Applying to colleges in the second semester of my senior year?

Applying to College
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@Heyxyz

You could apply to University of Alabama-Huntsville. They only require three units of math, they participate in Yellow Ribbon, and you qualify for a 67% tuition discount with your stats. They take applications until August 1.

I don’t know about their business programs but i do know that Huntsville has gobs of opportunities for engineers so i think there would be good business co-op and internship opportunities as well.

If you are strapped for cash you could try calling the admissions office and request an application fee waiver. can’t hurt to ask. anyway, if they say no the application fee is only $30. the application is very simple to fill out and I am 100% certain you will get accepted, probably within a week or so. have your GC send your HS transcript ASAP and also send your SAT.

http://www.uah.edu/
http://www.uah.edu/news/campus/uah-supports-student-veterans-by-boosting-its-participation-in-the-yellow-ribbon-program

now you might decide to gap year, or go to CC, or apply somewhere else. but right now you don’t have anywhere to attend in the Fall. however, if you apply to UAH today, then in a week or so you will have at least someplace you can go that should be very affordable. so for a very small cost (or no cost if they give you an app fee waiver) you can very soon have some peace of mind that you have somewhere you can go to college.

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While Clemson does continue to take applications until May 1, I can tell you that students with stats higher than yours have been waitlisted, deferred or bridged this year . You may be better served to look at a different option. That said. It’s an easy application and if you’re willing to spend the application fee, you never know.

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@Wien2NC do u know if UAH needs a car? I called, and they implied that student may need to move off campus, 2nd year, & then the apt is too far (so needs a car)

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If you take a gap year do not take any community college classes. You’d miss put on all kinds of scholarships.
You could apply to CityYear Which is selective but Oils provide you with a stipend and a scholarship at the end, to compliment your GiBill.
Some colleges are still accepting applications but I’m not sure about their financial aid.
Truman State is a great suggestion.

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hi @2sunny

the UAH website says on-campus housing is both required and guaranteed for freshmen and sophomores

if someone has a 34 ACT and gets the 4-year housing scholarship, I guess that mean they would get to live on campus a 4 years

i don’t know if you have to live off campus junior and senior year, but if you do, that gives you two years to figure out some options.

get a bike or moped
carpool with someone and pay for the gas
use Lyft or Uber
get a locker at the fitness center and plan to stay at campus all day
get a p/t job and save up enough to get a cheap car

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Check more into the exact benefits of the GI bill and yellow ribbon. And also residency for active military. My sisters family is military and from what she has told me the benefits also provide a monthly housing stipend for college. My understanding is that for yellow ribbon schools it really is a full ride or close to it.

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You actually have a lot of choices but you must act quickly if you want to enroll for Fall 2017.

Some universities that are respectable, appropriate for your stats, still accepting applications*, and likely to admit you, with “unlimited” YRP benefits:

You’d have a good number of peers there:
Colorado State (Fort Collins)
St Michael’s
Gustavus Adolphus
Florida State
Augustana College Illinois (not unlimited, but they have good scholarships you can combine with YR)
Illinois Wesleyan (same idea as above, perhaps less generous)
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago
Central College IA
Drake
Luther
ULouisville
Western Kentucky University/Honors College
Umass Lowell Honors College
Albion
Grand Valley State Honors
Hope
Truman State
Drury
Mizzou (apply to Honors)
UNebraska Lincoln (apply to Honors)
John Carroll
Ohio Wesleyan

Email Admissions at ALL universities above, saying something like “Hi, My name is… and I’m the child of a military officer/soldier/… Therefore I’ve moved to a new high school every year. I haven’t met a high school guidance counselor in … years and although I tried getting an appointment, it’s never focused on college guidance as much as making sure I was registered for courses toward graduation. Therefore I thought if I completed courses for graduation I’d be set for college. I did learn about the SAT on my own and took it this Winter (score: …) I’m now a senior and as friends receive their acceptances, I realize that my guidance counselor never brought up college and since I’m first generation I didn’t really know I had to worry about it last Fall. My GPA is … and I’ve got the GIBill and want to participate in Yellow Ribbon at your college. Can I still apply? Can I still finance my studies there through YR? Thank you. Sincerely, … …”

You may or may not receive an answer, and even if they reply if may be to say “it’s too late”.

You’d be a top applicant there:
Hamline
Cal Lutheran
LaVerne
Georgia Perimeter (CC with pre engineering program to get into GATech)
Lindenwood U (MO)
McKendree
McDaniel
Salisbury
UMass Lowell
Grand Valley State
Westminster
Drew
Alfred
Hartwick
Lemoyne
Niagara
Pace
SUNY Plattsburgh
Brevard
Ohio Northern
UToledo

Not unlimited, but you’d likely qualify for Barrett (which comes with its own scholarships) at ASU if you apply soon (check deadlines).

