Spend the extra year doing detailed searches for (and interviewing with) potential faculty advisors at top undergraduate institutions. Odds are, you'll land a

Spend the extra year doing detailed searches for (and interviewing with) potential faculty advisors at top undergraduate institutions. Odds are, you'll land a great undergrad research opportunity that will pull you away from the monotony of academic undergrad life. Further, take those AP classes and more importantly, take the exams! The top scores (that you'll hopefully earn) will allow you to opt out of the overcrowded and over-simplistic "basic" university courses.