<p>I'm coming to the end of Junior year and I'll be going to college in a year and a half. My GPA is awful, but I'm not a dumb kid. I want to go to college, but I'm scared that I've ruined it for myself.</p>
<p>I've started some college research, and I'm finding that I don't really fit in anywhere I want to go. My GPA is in like the bottom 5% of their admittance, but my SAT scores are well past the middle 50%.</p>
<p>Where should I be looking? CC, State? I am CLUELESS about where I stand.</p>
<p>I'm a white boy from Stamford, Connecticut
My GPA is 2.5 Weighted
SAT is 1750 but I'm going to take it again
I took the ACT but I haven't gotten my scores yet
Class rank is unreported until Senior year, but I think I'm top 50%
I'm taking CP Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP English, and Honors Physics
I almost failed all of the above (except for Physics I got an A), but managed to keep my head above the water.</p>
<p>-I'm on track to be captain of the Swim Team
-I have a job over the summer as a lifeguard
-I have a shot at Battalion Commander of my JROTC unit
-I was top 16 in the state level meet for high school</p>
<p>I can get excellent recommendations, everyone likes me and I've made a good impression on all of my teachers, even on the one's whose classes I've done bad in.</p>
<p>I want to study engineering at Virginia Tech and be a member of the corps of cadets. I'm also looking at The Citadel, UCONN, SCSU, University of New Haven, and Daniel Webster. I don't want to go outside of the East coast because it's just a train ride home. I'm also considering the military as an option when I graduate.</p>
<p>I'm a first generation college student if that helps</p>
<p>I'll take ANY advice as to where to look, where to go, and what to do.</p>