National Merit and Early Graduation

AnonyMom
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:30:09 +0000

Book_Worm,

The University of Southern California has a program specifically designed for high school students who have exhausted the resources at their high school and are ready for college after junior year but have not graduated yet. I believe that they accept around 40 students, who are all eligible to be part of SC’s thematic options program, an honors program that covers all general education requirements in small classes with lots of interaction with professors and other top students. USC also has very generaous merit aid, and all NMF’s receive half tuition scholarships. You would also receive a quarter tuition scholarship for being part of the Resident Honors Program. Be sure to check out the application deadlines if you’re interested in this program, though, as you might have to take SAT’s pretty early in your junior year.