I know Uni isn’t seen to be a social school but I think skipping a grade can really hurt future social skills. I didn’t skip, and while my two years at Franklin may not have been the most academically challenging they opened me up to numerous cultures and issues, and I had a lot of fun. Writing college essays I built on the experiences I had in seventh grade, and yes maybe I was exposed to “negative influences” but it was a real world situation. I see Uni as basically its own population, a sheltered academic one at that, and I know many kids who have little real world knowledge, or basic common sense. Unless these kids attend some small, Uni-like college they are going to experience these so called “negative influences” someday. I think interviews should be in place for all kids applying because no matter how smart you are if you can’t communicate your ideas effectively with other people you won’t have a very good chance at success later in life.
I know Uni isn’t seen to
I know Uni isn’t seen to be a social school but I think skipping a grade can really hurt future social skills. I didn’t skip, and while my two years at Franklin may not have been the most academically challenging they opened me up to numerous cultures and issues, and I had a lot of fun. Writing college essays I built on the experiences I had in seventh grade, and yes maybe I was exposed to “negative influences” but it was a real world situation. I see Uni as basically its own population, a sheltered academic one at that, and I know many kids who have little real world knowledge, or basic common sense. Unless these kids attend some small, Uni-like college they are going to experience these so called “negative influences” someday. I think interviews should be in place for all kids applying because no matter how smart you are if you can’t communicate your ideas effectively with other people you won’t have a very good chance at success later in life.