<p>Got it! Lives in a rural area…the country!</p>
<p>Seth, what ARE the options your parents think are realistic for you when you graduate from HS? </p>
<p>I know you said that you don’t think you can improve your ACT above 27; but what are you doing this summer? Might it be worth it to get an ACT prep book from the library and study in your free time? How many times have you taken the ACT?</p>
<p>Madison 3 worse each time i work differently than most im a great test taker but hate retaking anything
Thumper- College or Work basically idc what you do but do it yourself
Palo Yes in State but i want a college with a subsiding law program and there aren’t many with UT being one of the lesser cost and closest</p>
<p>You get into a Law program after your undergrad. Don’t worry about that being attached. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about law school now. You need an undergrad degree first…and a great LSAT score. </p>
<p>You need to figure out how to attend college with the least amount of debt as well. There really isn’t much funding for law school.</p>
<p>do you qualify for HOPE for Tenn schools?</p>
<p>UT is still the school i want to attend regardless of law (although that is part of the draw) and mom 2 yes i would bu that really isnt that much savings maybe a few k’s a year</p>
<p>What county in Tennesee do you live in?</p>
<p>University of Alabama-Huntsville gives resident tuition to certain county residents, and with a 27 ACT you get 40% off the tuition (more off if you raise your ACT score):</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.uah.edu/financial-aid/aid/scholarships/new-freshmen/merit-scholarships”>http://www.uah.edu/financial-aid/aid/scholarships/new-freshmen/merit-scholarships</a></p>
<p>*Alabama Resident status includes residents of Alabama and the following Tennessee counties: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore and Marion. </p>
<p>I agree that you should not be worrying about law school. You need to figure out how to get out of your own house at this point. If you can get through college with good grades and a degree, law school will likely be in the picture. THere is more risk that you cannot get moving with these first steps than not being able to get into a law program if you complete college successfully. A lot more risk. The whole discussion of law schools should be moot right now. You need to figure out how to get to community college.</p>
<p>cpt- only transportation tennessee has a new law which gives free cc starting in 2015
madison- good info but unfortunately Washington County (Northeast Tennessee)</p>
<p>As I said, you need to figure out how to get to school, or to work, or where ever out of your parents house. That is your immediate problem to going anywhere. You figure that out, get to school, do well there and take the courses, and you have quite the range of choice for pre law, that is not much of a limiting factor, College COA includes transportation and it’s not a small factor here either. I know kids commuting to NYU from my area and the commute alone costs more than what the tuition at a SUNY would be. It’s well over $400 a month. So transportation is not an “only” problem. A reliable car, insurance, gas, upkeep costs a lot of money.</p>
<p>No Doubt but where is the solution (No job no car, No car no job) Its a catch 22</p>
<p>Like other people have said, can’t they drop you off at a bus station in the morning and pick you up in the evening? If not, you need to have a serious talk with them and ask how they expect you to go to college because, right now, it just doesn’t seem possible.</p>
<p>@Sethm2015 get a bike a ride 5 miles to the area with jobs</p>
<p>206- 2 problems with that there is not a bus station close by and no they would not drive me and thats my dilemma i dont see a way to get there
Dragon- I am sorry but i am not biking 5 miles to and from work that would kill me</p>
<p>Seth…5 miles is no big bike ride at all. I’m out of shape and can do that in less than an hour, quite a bit less like 20 minutes, when I’m doing it regularly. Not too practical in winter but might work long enough for you to save to get an inexpensive car. Or moped or something.</p>
<p>However, I can’t tell if you are graduated or about to be a senior but if the latter, you might take a look at Berea in Kentucky and College of the Ozarks… Berea is free to all accepted students and you do work to help pay room and board… I believe CoO is the same deal. Take a look…Berea at least sees its mission as educating kids in your area.</p>
<p>Seth, when I was a young lady your age I also lived in the country and rode a bicycle 5 miles each way every day to the truck stop where I was a waitress. Five miles is easy on a bicycle. And yes, it was quite hilly where I grew up (the Catskills). Heck, when I was young it would only take a bit over an hour to walk that distance. Your statement makes it seem like you’re discounting real options, pardon my saying so. Don’t let discouragement stop you from exploring real possibilities. </p>
<p>I appreciate the comments about bike riding but I am not going out and buying a bike so that I can use it to bike 10 miles a day. My days especially with school starting soon only have about 6 hours of free time and given that I have to care for my 3 younger siblings most days I don’t have an hour to waste bikriding so that I can work 1 or 2 hours a day. The stress that would cause would severely hamper my grades or even further my mental and physical health.
Please non bike answers</p>
<p>Seth, the problem is that you have mediocre scores, such that so no one is going to give you any extra money because you’re not a strong student. So, you have to make up for money and grades in another way. This means sacrifice, a LOT, of sacrifice. If you don’t have this kind of drive, you won’t get through law school later in life.</p>
<p>I was one of 7 siblings. My parents wanted to help but just couldn’t. When I was in college, I lived in the barrio and biked a minimum of 5 miles to get to my part time job in the mornings. I then took a public bus (with a bike carrier) to my university classes. Got on the bus late at night, got off at my stop and biked back home. I’m not saying that you have to do the same, but if you want it, you have to go after it without excuses or attitude. No one owes you anything; you have to do it all by yourself.</p>
<p>And Mdc while I respect you for doing that I would bet that my family situation is a bit harder to work around then yours</p>