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Should I Try to Start Highschool Early?
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RE: Should I Try to Start Highschool Early?

Also, why can't you homeschool? If it's because of parents, maybe you could demonstrate what you're capable of doing on your own with resources like the above and persuade them to let you continue after the summer, then say in a year seek to go from homeschooling to high school if that's what you want.

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