You’re not an idiot, but whoever advised you on that list was (an adult - if the list was designed by friends in their teen years, well, you should have shown it to an adult who knew the admission landscape.)
Right now, you have several choices:
apply to colleges that still have spaces, such as Wheaton in MA or St Michael’s in Vermont
apply to community college, either near you or one with dorms if you want the experience of living on campus
(for example: http://www.tc3.edu/ )
take a gap year, work at a full-time job, get involved in loal clubs (athletics for yourself or coaching, library book club, etc, etc), and work hard at your math through the KhanAcademy website, review/prep for the ACT, retake the ACT in September, work on your essays. DO NOT enroll in Community College. If you failed any HS class, take summer class (or regular classes if your HS allows that) for “grade repair” or “grade replacement”. Plan to apply to several EA college by November 1st. In that case, post a new thread on this forum with your new scores, curriculum rigor, GPA, academic interests, etc.
I’m sorry if I offended anyone I wasn’t feeling very well that day, but I think I have a plan figured out after hearing what you have to say. I was thinking of applying o these colleges right now that have 80-95 percent acceptance rates, and are more lenient with their GPA requirements on top of still being applied to Quinnipiac.
College safety list:
• Oregon State University; Corvallis, OR PARTIALLY APPLIED, TRANSCRIPTS SENT, ACT SCORES SENT
• Western New England University; Springfield, MA ** TRANSCRIPTS SENT, ACT SCORES SENT **
• Westminster College; Salt Lake City, UT *TRANSCRIPTS SENT, ACT SCORES SENT *
• Quinnipiac University; Hamden, CT *APPLIED *
On top of that I plan on studying math on khan academy and then retaking the ACT. After that I plan on going to a community college that I was already enrolled in back at the beginning of spring (I just didn’t register for classes). While I wait for admissions decisions to come from those colleges, or in the event they all reject me.
I am hoping that Quinnipiac reconsiders your application - you sound very much like one of our neighborhood kids, who struggled through his high school years, he was rejected in most of the schools he applied to, but once he got to Q (after a long wait, he had almost given up and planned to go to CC but he got accepted at Q in late July), he has THRIVED there. They really do a great job with kids who have struggled - pretty amazing how much some of these kids have overcome - as the environment is truly a positive place.
Don’t be so hard on yourself, and don’t give up.
When dealing with depression, it can be very difficult to think about longer-term options, as day-to-day decisions can be a huge ordeal on their own. But you do have options - even if Q or the other choices do not work out for you - things will get better.
And thank you for sharing your depression - just the fact that you are “rolling with the punches” and hanging in there, and taking steps to come up with a new plan of additional applications, you have probably helped a number of others kids like you who may be struggling.
Best of luck - and please let us know how it works out.
Glad to see you’re not giving up, OP! You’re making a smart decision by applying to a more realistic group of colleges and community college. Hopefully you will be accepted to any one of them and you can give yourself a second chance. Work hard, get those grades up and (if you’re at CC) apply to 4-year schools after you get your associate’s. Possibly think about seeking counseling or therapy if your depression worsens.
There is one thing I’m still confused about, can I apply to the four year colleges as a transfer student from the community college even though I’m not registered for classes yet.
If you apply to a four year college as a transfer from a CC, then you’ll need to have the CC send in your transcripts (courses you took, your grades, etc).
Without completing a semester or two at a CC, you can’t be a “transfer”. Some 4-year colleges required you to have at least a full year completed before you transfer.
The value of the CC is to do that full year and shine (get your grades way up, scores, activities, etc).
Staying 2 fulll years at a CC might be your best choice. At thatpoint all that matters are your CC grades, no one will want to see your high school grades or your ACT scores. They are just not relevant when there is a college academic record to see. YOu will have the chance to wipe the slate clean and show that you can excel at the mathematics and science courses that you need to study Computer Science or Engineering.