The Early Entrance Experience

Testimonials From Those Who Have Lived It

Here you can find the words of students, parents, faculty and others talking about their experience with Early Entrance programs. What appears in this section are the unedited words of people who have participated or known participants in one of the Early Entrance programs that have been identified. Comments are evaluated before being made available, but it is not the policy of this site to censor opinions, and both positive and negative views will be represented.

The best way to get a feeling for early entrance is through the words of those who know it best, so please enjoy what you find here. If you have experiences in early entrance that you would like to share, then please take advantage of the testimonial submission form to tell your story.

The Testimonials have been grouped according to program:
9 Advanced Academy of Georgia
4 Bard High School Early College
3 Clarkson School Bridging Year
5 Early College at Guilford
8 Early Entry Program at CSULA
3 Early Honors Program
5 Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science
7 Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing
1 National Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
34 Program for the Exceptionally Gifted
7 Simon's Rock College of Bard
6 Texas Academy for Leadership in the Humanities
8 Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
4 Transition School and Early Entrance Program at UW
1 UW Academy for Young Scholars
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Our daughter Katherine, decided toward the end of her sophomore year of high school, that she wanted to attend the Advanced Academy. We live fairly close to Carrollton, and had been expecting her to take some courses at West Georgia in 11th and 12th grades. But to move away from home and live on campus at age 16 was a very different decision. We discussed this with her teachers, and principal, and they strongly encouraged us to consider this as a good choice for her. Our high school is excellent, but they felt that they she really needed more challenges. What ever fears that we had left were resolved by Pat Hughes, the administrator at the time, and Tim Hynes, VP and Don Wagner, Head of Honors. So the decision was made for her to enroll, and it was a decision we have never regretted. The Academy offered her so much. There were many enrichment activities--guest lecturers, special programs, etc. She was given the opportunity to develop in maturity and responsibility. She was active in Model UN, Quiz Bowl, Honors classes, Student Government and other aspects of student life. She took sponsored trips to New York, Chicago and other places. The staff members in the residence hall were wonderful. We had confidence that she would be more 'protected' and chaperoned than the regular students.

Academically, her advisors and professors were encouraging and stimulating. She was introduced to Latin, which seems to be her life's work at this point. She gained the confidence to move on to the Ivy League after graduation in 1999. She graduated from Brown University with honors, and now has a full scholarship to Yale for her PhD.

The students at the academy were varied, with many interests, backgrounds, talents. I was always impressed that each was nurtured and encouraged [... more]

- Mr. and Mrs. Wasdin, Parent
Advanced Academy of Georgia
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