<p>This is my situation, i have 1 year and 3 months living in United states i came from South America, in my country the schedules of the schools are different, there you should graduate in November, there i finished my 10 grade so when i came here like January i started doing my 11 grade i only did 1 semester that year because i come late, next year i got some problems with my credits, in my school they were trying that i repeat all 11 grade again( thing that i should had do it i am so repentant for that ), to finish because if tell all the story i don't know if i can finished today, I am Senior, i wanna go to college but i don't feel ready, my English is not ready the tests as ACT and Sat wasn't very good i am waiting for the results of the ACT but i did it in 11 grade like a moth after my first day to school and my score was 11 and in the SAT i scored 260 Writing 340 math 340 English my GPA is of 2.2 to 2.8 and the why i have a lowest GPA is because took last semester classes like biology English 3 and now like History and English 4 that are classes that require i good level of English and i don't have that, although i am good in math ( numbers don't have any language). My ESL teacher and some other teachers told me that i am really good and i am really advanced with this language having only 1 year here, so the thing is i don't know What i need to do to go to colleges ? In what colleges i can be accepted with my conditions? Would be better learn English first in some courses and them go to colleges? also i am playing soccer and i do it very well but my high school season wasn't that good because my team is not good but i am in soccer club where we are good but i don't think that i have to many ways to go to colleges playing there, other problem is that i don't know what i wanna be, (i wanna be a professional soccer player but where i live is difficult Fayetteville North Carolina ) i want study something with technology , computers and math i was thinking that System Engineering but i don't have the academics requirements of the colleges that offers this career. </p>
<p>@Jose277 </p>
<p>You have lots of options! Your high school guidance consular should be able to help. Your best option may be going to a local community college, which is NOT selective (they don’t care about your SAT/ACT score). They will want your high school transcripts and they likely will want you to go through a college assessment to determine which classes you should be place into. Spend 2 (or 3) years here, and then move on to a 4 year college.</p>
<p>Many (if not all) CC’s have college readiness programs. For example:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fscj.edu/academics/college-readiness-programs”>http://www.fscj.edu/academics/college-readiness-programs</a></p>
<p>If need be, you may want to take off a year (GAP year), work on your language skills and then enroll in the CC. Or perhaps take only a few classes at first, as you work on improving your English (like math classes). Either way, many folks go this route to earning a bachelor’s degree. </p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>What does the ESL teacher say about you being ready for college? Does that person think you are ready to take the TOEFL? Ask about staying in high school an extra year to work on your English some more. In Maryland where I live, lots of students like you arrange to graduate a year or two later than regular students so that they have time to get their English good enough for college.</p>
<p>do you have enough credits to graduate? If not, stay in high school one more year. It sounds as if you’re taking basic classes, not necessarily 12th grade classes, and you’re still in ESL, not fully integrated into other classes.
I agree with happymomof1 BTW,
Also, it’s pointless to rush through high school if it leads you nowhere - especially since depending on your goals and financial circumstances, you want to build the strongest possible profile.
I must say that being a professional soccer player in the US is not very hopeful - but if you are very good and can play varsity + club soccer, spend a year working on those skills and take the SAT to play for American colleges, that’s the first step. You’ll need your SAT scores at 1500s AT LEAST…
Were you a strong student in your home country?</p>