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I don't think you should leave early. Think of it this way, you'll be in the "real world" from approximately age 25 through the rest of your life, getting there one year sooner doesn't really do anything for you, and in the big picture senior year of high school is a really unique time in your life. Enjoy it.

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Having an extra year of time relative to your age group might help you decide to get an advanced degree after college, and you never know what that can lead to. For example, I was committed to getting a master's degree after I graduated college a year early because of the perception of "free" time. That has led to my current career path as a security researcher, which wasn't a serious possibility before I started grad school.

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