<p>if you graduate early, your chances will be extremely slim. unless you have great test scores, transcript, ec’s and cc, plus a good amount of genius in you, i wouldn’t suggest it. stay another year. unless you’re about to die if you stay another year in hs, it’ll benefit you. leadership positions, awards, competitions, research, and whatever else you do that year can add to your resume. i’m also graduating early, but i’m probably going to purdue, so it wasn’t a huge obstacle for me. but if i had waited another year, i probably would’ve applied to princeton, stanford, and MIT. for me, giving up on those schools was something that i don’t feel i’ll regret, mainly because i’ve really liked what i’ve seen at purdue. so if going to princeton is your absolute dream in life, then don’t risk being rejected then going to some safety. you’ll regret the fact you didn’t stay another year in hs which would’ve improved your chances at princeton. there’s always grad school, so if you don’t mind waiting, you could go ahead with it. but overall, stay another year in hs.</p>