Starting College Early

James Boston · #1 06-12-2005, 08:49 PM

I just read a thread where an 18 year old just finished his second year of college, and another guy started at 14. I didn't want to hijack that thread, but I find this interesting. Is this a common thing? I can see skipping a grade, or something like that, but starting college at 14 and 16?

Subfallen · #2 06-12-2005, 08:53 PM

I was homeschooled, my mom got tired of trying to keep me motivated so she sent me to college with my older sister. Based on my experience, I wouldn't recommend starting early unless the student in question is extremely gifted academically. Otherwise, the social deprivation outweighs the disadvantages of poor intellectual stimulation in highschool.

istewart · #3 06-12-2005, 08:53 PM

Here

DemonDeac · #4 06-12-2005, 08:54 PM

i was 17 when i started

lawrence · #5 06-12-2005, 08:55 PM

I graduated HS at 16, I was younger than every single senior and junior. I could have gone to college at 16 but I didn't, for various reasons.

James Boston · #6 06-12-2005, 08:55 PM

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i was 17 when i started

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Did you skip any grades or were you just a younger when you started school?

The Armchair · #7 06-12-2005, 08:56 PM

I started at 17, and not because of anything special (I was born in December). Socially, it wasn't the best of things, because a lot of the places in Boston my friends went to were 18+, meaning I was left home on a number of first-semester Saturday nights.

I can't imagine being sub-18 for more than a semester; college would have to be the suck for that person.

Subfallen · #8 06-12-2005, 08:57 PM

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I can't imagine being sub-18 for more than a semester; college would have to be the suck for that person.

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Try 8 semesters bro. Yeah, it was pretty much the suck.

James Boston · #9 06-12-2005, 08:58 PM

I wasn't curious about starting early because you started school early, and were younger than everyone in your grade. I'm wondering home many people are skipping grades.

mason55 · #10 06-12-2005, 09:01 PM

I started taking college classes when I was 15. I took the computer science classes because it got me out of regular HS classes and I had already taken all the programming classes at HS. I took some other classes when I was 16. Finished college at 20. It was great.