HS Junior entering college early

marite
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:52:00 +0000

With a clearer picture of the situation, I now see your son could indeed contemplate college. The issue now becomes whether he can apply to some good colleges at this stage. Beyond the issue of application deadlines, there is the high school diploma to consider; some colleges accept applicants without a high school diploma (for instance homeschooled students) others insist on one. Will he need financial aid? Scholarship application deadlines may have also passed.
Since you are in Florida, is UF one of the schools under consideration? Is he eligible for Bright Futures? Has he taken the SAT or ACT and the SATIIs he may need to apply to top colleges?
One scenario to contemplate if he is on target to fulfill his high school graduation requirements by June is to take the next year off. He take some courses at the local cc, work and earn some money while applying to colleges in the fall in a more leisurely and thoughtful manner than he could right now.