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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You do realize that “on time” Seniors are also 18, right?[/quote]

My on time kid will be 17 for the entirety of Senior year because her birthday is in August. On time kids with birthdays in the spring will spend most of the year at 17.

Only on time kids with fall and early winter birthdays will be 18 for the majority of senior year.

This actually is something we considered when deciding whether to redshirt our August birthday kid. She was VERY ready for kindergarten (socially, emotionally, and academically) so the decision was weighted in that direction, but we also thought about what it would mean being the youngest through puberty and into and through high school. One thing that helped us decide was that we know a number of kids who have taken gap years before going to college and doing well. So we know that will be an option if she gets to senior year and just doesn't feel ready for college. This felt like a better solution than holding her back.[/quote]

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