How do I graduate high school early?
Take periods before and after school, if they're offered. They're sometimes called zero period or A period classes. See if your high school has night or weekend adult classes that will count for high school credit. Ask the school staff if you can take Jr. college classes for high school credit. This will not only get you out of high school faster, but will get you out of college faster, because the credits will count for both. College classes are usually not any harder than high school classes, and you end up spending less time in the classroom than you would for a high school class. A math class that you're in 5 hours a week at the high school might be a 1.5 hour class twice a week at the college. Take summer school. Most people are taking it for classes they've failed, but you'll be there to get ahead. There are correspondence classes offered by some universities. BYU is the only one I have experience with. I took a 10th grade English class through them and loved it. You mail in an assignment and get it back with interesting and encouraging notes from your teacher. It was about $100 including the book, but was well worth it. The reading was much more interesting, they dealt in more poetry and the assignments actually made me want to do them. It was the only high school English class I got an A in. Lastly, make sure your requirements don't overlap. Taking elective classes is fun, but if you take more electives than you need, it's just increasing the time you're sitting in that desk. Many high schools will let college classes count as electives, so you'll get more choices, have more fun and can focus on taking core classes on your high school campus. The JC near my high school had aircraft mechanics courses, flower arrangement, nursing classes, child development classes, business managment classes and pre-law. How rad would it be if you were out of high school at 16 or 17 and were already a sophomore or junior in college. You'd be Ms. Doogie Howser. Do not be tempted to take open periods unless you are in your very last semester and don't need any more credits or prerequisites. Using some or all of these methods, you might be able to graduate 4 or even 5 semesters early depending on how much time you spend on classes outside of the regular school day.
How can I graduate early from high school?
Perhaps the most important issue to consider is - what do you want to do after you graduate. If you want to work, you may be too young for numerous jobs. If you want to go to college, consider in which colleges you’re interested, which major and what high school course work would help you for these majors.I graduated high school early, at the end of my junior year, because my situation at home was difficult. My parents were fighting, blamed it on me, and threatened to kick me out of the house. I offered to finish high school a year early, and leave in a few months.However, I really did not take course work that would have helped me in college (I attended Reed college, a tough school).In high school, I had time for only geometry, trig, and algebra 2, but not pre-calc, which I would have taken my senior year. If I’d had pre-calc (or better yet, HS calc - not offered then), it would have been very useful for my college courses.Also, I’d taken biology and chemistry, but not physics. Again, taking HS physics would have made my college course load easier.I did well in high school - in my junior year, I had the top scores, in my school of about 2,000 students, in both the math and English SAT tests, as well as a 5 on my English AP exam. (The only AP course offered at the time in my high school in California in 1969).If you can take courses at a nearby college, you may make friends there with whom you are more compatible. This could help you decide on a college major, and better prepare you for college studies.Good luck!
Is there a way to graduate high school early?
I graduated high school one year early, when I was 16. It depends on your school, to be honest. For my high school, there was a certain number of required credits in certain disciplines for both a regular and advanced studies diploma. My school had 4 periods a day, and we were on an A day/B day schedule. Instead of taking a lunch period every day and wasting two periods, I just took extra classes and ate a sandwich while working. Every summer, I took 2 classes during summer school (2 was the max). I ended up with about 10+ credits more than what I needed for an advanced diploma. I didn't take AP classes, because despite taking so many classes, I was never academic- I just wanted to be done with it. I wish I had though, because when I see so many of my classmates who have taken APs, they're already first semester sophomores. My best friend started uni only last September, and she's already graduating in May because she took TONS of APs and also got all 4s and 5s on her tests. Good luck!
Should I graduate high school early?
I've been seriously considering graduating high school one year early for a while now. I want to become a prenatal sonographer when out of college. All of my friends are graduating a year or two before me and I know I would be miserable my senior year so the social take backs don't affect me very much. I've always been more mature than kids my age because I grew up with sisters much older than me. The two options I've considered are doing an internship at Disney World during what would have been my senior year and then going to college or getting all of my basic classes done at my local community college (which is very good) and then transferring to a university. What do you all think? (multiple opinions appreciated)
How to graduate early from high school?
