Why redshirting for kindergarten is a bad idea:

traveler98
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:42:41 +0000

I know plenty of people on both ends of the spectrum (accelerated to redshirted), and most are happy with their decision. A few wish they hadn’t accelerated/redshirted. My own S was accelerated at a young age, then later after getting out-of-sequence at an international school he was returned to his age-mates when we moved back to the US. He did fine in both situations. Plenty of colleges have students under 18; some like USC even have early-entrance programs for juniors. Both acceleration and redshirting are excellent tools when used appropriately and thoughtfully.