I don't know what to do about college...

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<p>Alright, so I'm not the best at this sort of thing (asking for help), but I've really wanted to go to college for some time now and even with modest high school accomplishments I'm not that stupid...well, I've felt stupid plenty of times and unhappy mostly. Was in National Honor Society, graduated with honors, all that jazz...but I didn't go to college right away. </p>

<p>Was just kinda screwed on financial aid and I really didn't have the scholarships or funds to put myself through college. I actually had to drop my therapy sessions because my family was going poor and I was unable to find a job (even now, after a year). Well, fortunately my dad was a veteran and that thing passed with the most recent election and I've actually got a chance of going to a college. Not an amazing one, just a local community college right now because I'm still not very set on money or luck either.</p>

<p>Around December or so I took the COMPASS Placement exam. I remember looking at my scores for the English and that was a slice of cake. Didn't get lower than a 97 on either the Writing or the Reading sections. I did the math straight after and ended up placing into Pre-Algebra. That really surprised me and I had never felt more stupid. My confidence was totally shot, but I decided that had to be a mistake. In between that time and June, I was busy with the separation of my dad and mom, the job searching, moving to a new house, and all of the other stuff. Well, at the beginning of June I decided to start studying a little each day and I took my placement exam early yesterday morning. It was the last day my dad had off for vacation from his job and he used it to go with me to the college and get things sorted out. It also helps to have someone there to support you too. </p>

<p>Well, I went and took my test and ended up placing into Calculus (the highest math I took in high school was Algebra II, so I taught myself a lot of College Algebra and Trig and reviewed everything below it). I did really well for myself and I felt really good about it since that was a huge jump. I needed to enroll in that course because of the Pre-Pharmacy program I'm trying to do. I went to the counselors office (express) right after and they pre-req challenged Algebra II since I scored way out of it and got to enroll in Calculus. Then he told me that when I got home I should enroll into my courses there. The lines were terrible and long and it'd be much faster.</p>

<p>I raced home and got onto the computer but almost all of the courses were full and I got this idiotic error that says my pre-req/scores weren't allowing me to register in the classes I wanted to take when I had actually got the requirement pre-req challenged...so what gives? I'm going to talk to the counselor on Monday because that's the only time I can go.</p>

<p>All I've got for this semester is Calculus. That's it. </p>

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<p>I’m sure your counselor will help you with your schedule on Monday. It sounds like you are low on the class registration list, but as you accrue credits your registration priority will rise, and eventually you will be among the first to register. Just hang in there and see what the counselor can do for you on Monday.</p>

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<p>I think placement tests are a bunch of ********.</p>

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<p>I’m so sorry that you had to go through all of this. Yes, definitely go see your counselor on Monday. Tell him that you did exactly what he told you to do (you went straight home and tried to register) but everything was full. He’s probably going to have you sit down with him, and you’ll make the schedule together. There is nothing that you can do until Monday so just try to relax (I know, easier said than done). Good luck!</p>

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<p>What courses, other than Calc, were you trying to take? It doesn’t seem like there would be a pre-req for the typical pre-pharmacy freshman courses (Chem I, Bio I).</p>

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<p>Chemistry, Physics, Biology, English, Economics.</p>

<p>The science-related courses only had a pre-req of Math 108 at my school, which is that you have passed Algebra II. I had that pre-req challenged so I could jump into Calculus and the guy at the assessment center said it should’ve taken off all holdings from me taking those kind of courses. However, those classes are full now as well as the other ones. I can’t even take freshman English. Blah. </p>

<p>I tried calling more today and after 20 more additional “hold on let me transfer you to counseling”, I got hung up on each time again. I haven’t been answered once, ugh.</p>