U of MI Age?

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Unless you are certifiable genius and have nothing left to learn in HS, I always caution all students who are interested in pursuing higher education or future grad programs about graduating early. And this is why -

In this uber hyper-competitive college admissions environment where up to 50% more applications are steered toward the top 50 schools, there is heightened complexities for all applicants and your chances of even getting in to a target school are dubious at best.

So if you a graduate year earlier, the colleges are selecting from a pool of applicants that will in most cases have more course rigor (APs, IBs, college courses), more depth and breadth of ECs (more competition wins and higher leadership roles), better recommendations (due to a longer relationship with counselors/teachers), and possibly higher test scores ( because the were able to take more SAT or ACT actual tests.) This puts you at a disadvantage straight out of the horse race to the finish.

The other problem is that you will enter your Freshman class with less chronological maturity that your peers which may or may not have an impact on your social experience at college. College is a place where adulting starts and if you not quite ready to be independent from your family, often making that adjustment takes a big toll on your person so keep that in mind. Not everyone is going to be happy in a non-structured environment where you have to wake up on your own, get to dining halls to eat your meals, walk to classes from your dorm, manage every hour of your day, manage your work/play balance and get enough sleep with out the caring intervention of parents or guardians there to catch you when you fall.

The 2 viable options I recommend you do is 1.) stick it out in order to get the best possible outcome on your college application. or 2.) apply in the fall to a PG program at a top boarding school and graduate early.

I'm a PG boarder at Deerfield Academy. I arrived here backwards because I already was admitted to Columbia U. prior to applying. But I felt insecure for my health during COVID-19 and didn't want to be stuck in my dorm doing online classes. So I decided to take a gap year. I already had 100% of all the graduation requirements prior to attending Deerfield. So there was no downside risk. This experience has been a gift to myself because I met many wonderful teachers, admin. and students that will be better friends than I met during 12 years of public school in a very affluent zip code. The course rigor was certainly harder than taking APs at my old school but I enjoyed the process of learning in a small class setting with 8-12 peers in a Socratic style. Some classes I took were tutorials were you had only 1 other student and the teacher and you had to make oral arguments. Bottom line is that I live in a dorm, I eat in dining halls, I got to class and study hall, I do my ECs and athletics and I learned to live away from home for a year. I feel completely prepared for starting my freshman year at Columbia and will no doubt not be stressed about being in a pressure cooker with lots of other high achieving people around me. It's not for everyone, but for those who are not happy with high school or feel they missed out on a large chuck of HS because of COVID, it's a way to get back some missed HS experiences and rights of passage like going to dances, plays, concerts, prom and athletic games at school.

Good luck.

So this is a situation I am currently facing. The answer depends on several factors. However, I do believe the University of Michigan does accept minors. However, some contingencies may apply. Your best option is to look on their website for contact information and then call or email them your questions.