that people donât truly know the impact of skipping a grade so if you really want to know, ask an admissions counselor. Thatâs for your peace of mind.
And that since you have safeties that youâd be happy to attend, the list works because thereâs a fail safe.
If the student were a four year student, the list would still be reachy with Purdue the best odds and normally a match. But they vastly over enrolled last year - does that mean theyâll tighten up on admissions this year ? Another unknown.
Legacy at UND will help but UND isnât really known for engineering. Iâm sure itâs great butâŠ.and itâs still a tough school. Being female and engineering may help too.
Any school is possible with these stats but no one is an admission officer here and statistically these are all tough with Purdue the best odds on the initial list. Somewhere later you mentioned Wisconsin - itâs a likely but not a safety. But the SUNYs safe.
In the end, given the degree, the where is likely to matter less outcome wise so sheâll be fine.
Good luck.
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Her school in the past year has been consistently sending the top 10 to ivy, 1st has been Princeton for the past 5 yrs. (The 2 yrs ahead those 5 were MIT) Last year the second went Notre dame the third went Stanford, they sed 4 to Cornell and 2 to Columbia last year, the 10-20 goes to duke, browns , u Michigan . Their 20-30 goes to northwestern / BU//hopkins⊠my sone is around 100s accepted to mich, Purdue /wisconsin, so I guess I am a bit surprised why u folks thinking a kid ranked nimber 2 in a highly competitive high school should consider Purdue a reach just because she skip a grade. I am very interested because when I agreed to have my daughter to skip the grade, the school agree that we can pull her back to her birth grade as long as it is a month before graduation, so we still have a choice although my daughter do not want to stay and we donât even know what class possibly for her totake
For the record, no one has said that Purdue is a reach because she skipped a grade. It is a very competitive school for engineering.
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I think when you ask for opinions, some may not be what you expected to hear. Perhaps, then, you shouldnât have asked the question if you donât want different thoughts than you hoped for.
No one here knows if we are right or wrong. We are giving our best guidance.
But it seems like you only want an answer if it matches your desires. Thatâs not how it works.
That said, you seem to have a lot of intel from the school. So talk to the counselors. They are the experts for a school that is so high achieving.
Good luck.
Ps - you have a list. It has assured schools. So sheâll apply. Sheâll get into some or she wonât beyond her safeties.
Given the major, sheâs fine either way. The where matters less in the major short of a few schools.
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I am simply put the fact that I know from the stat from her school last few years , and wonder the opinion that why my daughter is not competitive among school she is interested especially because her skipping a grade, I am a engineer by trade, I need to see numbers and statistics rather than , because u think. I got to give me some examples that u actually see and know rather than put a person down for whatever your reasoning
It is the impression I got from the posts, Wisconsin and Purdue are all reach for a kid ranke 2nd of a school of 720
Again, no has said she is not competitive for these schools. But the reality is that there are far fewer spots than applicants at all of these schools.
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My point is you asked - right or wrong people answered and I personally think in a balanced way.
One thing to look at - Purdue as an example. You canât get BME until after first year. Is that what your student wants ? A tough to get into non direct admit major vs a direct admit school ? Something to think about with any non direct admit school on the list. Itâs very possible due goes and cannot study what she wants.
My son turned down Purdue for Alabama. I was stunned. He told me rank was for parents abd to sell magazines. Companies donât care. He works with kids ftom Michigan to Western Michigan, Auburn to Akron, Case Western to Colorado State. He was right. They all make the same. He had 19 interviews and five offers by Xmas with a 6th in the spring. What matters is ABET accreditation - which is why, forgetting legacy, UND may not be the right school given her career focus. Companies actually ask for it in job listings.
All you can do is apply to a balanced list.
Because she has safeties, you neednât worry.
Sheâll likely do just as well from stony Brook as UND - thatâs the reality - no different than my son.
Ye, you named a couple schools where sheâll likely do better outcome wise but only a few and in most cases, her success will come based on her effort in selling herself.
Good luck.
U make a very very interesting point, I mentioned before school do not make different in many cases, myself a notre dame grade and I work among suny Binghamton, Stanford and u Penn and clarkson, school do not matter for most kid, I applaud your kid for that, for MY KID situation, I am simply trying to get why the opinion that she will not competitive because she skip grade, I was convinced by her school that is the only option and I am now pissed and question if I was lie to, but at the end, I prefer her go to state school Georgia tech where with her ap and DE, she can grad in 2.5 yrs rather than 4 yr in say, nd or Cornell,but I like to know where the option based from say she is not competitive for top school for my ⊠say pride
I think others have said, including me, that we really donât know about the grade skip. I read some stuff online that say it wonât matter. Thatâs why I said earlier to ask a schoolâs admission counselor - or rather she can.
But in the end, itâs happened. She skipped. So why does it matter ?
I wish I married my college gf but I didnât. Found another. Itâs happened. Canât change it.
Again sheâs going to go to a fantastic college and maybe one on your list.
Say she gets turned down everywhere worst case. Youâd never know if itâd be any different if she was a four year student.
I donât see anything here to be concerned about except checking into which of the schools, like Purdue, are not direct admission and understanding if thatâs something you are ok with or bothered by. If bothered, swap in some direct admit schools so she gets her major vs another she doesnât want.
I think your list and strategy are great and there will be a happy ending.
I donât think you need paralysis by analysis here. Your list/plan are well thought out.
Good luck.
The grade skipping I think is not a positive but also not a big negative. I think there are so many smart kids out there that can skip a grade or did skip all the schools on your list have experience with evaluating these apps. I think the only possible real issue if any is the lack of something that really pops out on her resume as a real narrative journey in a field. Things outside of school that build over high school. As the parent of two Ivy kids this is what I have seen the kids that attend have done. This narrative also runs through their essays.
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