<p>okay so i am a senior and
i would really like to get into a GOOD college
but here are some setbacks</p>
<li>last transcript i received i had a 3.0 and number 400 out of 596 or so</li>
<li>i havent taken the SAT and ACT and will be in oct.<br></li>
<li>i wasnt that involved with school activities but i am in the community</li>
<li>i took a couple of APs but bombed the test</li>
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<p>am i screwed and should stay for tech school or community college?
or do i have hope?</p>
<p>im not stupid…i just didnt work hard</p>
<p>Well, even if you don't go to a "good college," you can always transfer after you do well your first year. I don't know what else you do at school, but I wouldn't say you're completely screwed...</p>
<p>transferring never occurred to me
but that is a good idea</p>
<p>thank you!</p>
<p>unfortunately, not working hard is a problem with college admins</p>
<p>i would def try and emphasize the community involvement you had.
and work hard on your sat</p>
<p>best of luck.
also, try and boost your grades during the first semester of your senior year (this will help with showing positive grade trends- that are important!)</p>
<p>when you read these boards you'd think only the <em>best</em> kids have a shot at college. Fact is, outside of the 100 or so colleges most in demand, the rest admit the majority if not most of their applicants! That means there are thousands of colleges out there for you to consider. You're just going to get discouraged if you keep reading this forum, where a school that is ranked at #7 or so in the entire country is dismissed as "not worth going to".</p>
<p>There is a book you should get and read this summer, called "Admission Matters". A link to the book website is <a href="http://www.admissionmatters.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissionmatters.com/</a> and you should read the sample chapter they have posted right away.</p>
<p>The truth is you have hundreds of good choices, and you're in the drivers seat. Read thru the book I mentioned above and learn how to figure out what colleges would be right for you, then apply.</p>
<p>Also I want to add that applying to a school with the idea of transferring is seldom a good idea. College is more than just getting a diploma from a "name-brand" school. Its getting to know profs who can give you guidance and advice, making friends, growing and learning. Ask anyone who's transferred and they'll tell you that when you come into a school where people already have their circle of friends its much harder to build a set than it was frosh year when everyone was in the same boat. </p>
<p>Transferring from a 4-year is worth considering when you realize you make a mistake in your choice of college, you find out you can't afford it anymore, etc. But it should be turned to as a last resort, not the plan all along (IMHO).</p>