<p>It's not about my grades or my scores or my EC's I am worried about.
I have a 94 unweighted average, a 2360 SAT, an 800 on SAT US History, a 35 ACT, 5's on all three of my AP tests, a job, and a few club leaderships. I am definitely not worried about my stats. </p>
<p>However, I went to a mental help center, nearby where I live. I took a small disorder test and the results were:</p>
<p>Paranoid: Very High
Schizoid: High
Schizotypal: High
Antisocial: High
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: Very High
Narcissistic: Very High
Avoidant: Very High
Dependent: High
Obsessive-Compulsive: High</p>
<p>The professionals, there, told me that this is just a small tests, somewhat similar to an online test, and at this moment, little treatment could help. They say that it can also be temporary, because of all the stress in high school. They said that if I really feel that I have a problem, then I should be waitlisted to see a doctor at the center. If I really have these problems for real that should or can I go to college and survive?</p>
<p>The test seems worthless, something to be ignored. I don’t know why a mental health center would give you anything like that. Saying this as someone who used to be a clinical psychologist.</p>
<p>There’s no indication that you have mental health problems that would prevent your going to college. </p>
<p>If you feel stressed and troubled, then get on the waitlist for help. However, getting or needing mental health assistance doesn’t mean one can’t go to college. Heck, colleges have counseling centers to help students who need help.</p>
<p>I am very suspicious about a local mental health center that gives a 17 or 18 y.o. who walks through the door a brief paper and pencil test and then has the friendly secretary give this kind of inflamatory feed-back – Hey, kid, you’re paranoid and schizoid and avoidant and God knows what else, and if you want to talk to a mental health professional, you should get on the wait list, bye-bye! Oh, and by the way, the test we just gave you is kinda sorta meaningless and small, so ignore what I just told you about everything under the sun being wrong with you, see ya.</p>
<p>This is not the way legitimate mental health clinics operate. This is not a legitimate way to use psychological tests, and probably not a respectable test. OP, are you sure this is an authentic, licensed mental health clinic? Listen to NSM – ignore the test. If you are, in fact, feeling very upset or unhappy (about something other than the feedback from the test) definitely find yourself some counseling, perhaps at a different clinic that your school counselor or family doctor recommends. And even if you’re feeling A-OK, it would probably put your mind at ease to talk with a genuine, licensed mental health professional about the test itself and your experience receiving this bizarre, off the wall feedback.</p>
<p>Just wanted to add, if the test results were valid – which they are not – of course treatment would help, and legitimate clinicians would have an obligation to talk to you about what kind of treatment would be useful and where to find it if their clinic couldn’t provide it. The idea of giving a young person that information and telling the person that treatment won’t help is just ridiculous.</p>