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[quote=Anonymous]Most "top" colleges will make it difficult to gradate early by using high school/AP/community college credits. My Ivy school allowed your APs to place out of required introductory courses and go right into the intermediary courses (but you still had to take an exam before you placed out), but they did not contribute to the number of credits needed to graduate (each school calculates classes differently but think of it as 8 classes per year, 32 classes needed to graduate, you need 32 "credits" to graduate).

I did know of a few kids who by taking extra courses over the summer and loading up on five courses a semester instead of four, graduated a semester early.

At age 13 it is way too early to be thinking about graduating from college early. You have no idea how your son will perform in high school. Already thinking of the AP classes? Don't jump the gun.

But developing a strategic plan for handling college is still sensible. Just keep all the options open. For example, if you are already confident of your son's academic performance and have realistic expectations that he will be an excellent student with great grades and scores, then also look at the merit scholarship options at lesser/midlevel schools. Quite a few parents on here have had children whose kids got substantial merit aid at out of state private colleges that made those schools cheaper than going in-state. Or doing community college for 1-2 years and transferring to the flagship. Do lots and lots of research and apply widely. Don't fall into the trap of thinking you must do this now and only this route for the next nine years.

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