<p>Long story short, I dropped out of high school a couple years ago due to some traumatizing personal struggles. Now I'm 18 years old, I've gotten my GED and I want to go to college. I got a score of 2250 on my SAT, 34 on my ACT and my GED scores were near-perfect (I forgot the exact numbers). Here's the problem: my high school transcript is filled with nothing but F's and D's. I know I have the option of resorting to attending community college for 2 years and transferring, but if that's the only path left I'll probably just hang myself. I'm being serious, I can't go to CC, I'd rather die than fall that far. Do I stand a chance anywhere? Please help me, I'm desperate. Thank you.</p>
<p>I think you have a great chance of being admitted into a good university. I think it would be to your advantage to interview at the school, to explain what happened to you and what made you turn your life around. </p>
<p>I think a school will sense that unlike the applicants that took a more conventional path, that you would not take for granted the opportunity to attend college.</p>
<p>You have a pretty good chance.</p>
<p>Community college is definitely not “falling far”. There are many people accepted to pretty good schools who still went to CC. </p>
<p>Definitely try applying to many highly ranked schools, some which will probably accept you.</p>
<p>Oh definitely apply to the tippity top universities, ivies and such and also top flagship publics and other good schools that would offer you financial aid. I’m no admissions officer but when I read that I think, “here’s someone who grew up and is ready to take his education and do great things with it”. Good luck!</p>
<p>C’mon, degon. There are hundreds of very good colleges that aren’t ivies or tippy top colleges. I do think the OP will have trouble at the ivies and top universities. Schools with thousands of applicants probably won’t take a chance on someone who has not proven their abilities in the actual classroom. I agree that state universities, including flagships, are a good option.</p>
<p>OP, I really think you also need to rethink your aversion to community colleges. Many, many good students are going the CC route today for cost reasons, especially since the recession started. It is also an opportunity to prove yourself in a classroom setting, as stated above. After all, that is where you need to succeed in college – a classroom. So good test scores and GED scores are an excellent thing. You may want to do just one year at a CC and apply as a transfer if your applications to four year colleges don’t turn out the way you want them to. A year or two at a CC is not a horrible thing. My ex-H did two years at community college because of a “checkered” high school transcript, transferred to our state flagship, and ended up with a law degree from Georgetown. So consider it a backup plan. But don’t consider it a fall… a true fall would be to not go back to school at all.</p>
<p>Intparent, of course there are great schools that aren’t at the top of the ranks, I just thought since he mentioned that cc was looking like his only option that price along with admissions was an issue, and higher ranked schools usually give more aid (outside of national merit full rides). I should add CC is a good option, I am imagining you don’t want to be surrounded by burnouts and druggies all day but that’s a stereotype that generally isn’t true. It’s usually just students who have been dealt a tough hand and want to transfer, like one of my best friends who was brilliant at chemistry but had a tough time in school cuz one of our friends died and we all took it pretty roughly, as did our grades. But now he is doing well in cc and transferring to TAMU for petrol eng. like int’s daughter these stories abound :)</p>
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<li>I meant to say husband not daughter</li>
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<p>What are the schools that accept a GED in good standing?</p>