HS Junior entering college early

califa
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:30:23 +0000

I also skipped 11th grade, graduated from HS, and went to college early. Although I was ready academically, it wasn’t a good idea because of my lack of emotional and social maturity, and I spent the next two years focusing more on partying than studying. For a more mature kid, it could work. Obviously this kid has the intellectual ability to do well in college a year early, but that’s not the only, or perhaps even the most important factor.

Is there any way your son could be reclassified as a HS senior if he has enough credits to graduate, or could if he went to summer school? Even if it meant a non-IB diploma, that could look better for adcoms. Has he visited the honors college, does he like it, and would that still be one of his top choices if he stayed in HS another year? Is not allowing him to take CC classes during school hours a policy of the IB program or of the HS itself? Does he want out of the IB program in particular or HS in general? Think through all the possible questions and pros and cons before deciding, and don’t rush into a decision.