Admission with a GED and hopefully good ACT and SAT scores

Applying to College
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<p>Hey Everyone. So I had a troubled childhood. My parents were working all the time and never had time for my brother and I and we eventually both dropped out of high school. My brother dropped out of high school freshmen year and I did soft-more year although I repeated freshmen year so technically I wasn't even a soft-more. It's not that we aren't smart kids. We're both very polite and bright kids, we were just lost. Bad parenting.</p>

<pre><code> I lost that high school experience, I know some people think that high school was the worst and didn't like it. A lot of my friends did enjoy it and I think there are plenty of good memories and experiences people got out of high school. I should have gone back to high school when I got the chance but didn't and instead took my GED. 

    So now I've got my head together. I know what I want to do and that is go to a University to get a four year college experience. I know that probably the recommended route would be to go to Community College for 2 years and transfer but it really means a lot to me to go to a Four Year University and that's what I'd really like to do if possible.

    So I won't have any transcripts to send with my college application. With that being so, do you think it's possible to be accepted. I know they want high school transcripts. My GED scores are probably a bit below average but I can take them again. I also was planning to take my SAT and ACT. So maybe I can get into a SAT prep course ( Price won't matter, my parents are willing to pay) and can knock out all three tests and hopefully do really good. Would having good results on all three of those tests give me a chance to be accepted into a four year?

     I was also wondering if  I'd maybe have a better chance of being accepted to a four year if I applied to In-state ones. I really have had sort of a tragic life. My parents became millionaires, we had so much stuff; a huge mansion full of all sorts of material things but lacking..love. Now my parents have lost everything as have I. So maybe I can tell that story on my Application letter. 

     I know that it'd probably be easier to go to a community college and then transfer. When I saw that I missed out on high school it became a regret that makes me feel bad but if i can go to a four year college and get that college experience it'll make up for it and it's really what I want.

      I'm 21. I just moved to Florida but was living in California for the last 2 years.My parents have money to pay for my school tuition so that wouldn't be a problem. How do I make this work for me?

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<p>Pick up the phone. Make an appointment with the admissions office at the closest public university, and go speak with whoever is in charge of applicants there who have a GED. You need to know if you can be admitted at all. Where your parents live will probably determine your residency status for tuition and fees, so ask about that.</p>

<p>Do the same at the closest community college, and at any private college/university that you are interested in. That will help you determine which institutions are worth targeting when you do begin to apply.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>