What steps do you have to take in high school in order to graduate from college in 3 years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is at RPI. If he wanted, he could graduate in 3 years with a math major. They allow a max of 30 credits from co-curricular and AP tests. DC received 30, including a year from his 5 on BC Calculus, another semester from his co-curricular Maxtrix (linear) algebra and multivariable calculus. He received a year for his 5 on both the AP Phycisc C tests. A semester each from his 5s on AP Bio and AP Chem.

He is planning on double majoring, but hasn't decided yet between two interests. If he chooses physics, he could graduatea semster early. If he chooses his other interest, it will take the full four years.

I know others who have been able to graduate a semster year from Georgia Tech, UNC, Purdue and UVA.

So the advice is to take very, very hard classes and get 5s on all the AP exams. Then limit your major choice to a good fit, and not to what you really want to do.

Kudos to ythis ur kid, PP. That is quite an accomplishment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took 14 AP classes and graduated from an Ivy in 3 years with a major and a minor. Would do again. But warning: it's hard to manage from a job hunt and social perspective. If I had to do it again, I would take a year of absence in the middle vs. graduating early.

Good advice, but be sure that this doesn't screw up any merit aid before following it. Different schools treat merit aid differently.