Im going to the 10 grade now and i got all the credits from 9th which was 70. I know if you get all the credits you need to graduate, you can graduate early...so how can i do this? I know i should ask someone at my school who works there, but i also want some pointers from someone who has experience with this. If you're wondering why on world i want to graduate early, ill explain. I want to achieve my dreams. It's hard for me now because we dont have a car, so when i turn 16 i can work and give my mum money for a car. Graduating early would help me achieve my dreams because if i want to go get a part time job, and then go to acting classes or a music studio, i wont have to worry about like ok i get out of school at 3, get home by 3:40 i have to be at work by 4 and then have to go to acting classes at 6. Also out here in Los Angeles, i do not fit in at the schools because i realized the kids are real materialistic. Got to have the best looking weave and best shoes and expensive clothes. I aint got time for all of that, school is not a fashion show. Also i want to set an example for other kids my age. See if i graduate early, others would be like "dang she was not playing when she said she's going to graduate early. i need to take school more serious and get my grades up so i can graduate early like she did." Speaking of grades...do you have to have straight A's? Because i get A's and B's but it's not like five B's and 2 A's it's like an equal amount. I have a good gpa. I think 3.4 or something like that. O and im not asking how to skip a grade, im asking how to graduate early. Trust me, if i woulda skipped in 5th grade like they wanted me, i would not be here asking this. Well thanks for helping me out!!!
Can I graduate from high school early?
yeah dude i don't really know why you would want to, but at my HS they let you do that. Just take all the required courses as early as possible and then that will be all you have to do! but keep in mind if you are thinking about colleges, most of them usually want to see more than just the bare minimum of requirements.
For those who have graduated from high school early, how was it and why did you do it?
I was always a little "ahead" of my peers in school. Not like one of those geniuses who graduates college at 13, but ahead of most kids. Honors classes from 4th grade to 9th grade, always scored well on standardized tests, etc. I was not an especially diligent student (I only did the homework that I saw value in. I abhor busywork and didn't have the discipline to do something I disliked), but I had generally good grades (3.5ish). In 10th grade, I didn't have any AP/Honors classes to take and my GPA dropped to a 2.2... In "regular" classes, I was bored and stopped doing classwork altogether, though I was never disruptive or a distraction. I also took the SATs on a lark and scored fairly well (1250/1600).My parents decided that I was wasting time in High School, which is true, and had me get my GED and enroll in a local Community College. There were a few embarrassing moments due to being the youngest person there by a full 2 years, but those were generally minor. I did well academically and was much more engaged with my education. I transferred to a Uni after 2 years in CC.The only issue I had was that the CC students saw me as a kid, still living with their parents and didn't get a car until midway through my first year. Very nice to me, but not really interested in being friends outside of class. My HS friends still hung out with me, but we had no shared experiences at school (where they spent half their waking hours), so we did grow apart. Not really fitting in with either crowd made me feel a bit like an outcast.
Should I graduate early? (3 years of high school)?
Wish I had finished high school earlier. Senior yr was fun, but it wasn't all that great. When I was 25, I was really TIRED of school and impatient to start real life as a vet. School gets old really quickly. On the other hand, you need to realize that you need to apply yourself really really well and have an excellent GPA to be considered at any vet school. It is extremely competitive, way more than med school. I had a few classmates that applied to both vet school and med school: some were accepted to both, some were accepted to med school only, nobody got accepted to vet school only! Again, only you know if you have the maturity to apply yourself really well in undergrad. Many students are in college and are 16, but these students are mature and apply themselves very well. Your GPA in high school has no relevance when applying to vet school. You can go to a vet clinic, tell them you are interested in becoming a vet and ask them if you could shadow the dr. or volunteer. Experience in a clinic does have relevance and helps when applying to vet school. Only you know if you care about missing out in your sr yr or not. Things to consider for becoming a vet: 4 yrs of undergrad: preferably animal science major or biology. Animal sci gives you a better background and hands on in handling animals, but not all universities offer it, so biology is the best second choice. 3 years of pre-clinical classes: all the theory behind it: anatomy, physiology, pathology, medicine classes, etc... 1 yr of clinical school: where you actually work as a vet under the guidance of a licensed veterinarian. This will give u the DVM and you can work as a general practitioner. If you want to specialize (ie. exotics, surgery, pathology, internal medicine, etc) you need to make an extra year of internship. Like the clinical school, but you have more responsibilities than the vet students. Then you have anywhere from 2-5 yrs of residency to become board certified in the area you want to specialize. Is a lot of schooling. My opinion, the sooner the better... that way you can actually start enjoying your life soon! and those students that are senior vet students and 1-2 yrs younger than the rest of us seem to have a blast bragging about it.... at least, they annoyed me and I envied them :-)