How well does this look to a college?

Applying to College
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<p>I was just wondering how well these pieces f information look to a college. I have skipped one grade, two math grades, and at age 13 without studying scored a 30 on the ACTs(I obviously plan to retake it during high school), and have been researching physics and strtong to read books about quantum mechanics and string theory on my free time.</p>

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<p>Wow, a lot of typos. I’m on an iPod and didn’t take the few seconds to read over that post. Sorry!</p>

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<p>You may be a candidate for Early College since you will clearly run out of math before the typical HS graduation age. Here is a link that might interest you.</p>

<p>[Hoagies</a>’ Gifted: Early College Entrance Programs](<a href=“http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/early_college.htm]Hoagies”>Early Entrance College Programs | Hoagies' Gifted)</p>

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<p>It all depends on what you want to achieve.</p>

<p>So your life passion is math/physics, and you want to start doing deep research as soon as you can then the previous post may be the way to go. In that case let the college know everything you’ve stated in your post.</p>

<p>And if you don’t yet have a life passion, and you’re looking for a full college experience at a selective college without necessarily focusing on math/physics as soon as you can then take care to present yourself as a well rounded candidate. Your grades will speak for themselves. Your age will speak for itself. You don’t need to emphasize either. In fact being too young can be a handicap in college applications. That you had a high ACT score at the age of 13 does not matter if you get a score of 36 at the age of 16/17. That you’re reading physics texts and papers is not so important unless of course you’ve made a discovery and are planning to publish.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I agree with fogcity—reading ANYTHING in your free time won’t count for anything. I mean, when I was thirteen, I was totally proud of myself for having read a little bit of philosophy, wrote about it in all my essays, and I know I just ended up sounding pretentious. Don’t include things like that unless you can include a specific accomplishment along with it. </p>

<p>When did you skip these grades? If it was back in middle school…that probably won’t help you much either. It’s your high school stuff that counts.</p>

<p>EDIT: Oh oh, this school was made for people in situations like yours. It sounds legitimate, too; I found it originally on a Princeton Review listing.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.simons-rock.edu/[/url]”>http://www.simons-rock.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Look I have done all of that,(except the act of course)

  • I have read and comprehended both general relativity and quantum mechanics when I was 14, (today my berth day by the way)
  • I took classes on string theory and the higgs boson (which I dearly hate, is not compatible with G.R)
    -I have written a journal on time dilation and time fragments. AKA “arrow of time” (the problem) (Google it)
    -I have done research on quasars in the Addis Ababa University.
    -I have 3 medium telescopes in 2 countries.
    -jumped the same classes.<br>
    Do you see how bragy that is if i put it on my resume.
    It all doesn’t matter unless you state it in your essay, and if you are applying to a big research university that might be a good idea.(i know i am doing it) But if your grades are bad you should explain why you didn’t do well by using it as a reason. Don’t put it on your resume because they already know that you skipped those grades, it is almost calling them stupid!
    I woudent!</p>
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<p>^^^Same thing
Though I was 15 when I did the general relativity.<br>
i woudent put it on the resume
put it on the essay</p>