Colleges for HS Junior with troubling circumstances?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Your grades and exam scores are in the range for some merit scholarships that might get you out of town. </p>

<p>Start by reading through this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Two older threads with good research techniques are:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/148852-what-ive-learned-about-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/148852-what-ive-learned-about-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/291483-update-what-i-learned-about-free-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/291483-update-what-i-learned-about-free-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Happykid’s community college has three different selective-admission honors programs that I know of, and the graduates of those programs transfer into top colleges and universities every year. Perhaps one of the community colleges near you offers something like that. The simple truth is that nationwide, most students end up at their local community colleges or in-state public universities simply because it is all they can afford. If you look around a bit, you will find other smart, driven, intellectually curious students just like yourself wherever you end up.</p>