<p>16 at graduation
so should i go in state? or shoot for some school that wont take my 40 potential credits?</p>
<p>Shoot for a good school. college is fun, and when you graduate nobody will care how fast you did it, they’ll care what grades you got. You don’t need to rush through life. Enjoy the college experience while you can.</p>
<p>Most private college will accept one year’s worth of “transfer” credit (depending on the nature of that credit). And while state schools are not inferior to others, I support ferrisbueller’s statement that you don’t need to rush through college. Btw, I don’t know what you want to study, but some college offer accelerated programs that might be interesting for you (e.g. 4 year BA/MA or 6 year accelerated medical programs)</p>
<p>thanks guys
im looking to major in econ and then move on to a JD/MBA program at an Ivy league or soemthing equivalent</p>
<p>Should you graduate early? It depends on what you want. Personally, I don’t see many advantages of graduating early for most people. In fact, there are some glaring side effects to graduating early which include not getting into the “best” college due to time restraints in regards to extracurricular activities and college preparation, and gaining less life experiences respective to your peers in school.</p>
<p>However, I do have friends who graduated 2 years earlier than me and are now enrolled in a state university. One of them wants to carrying on her father’s business, and therefore wants to just get education over with as soon as possible. If you have a circumstance like hers, then by all means graduate early. However, if you don’t have that kind of a plan, I suggest you take your time with high school and college.</p>
<p>And you should also realize that while it’s not openly spoken about, you will be discriminated against for being so young while trying to get a job, compared to the fully matured candidates.</p>
<p>If you are good enough to graduate by the age of 19, it’s quite possible that you are mature beyond your years and I don’t think maturity will necessarily be a big deal at that point. The biggest issues with maturity will be whether or not you are mature enough to handle college without doing anything stupid.</p>
<p>I know a guy that was homeschooled, then spent a year at JUCO and 2 years at a state school. He graduated at the age of 20 with a 4.0. He got the job that everyone in my class wanted even though he had next to no social skills (and even though the consulting company he went to sold themselves as a company that was looking for the right fight socially…which was not the case at all…they wanted production).</p>
<p>You might want to invest some time investigating your next stage, the JD/MBA at an Ivy or other top program. With excellent work history, undergraduate performance and recs, you’d then be only a viable candidate. To jump in after graduation (i.e. w/o work or “real world” experience), your chances are even more slim. And this will be compounded by the fact that you’ll won’t even be twenty. Your fellow applicants will be in their late twenties, have had similar or better undergraduate performance, and achieved quite spectacular professional results. </p>
<p>If you’re serious about a JD/MBA from a top school, you should reflect upon why you’d want this and how to best achieve it.</p>
<p>These are serious programs and not just trophies for those who are academically gifted (as it seems you are). Good luck with your search.</p>
<p>It depends on what you can afford. A year ot more free is important to many.</p>
<p>That said, your chances of any ivy bschool/law school are much higher coming from any ivy calibre undergrad. Take a quick glance at where students come from at Harvard and Stanford business and law schools and you will see that evn the best state schools are underrepresented by a lot.</p>