Graduating high school early

RNmomof4
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:19:37 +0000

@halkoj

Is there any other reason that you want to graduate early besides meeting the requirements? Social? Friends?

I have 4 kiddos and 2 are graduating hs this year. One is graduating as a senior at age 18 (boy) and the other is graduating in 11th at age 16 (girl). We are in California.

My daughter who is graduating early has applied to about 30 schools for nursing and has gotten into 25 so far and waitlisted at 1. We are still waiting to hear back on 5. In my opinion, graduating early has not impacted her acceptances at all and nursing is extremely competitive. Her biggest reason for wanting to graduate is that she is homeschooled and her best friends are all 1-2 years older and they are heading to college this fall. She is super independent and very mature. She has a full-time job and 2 associate degrees from the local community college. I have let her take the lead and this is what she wants to do. She bought her own car and every day shows me that she makes good choices. She doesn’t play sports so that made it easier. My 18 yr old, and 2 younger teens would not graduate early because they play sports and this would take away their senior year of their sport.

As far as filling out the common app, it was no problem. There is a section that you check if you are graduating early and you can explain in a short paragraph why you chose to do so.

Best to speak with your hs counselor to see what’s up in Florida. Not sure how is works in Florida but you can attend community college for free while in hs here in California. Perhaps you could do your senior year and just do dual enrollment. If you graduate hs then do community college, you might not have the same scholarships avail to you because you would then be a transfer. If you are applying to oos publics, they can be $$$ since you aren’t instate. Im no college counselor but in our limited experience, with you grades and SAT, it is very likely that you will be able to get good merit scholarships and they are most avail to incoming freshman. (which you would be, graduating in 11th or 12th grade)

Its good you are gathering information now. This way you can make the best choice for YOU.

Good luck!