<p>Well good luck to you. I think that your notion of applying every semester will cheat you of a college experience. It goes by quickly and you should enjoy the experience rather than spending your time pining for somewhere else. If you want to attend ND maybe grad school is a better option.
You make a statement in post #10 that you don’t have to be at the top of your class. The truth is you need to be pretty close unless you have some hook and coming from a tough upbringing isn’t it. Again I don’t mean to sound harsh, just honest. I suspect you will believe what you want regardless of what anyone here offers as advice. You should contact the admissions rep from ny and have a conversation when this admission cycle ends. I have no idea what you are talking about regarding NY academic standards being tougher than those of southern and western states. If you are talking about regent exams that is a state mandate. It is thinking like that that is going to lead you down the wrong path.</p>