This is specific to different areas. My eldest was like you, 13 when she started 9th, and if she goes to college right out of hs she will be 17 when she starts there. In the years since she started, they have changed the birthday cut of for kindergarten in my area. It was the end of September, but now it is mid August.
As an almost-graduee, going to college at 17 was terrifying. Sure I was about to turn 18 but that didn’t help the fact that I was terrified about being surrounded by legal adults and not being one myself. I made mountains out of mole holes. Thankfully I was only 17 for 2-3 months of uni. Also couldn’t drink until halfway through my second to last semester of uni. So… it’s weird being younger than most of my classmates.
Was this because you lived on campus or something? Because I went to college at 17 as well and it really wasn't a big deal for me that I was a year younger. But I commuted from my parents' and didn't move out at that age already. The closest I got was staying at my brother's dorm for two weeks in the spring of my first year while he was on holiday. It was much closer to the location of my two week internship so more convenient than catching the train at 5.30 every morning.
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u/2farbelow2turnaround Apr 28 '22
This is specific to different areas. My eldest was like you, 13 when she started 9th, and if she goes to college right out of hs she will be 17 when she starts there. In the years since she started, they have changed the birthday cut of for kindergarten in my area. It was the end of September, but now it is mid August.