<p>I will be attending St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX. Quite frankly I'm not too excited about it. I did really well in high school (4.0 GPA, ranked 2nd, with an SAT score of 1890 and ACT score of 30 and successfully completed the IB program) and the school just seems like a safety school. I think the only reason I chose it was because I wanted to live at home and was afraid that if I went to a more prestigious school, I might not do so well as I did in high school. Now, as I start school on Tuesday, I'm starting to have regrets about not really thinking this through. Even if I did not apply to any prestigious schools out of state, I now feel I could have gone to a more renowned school here in TX like UT Austin or Trinity University here in San Antonio, even if I had to live in the dorms. Am I over thinking this or did I really fail to live up to my potential? That's what it feels like right now. I think even some of my teachers in high school were a bit disappointed to see me limit myself.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it, just make the most of your situation at St. Mary’s. Take difficult classes in subjects that interest you. Get involved in activities outside of class. Plan on staying on campus for most of the day rather than going home to class and straight back home. Go out in the evenings. If you do really well in a class, ask the professor if you could help him or her out with some research. Get a job on campus.</p>
<p>If it really doesn’t work out (and you won’t know till you’ve spent a semester there), then transfer. People do it all the time. You’ve made a commitment, but it’s not a lifetime commitment.</p>
<p>^ I agree with lynxinsider. You’ve made a commitment, but not a lifetime commitment. Besides that, many decisions made in haste turn out badly.</p>
<p>Go talk to Admissions at Trinity. If I’m reading you correctly, you now want to be in position for grad school research and opportunities that St. Mary’s cannot deliver. Trinity is more reputable, notably in sciences and business. St. Mary’s will provide you fine career training like nursing, medical records, pre pharmacy. Both are private schools. You are a paying customer,full freight, I assume, so you may have some leverage $$. Hopefully, the poor economy has opened some spots at Trinity. If not, go to SAC and save your money, until next fall and reapply. It’s never too late-your whole future is in your control. Good Luck.</p>
<p>It’s never good to make a decision out of fear. Your fear of not doing well in college and wanting to live at home limited your options. At this point your best bet is to go to St. Mary’s and then transfer out to a school that is a better fit, will give you a better college experience and more opportunities for your future. Good luck!</p>
<p>Often times the so called SAFETY schools are the diamonds in the rough…you may be VERY surprised at how many students at St. Mary’s are like you…hang with the ambitious and studious kids, work really hard and graduate Phi Beta Kappa, then go to a prestigious graduate school. It happens tens of thousands of times a year.</p>
<p>I know kids who went to Harvard and Yale and had breakdowns…one at William and Mary too.</p>
<p>There is still time to contact schools like Trinity to see if they are considering additional students. May colleges have lost kids they thought were coming due to the economy.</p>
<p>I agree with hmom5. Contact Trinity, Rice, U Texas Austin admissions offices right away and explain your situation. Find out if there is anything you can do to get admitted this year.</p>
<p>Take this advice:</p>
<p>College is what you make of it. Colleges do not define your experience, that is inside you.</p>
<p>Best,
willmingtonwave</p>
<p>Welcome to the club</p>
<p>what batlo said, trinity is a very good school.</p>