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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have not read all of this thread but I am a woman who was essentially red-shirted. I missed the school cutoff by a few days. Where I grew up, most parents with kids in my position sent their kid to private school for one year, and then switched them back to public so they could start "on time." My parents did not. I was always on the old range for my classes, and when I grew up and went to an elite college (actually elite, HYPS) I was significantly older than many of my classmates who were "advanced" for their ages. I'm a full 18 months older than some of my college classmates. I wish now that my parents had started me on time. In the grand scheme of things it's not a huge deal, but just adding that to this convo if it hasn't been said already. [/quote]

How old were you when you graduated HS?

At my top 10 college we had a wide range of ages -- people who skipped 1-2 years of school, people who took a gap year. Different states had different cut-off months. It didn't seem like a big deal at all and I was one of the youngest.

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I was 18 and a half. It was weird to start college with people who had just turned 17. Like I said, in the grand scheme of things it's not a huge deal. But didn't seem like this perspective had been offered. [/quote]

If they had just turned 17 when they started college then they skipped a year at some point. So they were also outliers. 
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My son will turn 18 two or three weeks after he starts college.  To me, that is the normal age and it makes no sense to have him start senior year at 18, college basically at 19.

I don't get why you'd hold a child back.  Work with your kids and prepare them.  (and yes, I have a child with SN/delays and that is no excuse and if anything they should go, especially for parents who do no outside therapies and only use the school system - if you are not doing outside therapies and can afford them, then your kid cannot be that bad off or as a good parent you'd do more for them to help them).[/quote]

“I didn’t redshirt! That’s CHEATING!”

“Anyway, here’s my kid’s schedule of private therapies, school-based speech therapy, social skills group, his medical reports detailing his trips to the developmental pediatrician since age 12 months, twice weekly tutoring, his IEP, and his 504 plan. He’ll be 17 when he starts college. I’m such a great parent!”[/quote]

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