<p>I’m talking abut those programs that allow high school Juniors to send in an application to a college/university with intent on replacing their senior year with a year of college. I know USC has something like it, and the Clarkson School as well. I’m just curious if they’re worth it or not for upcoming seniors who’ve practically filled their Grad requirements.</p>
<p>Bard? there are some other small NE LACs.</p>
<p>Simon’s Rock at Bard. </p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean by ‘worth it’. Usually people use that phrase when they are talking about cost vs. prestige. The downside is not being able to shop for a range of colleges. If you like the school and feel prepared and can afford it why not? I was reading about a guy who did it at USC. He ended up losing his scholarship and being put on academic probation his first year. However he miraculously came out alive and is now a professor at UCSD, Bradley Voytek. </p>
<p>Well I mean worth it as in whether you would benefit more from going to college your senior year or staying in high school. Benefits could be the educational experience, maturity, good on college app(?), etc. Just trying to get others opinions on them. </p>
<p>There are young people who are already prepared for college emotionally, socially, intellectually when they are juniors. They are rare, frankly. Lots of 16yos think they are, or more often their families think they are, but then they get to college and they don’t know what to do with all their freedom and loneliness. It’s hard for 18yos to handle the freedom, let alone 17yos. And if the 16yo thinks the h.s. seniors won’t talk to him, how’s he going to react when the other college freshmen and the sophomores treat him like a premature freak. Do you really not think they they won’t notice he’s younger than them? They notice on the high school parking lot and gym class, don’t they? </p>
<p>I’m not a fan of this practice. Children should be allowed to grow up, and a year at 16 is 7 years at 26. What’s the rush? If a kid is that capable at 16, just think how he’ll mow them down at 17. Let him take some college courses. Promise to let him do some adult things his summer btw school years. I see too many kids wash out of college and I’m tired of parents who push their kids to go to college when they’re not ready for it. Parents must treat each child independent of what tradition says they must do.</p>