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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Is the state college you're going to prestigious? If not, then the age thing really won't be an issue. At private and/or prestigious college, the vast majority of students start right of high school and graduate in 4 years. It's extremely rare for students at those college to be older of younger than the norm, because those schools are highly unlikely to allow high-school students to concurrently take classes at their university, or accept AP credits or community college credits. They're also highly unlikely to accept older students who've taken time off after high school, so very few students would be younger than 21 or older than 22 at the graduation ceremony.

It isn't like that at mediocre state colleges though. They sometimes let high school students take classes there and get an early start on their degree, and are far more generous about AP credits and community college credits taken in high school. So you'll have classmates as much as 3 years younger than you. However, students who didn't go to college right away or are pursuing another degree are also more likely to go to mediocre state college, so you'll have older classmates as well. I'd say that your classmates will be anywhere from 3 years younger than you to 2 years older than you, so you'll "fit in" just fine.[/quote]

How did you manage to find this post from April?[/quote]

And it's not true.  Gap year and/or deferred admission while the student does some incredible thing is common enough at elite institutions. These are not cookie cutter kids.  pp is likely the op who is likely an anti-red shirting crusader.[/quote]

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