<p>@artloversplus-I understand your point of view, but my intent in posting here was to see if you guys thought it possible for me to meet my stated goals if I can perform at a high level. If getting a 4.0 won’t get me where I want to go, then attempting to get there at all would be a waste of time and income. That being said, I have no doubts that I’m capable of getting those grades. I’m just trying to figure out if that even matters.</p>
<p>@dollarbill-I have actually looked into that a bit, but I’m not sure if my HS stats would get me in. The most selective school I was accepted at right out of HS was Emory, to give you an idea of my stats, but, given my relatively long absence (to them at least) from the world of education, I’m not sure I’d have much of a shot at the better foreign schools. One consideration I’ve had is to go to a CC in a state the promotes acceptance to their flagship school from in-state CC’s, but I’d have to look into the logistics of that a bit more to know whether or not it would be feasible.</p>
<p>@NovaLynnx-I’ve come to that realization, albeit grudgingly. One thing to note is that my stats aren’t necessarily all that representative of my performance, which is why I wish there was some sort of way to get a fresh start. I had a mediocre ~ 3.0 my first year, but my catastrophic second year-in which a late first-semester injury contributed to my failure of every class that semester, except one-a fluke-that I should have failed if the professor was paying attention, and withdrawal from all my classes the following semester. All that to say that, yeah, I wasn’t a very motivated student, but my complete failure was more due to not being in attendance at my finals than gross incompetence. Unfortunately, the system has no redress for a situation like mine.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the helpful advice everyone! I really and truly appreciate it!</p>