FAILED high school. Can I go to community college and then transfer to Columbia?

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<p>I'm not exactly a genius but up until freshman year I excelled in school. Always top of my class. </p>

<p>Freshman year I got kind of depressed due to some personal struggles, Stopped going to school. Stopped caring about everything altogether. Totally failed high school to say the least.</p>

<p>I'm almost finished with my completion program and will be enrolling in community college. I'm going to work extra hard and make sure I have a 4.0 + extra curricular activities. Would i have any chance of getting into Columbia? Or am I pretty much screwed because of my high school record? </p>

<p>I'm really interested in attending their business school + getting to live in NYC. Plus I really just want to accomplish something great academically. Get to be one of the "chosen few" lol. </p>

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<p>Columbia University has a very slim acceptance rate of 7%. The thing is, if you go to community college for one year, your high school statistics will be taken into consideration. The unfortunate part is that even with a very successful year there, you will still have a high chance of being rejected from Columbia University. What I recommend is going to community college or some other decent university (I recommend the latter much more) and for about two years, working very hard and then applying as a transfer student. That will definitely improve your chances relative to applying from attending a community college for merely one year. By the way, you do not have to go to Columbia University to accomplish something great academically. Good luck!</p>