Stop attending high school after being accepted to MIT

isthis
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:57:31 +0000

I saw some other threads mentioning this, and I was wondering if it was be possible for me to stop attending high school and still go to MIT, since I was accepted early action. For a long time, I have found that I learn almost nothing in school, and I only spend a few minutes before each test to learn the material. My entire day spent in school is a complete waste of time, and I would definitely be better off doing something productive, like taking classes or self-teaching.

If I contacted MIT and asked them, would I likely be given the approval to study from MIT Open Courseware to take advanced standing exams during orientation and place out of some course requirements? I feel that this would be a MUCH better use of my time, as I would actually learn something, and I would have more time to take MIT courses. Also, I want to double major, so this could relieve my course load somewhat. Also, what are some other activities that I could pursue that would be considered worth me leaving high school?

I am taking 5 AP tests, which are 2 weeks from now, but I don’t think that these would affect my situation.

Thanks