my daughter, who is a junior in high school and made a 31 on her ACT at the age of fifteen...finally decided to get serious.

as of today, she's a senior. she graduates this year, rather than next.

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what do you feel are the pros and cons of skipping ahead? should it be allowed, and why?

congratulations lulu and wtg to your daughter!!!!!!!!!!!

I was skipped while in school and while it does make learning easier as classes are harder, the other students were not so nice.

Pros---good for her she is living up to her potential. Is she going on to college?

Con-many companies will require her to be 18 to work for them.

All Ok if it is what she wants and she is not missing out on any of the high school experiences.

Good job, Mom.

we've tried very hard to let this be her decision and hers alone. the principal recommended it.

i asked her to list her own pros and cons...and write how she felt about each. i'm not sure she's ready to live on her own, yet, and she doesn't like new places or experiences much.

because of her ACT scores, she's already got several full free rides, dependent only that she graduate. she's now planning to spend the first year of college here in town, and transfer out after that.

she has to take one correspondence course this semester, and an online one next semester...and if she takes an extra science course, she's guaranteed to graduate with honors. all are dual credit, so she's already racking up college hours.

life would have been much different for me if i'd been allowed to skip like i was supposed to. i'm personally all for it...i understand the social side, but if a child isn't learning to their potential, send them up.

she's a little bummed about all-state choir.

she shouldn't need to work, as her scholarships are quite generous.

I did it. Great experience and a great head start in life.

So long as this is something she wants to do, and is capable of handling (which obviously she is), then I don't see why you shouldn't allow it. I had the same opportunity twice, once in second grade and again in third, but my parents refused to allow it. citing the issues of social devlopment, and being with my own age group.

I can understand their reasonings, but one grade would not have made a differance in teh age/peer groups and it may well have kept me challanged enough that I had not said screw it (lol yes I actually said worse, but this is mingle after all), and quit applying myself.

So, I say give her the support she needs, keep a parental eye out for her to make sure she doesnt overdue herself, and just let events work their way through.


And congratulatoins on such a smart and well-raised child!

Hey Lulu - did you guys decide whether to allow her to get skipped?

If she has the maturity to skip I would go with it but I would defintiely keep her living at home until she is at least 18. I have seen really smart kids still not have the social maturity to cope with the college situation. The classes are the easiest part.

okay, so...the paperwork is all done.

msharmony, i'm hoping she'll have the same positive experience you did. i'm kind of counting on it.

if she doesn't skip, her senior year would consist of mostly dual credit classes, anyhow...half a day at the school, the rest at the college. with skipping through, she needs to take a correspondence course, an online course, and possibly a science...all dual credit...and she'll start college the next year.

she made the decision on her own. i tried very hard not to influence her, since this is huge and will affect her future, not mine.

she'll graduate at seventeen and start full-blown college then. she does plan to move out; her two best friends are doing the same thing, and they plan to share an on-campus apartment about two miles from my house.

the only thing i'm worried about is that she doesn't do well with changes, new places. she's extremely active in all sorts of things...and a wonderful kid.

she's already received a 25k scholarship, with i'm sure more to follow.

If her friends are 17 also I would be really hesitant but if you are close and keep a real good eye on what is going on it beats her going to a college a longer distance away. I was pretty much on my own at that age and I had a steady boyfriend that his parents were supportive of us being responsible.

i'm nervous about it. i admit it...but i can't imagine telling her that even though she's graduated, she can't go on to college. the school requires full-time freshmen to live on campus.