<p>My school is clpsong down, and I'm entering my senior year. Am I in trouble when it comes to college admissions? I had my sights set on a near Ivy, but I'm afraid my school closing down looks realy bad. Help please!</p>
<p>if anything, this makes you more interesting. the best thing to do is to make a great attempt at good grades, assimilating yourself, and getting to know your new teachers. do not make yourself a tragedy case: be a success story and convey the awkwardness of reorientation in your essays.
turn this into an asset, and the admissions officers will see that you're mature enough for an ivy.</p>
<p>Your school closing down shouldn't reflect badly on you, personally. Now, you dropping out of your high school and starting at a new one nearby might look bad; but in your case, it's the school's problem, not a problem with you.</p>
<p>You can always make the most of it, like hollyert suggested. </p>
<p>Good luck. :)</p>
<p>similar thing is happening/might happen at my school. since the budget vote didn't pass, they'll be forced to cancel everything from EC's, prom, AP classes next year. they're doing another vote tomorrow, which will hopefully pass because everyone's been fighting for it. =</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice guys. I had already had an idea for an essay(about my volunteer work with Autistic children), but maybe I can merge the 2 somehow together.</p>
<p>Don't worry, this is no new situation for college admissions officers. They've evaluated applicants who spent time at now-defunct schools. It's no news, for example, that Catholic Archdioses have closed many schools in recent years. Just keep your grades up. What they don't want to read about in your application are ordinary excuses for poor performance.</p>
<p>Thanks Lake Washington for your advice. What I'm realy concerned about now is getting into another school. Don't most schools not accept senior transfers, as they are afraid it wil ruin the student body's chemistry in the senior class?</p>
<p>Boxing L. - Try to get a few email addresses from teachers at your school so you can get recommendation letters next fall from people who really know you and your history. I do not think that your school closure will reflect poorly on you in any way. Good luck.</p>
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<p>Well, BoxingLeprechaun, remember that your local public school has to take you - it may not be where you want to be, but since it's only for 1 year, it likely will not hurt you.</p>
<p>The reason why private schools wouldn't take you because most have application time tables similar to that of college admissions, and having a school close down is not big enough for them to bend the rules....</p>
<p>So wait, your private school is closing down due to budgeting concerns?</p>
<p>I know I could go to public school, but my family realy wants me in a religous school. My school closed down because they have been in debt for probably 30 years now. I just can't believe that they gave us no warning, we're all in some pretty deep trouble.</p>
<p>Good advice from Chedva and Bessie. Take action now!!! Enroll in your neighborhood public high school. If the nearest public high school is of dubious quality, then go to the district headquarters with parents in tow and make yourself a pest until they relent and let you enter one of the better schools in your town. You're an emergency case. Then again, if your parents were footing the bill for tuition at the closed school, I'd guess that other private/religious schools wouldn't turn down your money. Take action now!!!</p>
<p>Okay that was my assumption that it was a religiously affiliated school. If that is the case, I am sure you can go to other schools in your area, give them your story and I am sure one will be willing to accept you.</p>
<p>GL</p>
<p>Thanks for your encouragement. I just happen to know that the school of my choice(where I actually know a good amount of people) happens to be extremely stric when it comes to senior admissions, so we'll see what happens!</p>