DS skipped two grades and will be graduating at age 16. He is applying now to Princeton at age 15. He has a competitive application. However, we are aware that elite universities have no incentives to accept young students who are unpredictable when they can have their pick from older/mature students. Do admissions look at age? If so, would it be better to be proactive and mention it in the "share any information you think we should know" section? I told my DS to mention it but I'm not sure if that was good advice. Here�s my thinking: They will probably notice his age from the birthdate anyway so instead of leaving it to chances, it might actually help to directly address it and defend it. Or should he not mention it and hope that admissions will not notice his age? Anyone here have any experience with this?
