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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And you don't see the difference between an applicant who is older because they have gained life experience and an applicant who is a senior in high school as a 19 year old because their parents didn't think they could hack it in kindergarten?[/quote]

I don't think colleges will care that much. The fact that a kid is turning 19 senior year, most likely during second semester or in the summer after, is not going to bother colleges that much. There has always been some variation in the age kids are when they apply to college. A couple of decades ago, one of my freshman year roommates was from Hong Kong and turned 20 shortly after the start of our freshman year. My college didn't care that she was a year or two older than most of the other freshmen. She was paying full freight.

The kid who is a little older is likely to be more mature and will probably need less handholding and support. A more mature freshman is less likely to do dumb things and cause the college trouble and cost them money. It's a plus for the college to enroll kids who are a little older. 
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