National Merit and Early Graduation

wedgedrive
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:07:00 +0000

What’s the rush? College is more than just academics. The social experience is very important. Wouldn’t you rather be the same age as the other students rather than always the youngest one? A year in one’s teens makes a big difference. There are so many other opportunities nowadays for gifted students in high school, such as on-line courses, teaching yourself something, starting a business, etc
If you are really desperate to leave home, look into Simon’s Rock College of Bard in western Mass. It is a college program for gifted high school students. It has the advantage of a challenging academic program, while still being with age peers. The acceptance rate is high, but only because it draws a very self-selecting pool of applicants.