[Brains?]

I just turned 17 a few days ago and, hopefully, I'll be heading to UL in september! So, no, i dont think your too young!

I think it can be a big advantage being young heading off to college because, as mentioned above, your finished at a young age and have the options to continue your education or jump straight into looking for a job!

And i think if you're mature enough to ask the question in the first place and think about the future you're definatily old enough and mature enough for college!

[Sarah93]

17 is not too to go to college. I am 18 ( I didn't turn 18 until the VERY end of April this year, just before the exams!) now and going into my second year. Yes, many people are 18/19 when they go but I personally felt I was ready. Concerning nights out etc. I wouldn't worry at all, I just borrowed one off my sister or my friend whenever I needed it (as long as they have the same hair/skin colour as you it'll be fine) and there will be people on every course that prefer to not go out drinking. Seeing as you will be 18 in December, you'll still have the second semester to go out with course-mates etc. easily. Frankly, it makes no difference if your 17, 18, 19 or even 30+ going into college as long as you enjoy yourself and feel that you are ready.

[kahf1_01]

I'm 17, I will be 18 the day I start college. I really think I'm way to young for college, I've been advised for doing a PLC, anyone any advice.

[Exothermic]

Originally Posted by kahf1_01

I'm 17, I will be 18 the day I start college. I really think I'm way to young for college, I've been advised for doing a PLC, anyone any advice.

What?!? That's ridiculous 18 is the ideal age to start college. It's your choice really, if you're just taking a year out to become more mature I'd recommend a full time job instead. It would make more sense.
The decision is yours. Why exactly do you think you're too young?

[RHunce]

I'm 18 now and will be 19 starting University.

Most people in my class are the same. Personally I think that's a good age to start as you have done the six years of school, gotten all it has to offer you and then it's time to move on.

[randylonghorn]

Originally Posted by Platinum2010

That's Bull if you ask me ! No college authority is stupid enough to take on a guy who's barely just began puberty

It has happened in America.

It's NOT a good idea in my personal opinion, no matter how much of a wunderkind the individual is.

Kids should be allowed to be kids, and teenagers should be allowed to be teenagers, and they should be allowed to go to college at roughly the same age as their peers and have a bit of fun (as well as doing the work! )

And all this is taking us a fair bit away from the question the OP posed ...

[Oenone]

Originally Posted by GSI

Yeah well I'm 14 just finished the LC. My brother Is 12 and has just got a comfirmed offer from Cambridge in the post.

It's true <3 Don't wallow in the steam of your own vitriol, it's unattractive and boring.
But he's in the American system, so perhaps it is different.

[kahf1_01]

I didn't TY, while nearly everyone in college has. anyone know the benefit of doing PLC

[Exothermic]

Originally Posted by kahf1_01

I didn't TY, while nearly everyone in college has. anyone know the benefit of doing PLC

That's not true. Many, many people going into college haven't done TY. I go to quite a big school, there's about 180 people in my year, just about half of them didn't do TY. A year of TY when you're 16 years old doesn't prepare you for college. Some people I know who did TY are rather immature and it's actually some of the younger people who are the most independent.
You're your own person. Do whichever you feel is right but in my opinion, most people adjust very quickly within the first couple weeks of college.

[bluewolf]

Originally Posted by randylonghorn

It has happened in America.

It's NOT a good idea in my personal opinion, no matter how much of a wunderkind the individual is.

Kids should be allowed to be kids, and teenagers should be allowed to be teenagers, and they should be allowed to go to college at roughly the same age as their peers and have a bit of fun (as well as doing the work! )

And all this is taking us a fair bit away from the question the OP posed ...

The problem, randy, is that some kids are genuinely miserable if they're not intellectually stimulated. Everyone talks about the social side of things, and it's quite important, but so is the academic side.
And if they're a kid who can go to uni at a young age, I am making a guess that it's fairly likely they would be miserable being kept back.

[kahf1_01]

Originally Posted by Exothermic

That's not true. Many, many people going into college haven't done TY. I go to quite a big school, there's about 180 people in my year, just about half of them didn't do TY. A year of TY when you're 16 years old doesn't prepare you for college. Some people I know who did TY are rather immature and it's actually some of the younger people who are the most independent.
You're your own person. Do whichever you feel is right but in my opinion, most people adjust very quickly within the first couple weeks of college.

Thanks for the advice. I'll ponder over it during summer, hopefully I will change my mind. A bit of travel and work should be the right tonic.

[triseke]

Being young in college is not the end of the world. People will become friends with you for your personality, not your age.

Frankly, I was shocked when i found out one of my friends is going to be 19 this year. Im 24 and always assumed she was the same age as me!

College is awesome guys. Join clubs and societies, and try not to worry about not being able to go out. That is never as a big an issue as it seems!

[randylonghorn]

Originally Posted by bluewolf

The problem, randy, is that some kids are genuinely miserable if they're not intellectually stimulated. Everyone talks about the social side of things, and it's quite important, but so is the academic side.
And if they're a kid who can go to uni at a young age, I am making a guess that it's fairly likely they would be miserable being kept back.

Oh, I agree entirely re: the need for intellectual stimulus, bluey, I'd just advocate for better ways of providing that stimulus than dumping them in with 17/18 year old undergraduates at 13/14. It's not even about the social side, except as part of a wider process, it's about giving them a chance to mature emotionally and personally at a normal rate, given that advanced intellectual development doesn't always go hand in hand with advanced personal and inter-personal development.

I've met one or two of these wonderkinds (as adults) in my time, and I wouldn't have given them high marks for their social skills (admittedly, one or two is not a valid statistical sample! )

[bluewolf]

Originally Posted by randylonghorn

Oh, I agree entirely re: the need for intellectual stimulus, bluey, I'd just advocate for better ways of providing that stimulus than dumping them in with 17/18 year old undergraduates at 13/14. It's not even about the social side, except as part of a wider process, it's about giving them a chance to mature emotionally and personally at a normal rate, given that advanced intellectual development doesn't always go hand in hand with advanced personal and inter-personal development.

I've met one or two of these wonderkinds (as adults) in my time, and I wouldn't have given them high marks for their social skills (admittedly, one or two is not a valid statistical sample! )

I hope I don't come across as unsociable, randy!!

[randylonghorn]

No, not especially!

Why, what age did you go to Uni at? 0_o


(So glad now that I put in that last line disclaimer!! )