Skipping a year of high school is different from skipping an elementary or middle school class. Avoiding a year of high school means graduating early, if you have all the required credits for your baccalaureate program. In fact, you will be able to graduate first according to the number of credits obtained throughout your academic career.
Steps
Step 1. Talk to your faculty advisor or tutor
Ask if it is possible to graduate early and if there have been others in the past who have already done so. This will help you develop a plan and understand exactly what you need to do to graduate early.
Step 2. Ask if you can attend parallel facilities in which to take classes (eg the conservatory) while you are enrolled in high school
These frequencies could count towards a college degree or high school diploma.
Step 3. Find out if there are exams similar to the California High School Proficiency Exam or GED
The latter is used by high school students (California) to earn a legal equivalent of an "early" baccalaureate, which allows them to enter university a few years earlier than usual.
Step 4. Consider studying at home or online
You may be able to skip a year or more if you follow a self-training path.
Step 5. Find out what your high school requires to graduate
- How many credits do you need?
- What credits do you need, e.g. science, Italian, languages, mathematics, history, etc.?
Step 6. Evaluate how many credits you could earn over the summer
- Each US school district has its own bylaws. Some have two baccalaureate sessions for each summer, some with one class available for each session, others with two. In Italy, the Ministry decides the supplementary sessions.
- Find out which courses are offered during the summer school. It will probably be foreign languages and computer science. You can probably get these credits in the summer months and take courses not offered in the summer during the school year. Summer school can also be a way to earn additional credits by taking a car driving license or the ECDL.
- Some school districts only offer remedial classes during the summer. Ask if there is another school district nearby where extra courses can be taken.
- If your advisor does not know any other districts, ask him to contact a colleague for specific information. You can also ask other school complexes on your own.
- You can probably start taking high school summer prep classes during the summer leading up to your freshman year. Make an appointment for a meeting with the school tutor in the early summer to develop a plan.
- Remember that attending some summer school can be expensive. You should discuss the financial burden with your parents and plan ahead.
Step 7. Find out if you can take online courses
Many school districts offer online high school courses. You will probably have to pay a fee.
Verify (by having it put in writing by your school) that the courses you wish to take are recognized by your school district
Step 8. Consider what type of course you plan to take before deciding to attend summer school or online
Depending on your strengths, some courses you will be able to take better in person so that a teacher can offer you personal guidance and answer all your questions.
Step 9. Consider the prerequisites
Prerequisites can prevent you from taking higher-level classes, so you need to determine if you can get around those requirements. For example, mathematical analysis requires that you have already studied algebra. You could avoid a class if you can prove to the school that you have already learned that content, either on your own or at your summer school.
Step 10. Ask the tutor to review your progress on a regular basis
Step 11. Investigate the course requirements for the faculty you intend to attend
For example, many universities require four years of a foreign language. If foreign languages are not taught during summer school or online, you may need to learn them on your own to prove proficiency in that language at the university.
Step 12. Keep your grades high
For the most part, high schools have few extra credits in their program, while graduating earlier requires more credits than usual.
Advice
- Try not to spend time in the study room or after school. It does not provide any credit, and instead you could take a course to earn several.
- Don't overload yourself with work. Remember that you are taking a large amount of intensive classes. You may have to sacrifice some very difficult lessons by choosing a simpler school. You certainly don't want to spend another year at school just to repeat a super difficult subject! Choose the easier option if necessary.
- Look for subjects that will meet your needs without risking retreating or failing because they are too difficult. Don't worry about your friends laughing at you because you are studying less difficult subjects: you will see that they will not laugh anymore when they are matured and you are already finished!
- If you go to a private school or a smaller high school you may not have many summer options. Take a look at the big high schools in your city: more students usually mean more chances for summer courses.
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Do not joke: don't talk too much!
- Ask to be able to attend college-level courses in the evening. Not only will you be able to take your baccalaureate early, but you will be able to earn college credit that will allow you to graduate earlier. Many schools have agreements with local universities for those high school students who wish to participate. In some US states, including California, Minnesota, and Washington, courses of less than 11 credits are offered each semester without having to pay tuition.
- Ask to take the final exams. Some American states, for example, have pilot programs that allow you to pass higher education subject by subject. California has the C. H. S. P. E. with which you can obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma if you pass it with sufficient marks.
Warnings
- Check your school district's policy.
- Talk about everything with the parent / guardian: they are required to participate in this educational and cultural process of yours.