Past deadline, so contact them or plan for next year: USC; Pepperdine; UCR (very good deal!); UoPacific; Fairfield; Rollins; UMiami; Indiana-Bloomington; UKentucky; Goucher; Loyola Maryland; Brandeis; UMass Amherst; UMichigan; Clarkson; URochester; Vassar; Ithaca; Wooster

  • Beware of "for profit" institutes that will take your benefits but won't provide you with a usable degree (most grad schools/businesses won't consider these legit and will consider you have nothing more than a HS diploma if you have one of their degrees/certificates). They're not dedicated to educating you, they're dedicated to making money off of you, as is stated right in their name. All forprofits are happily registered with the YRP to take your money off of you.

** some have extended deadlines; some are rolling/still accepting… but CHECK as I’m working off my memory.

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Since you are a hi stats applicant I STRONGLY suggest you not graduate this year, and instead take Dual enrollment classes at a CC, if at all possible.That way you can gather great LOR’s from teachers and beef up your math education. That will make you an even more desirable applicant.
Or if that is NOT possible, take a gap year but do NOT enroll at a CC. Both options will give you an additional year to research colleges, and apply to those that offer merit scholarships[ which are reserved for Freshman applicants, and which often have early application deadlines], instead of just throwing applications at colleges at the last minute, especially since you have had no time to research them and where you may not be a good fit.
There is NO RUSH to find a college right now.
There are LOTS of great colleges in the US that you will be able to afford.
Take your time and come to CC to get any advise re: colleges and the whole college application process you need.
Thats what we are here for!

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@1Dreamer

What about in high school? If I do CC classes in senior year, am I screwed?

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As a former Army brat, I can see very easily how this can happen. I would not take a gap year. Apply to a community college or state directional (most would still be taking applications, well into July) that has a strong articulation agreement with a University that has an excellent business school in the Yellow Ribbon program. Maintain your good grades and take the math you’re missing as well as try to knock out your foreign language requirements and other gen ed requirements common to all schools (like freshman writing). This might take a little investigating, but concentrate on Texas and Illinois and whichever state your parents will go to next if they are moving soon.

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"What about in high school? If I do CC classes in senior year, am I screwed? "
NO, not as long as you have not graduated from HS.

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Do investigate the option of not graduating and staying one more year in high school wherever your father is sent next year (do outside already know?) to take that missing math class as well as any class classes colleges want to see in a strong applicant
(foreign language up to level 3 or 4, all three from biology chemistry physics, ap English language, 4 units if social science/history…)

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@RMNiMiTz - No, you’re fine. See post #30 by @menloparkmom . Sorry if I worried you. I was referring to the OP’s specific situation.

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Army mom here who will have a son using his dad’s GI Bill and his chosen university is a Yellow Ribbon Program school, so yes that means we pay instate rates. The GI bill covers the instate portion. Housing stipend takes care of room and board so any other fees will be very minimal for us thankfully.

With that being said some questions for you:

-Do you have 100% of your dad’s GI Bill benefit or are you sharing with your mom or siblings? You can use your portion til it runs out (so if less than 100% it’ll be less than 4 years so you’ll need money from elsewhere).

-Only look at schools with Yellow Ribbon and be sure to READ what they offer. Not all will offer it to all GI Bill students. Some will limit the total dollar amount and it’s first come first serve and others will limit it to certain colleges within the university (say nursing, business, law, etc) or to a certain total number. Also you will not be able to use the Yellow Ribbon unless you are actively using YOUR GI Bill.

-Your dad is a resident of one of the 50 states. Ask him and find out. It’s the state he pays his taxes in. Then investigate what that state offers for instate residents. Both FL and TX have good programs for residents especially for high stats ones.

-As for the math requirement, call the college you are interested in, explain your situation and ask if there is some kind of conditional acceptance or workaround. Not all schools require all four years of math, english, science or three/two years of foreign language. See what each school requires. You can quickly get this info in chart form by googling “common data set + name of college”. Page down til you find that chart.

-Yes many deadlines have passed but check the list mentioned above as there are still very good schools accepting applications (and be sure to double check their Yellow Ribbon programs or else you’ll have to take out loans or find another way to pay). Many private schools especially do not participate in it.

And lastly, sit down with your school counselor as they may have some advice as well. Good luck to you!

One other thing, are you on track for HS graduation and hitting all the requirements for your county/state? I know with all the moving around, some states are notorious for having state specific classes required for graduation (VA and TX are examples of this as they require their own state history classes to graduate). BUT since the passing of the Interstate Compact, military children are now exempt from those state specific classes if they had a comparable class in another state or in DODEA. There is a school liaison person at every military post who can help you navigate that if you happen to have trouble with those required classes and getting them off your to do list, so keep that in mind too!

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http://blog.prepscholar.com/colleges-with-rolling-admissions

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There are plenty of options with late application deadlines:

http://blog.prepscholar.com/colleges-with-late-application-deadlines-complete-list
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/applying-101/late-applications
http://time.com/money/3652370/best-colleges-late-application-deadline/

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For the record, all the colleges I listed I checked for YR benefits. Ulnless noted, they offer maximum, unlimited benefits.