College at 15?

sacchi
Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:01:33 +0000

I started college at age 16, 25 years ago. I attended a state flagship U after being rejected at some of my top choices, and not being able to afford another. I was accepted for graduate school at some of the very schools that I was rejected at for undergrad, and ended up going to an Ivy for grad school. I think being younger hurt me in undergrad admissions. I don’t think it was really an issue for grad school admissions, where my younger age was less visible. This was a long time ago, however, so I don’t know if it still relevant today.

BTW, I’ve known several people who have started college while younger than typical. In my limited experience, the women (including myself) ended up doing fine, while the men had a harder road. I don’t know if the OP is male or female, but that would affect my advice.