My daughter graduated high school at 16 and applied to college in senior year like normal, but the intent had always been to take a gap year prior to starting college. Then covid happened and the gap year became an even better idea. She is a trainee for a ballet company and doing an extra few CC classes on the side, so she’s really maximizing her gap year for herself. She’ll still be 17 when she goes to college, but I think that’s pretty normal.