Thread: I really don't want to be forced to wait a whole year before college and be far behind my age-appropriate peers
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Re: I really don't want to be forced to wait a whole year before college and be far behind my age-appropriate peers - December 23rd 2015, 08:04 AM
It's a big problem for me because under that scenario, my classmates won't be my chronological peers. If my birthday fell in like August or September (on the younger end of a grade level) then I could probably manage it, but I'm born in April.

I should be entering freshman year of college at age 18 and turning 19 in April of that year. If I had to wait a year, I'll be 20 during my freshman year. I'll be 20 while most everyone else is 17-19. Those aren't my chronological peers and it would look an awful lot like I failed a grade. It would make me look like I'm dumb because I'm not in the grade level I should be in with my same-age peers.