Do colleges consider age for admissions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child turned 17 a few weeks after starting college. Zero impact.

+1. My kid turned 18 late first semester of freshman year and found out there were several kids turning 18 even later than that.

The only differences I noticed, they were too young for any first semester abroad programs in Europe (one college admission decision offered a spring start and you could attend community college or a Verto program abroad first semester) and for ghe college they selected I had to sign some sort of waiver form in the orientation paperwork because they were under 18.

[Anonymous]

My daughter's roommate graduated from high school at 16 and began college about a month after turning 17. She is incredibly motivated and is doing great!

[Anonymous]

Statistically older students are overrepresented at elite schools.

[Anonymous]

Seems normal, our school cutoff is Dec 31. So any kids born in the Nov/Dec range will be applying at 16, starting school at 17.