<p>Hello, I'm a new member of the forums and I have a question I'd like to ask about college admission. I'd like to start off by giving some background of my present educational status. Point blank, I'm a drop out with a tenth grade education. I have acquired my GED just recently in what should have been my senior year of high school and am currently looking into college admission with a complete lack of knowledge as to how this is done. </p>
<p>In the two years of high school I did complete I achieved a GPA of 3.7 and attended a private school of ridiculously small proportions (K-12 25 kids). At this school I received no assistance from teachers and had to move up in grades solely by myself. This was extremely difficult for me as I have ADHD (which will be apparent from the lack of organization in this post), and in order to learn anything I had to read the material provided. This proved nearly impossible as I would find myself scanning over the text seven to eight times with relatively no comprehension. So the only way I was able to learn in those years was through trial and error and answering the questions by thinking critically and using common sense. There were also next to no extra curricular subjects. In summary, the education I received was terrible and I wasn't able to take school seriously. </p>
<p>Because of this, I never completed the 11th grade credit (it was a self-paced program) by the end of the year. So going into my senior year I fell back a grade and switched to a public school where I was placed in lower level classes. This was at the beginning of the year, and at the time I suffered from clinical depression and my ADHD proved once again to be the better of me. I skipped and was flunking my classes, and my guidance counselor advised me to drop out and attend a community college this upcoming semester rather than complete the next two in high school.</p>
<p>Well, I did. I took a practice GED test so I would be allowed to take the official test and upon completion the teacher said he had never seen a score as high as mine before for that practice test. I took my GED without any amount of studying and attained a score of 708 overall. For those who don't know, a score of 700 places you approximately in the top 1 percentile of graduating seniors. Again, this was with a tenth grade education and without any amount of studying. Needless to say, I am in fact intelligent despite my incredibly poor educational educational history. </p>
<p>I went to a leading neuropsychologist, a Hardvard grad with eight majors, and he said I have an IQ of 135 (top 1-2%) with a verbal IQ in the top 1 percentile. He said if I found a way to apply myself I could do anything and go anywhere I wanted. I say this not to brag, but to further explain my situation. Opposing this wonderful news was my ADD test. I took it and the doctor said he'd call me back in two weeks with the results. It took two hours for him to call me back saying that if anyone had it, it was me. Thanks. To further complicate the matter, medication makes me have sever motor tics and I'm not allowed to take any amount.</p>
<p>So I need advice. At some point I wish to attend an Ivy League school, but I don't know how to get there. Like I said previously, my plan as of now is to attend a community college for two years of general education and from there move onto a state university in college. After that, I plan on getting my doctorate and would rely on constantly applying to Ivy League in order to get there. But I need more options and more advice. I will be taking my SAT relatively soon and am guessing I will receive a relatively high score. But that's all I have.</p>
<p>Could anyone give me a low down? What I could or should do? I have an intense ignorance on the subject and would deeply appreciate some help. When should I apply to Ivy League and where should I apply now? What can I do to help further my chances? Any ideas would be appreciated. I apologize for the length and rambling of this post is. I'm very tired as I just got back from a long shift and have no desire to edit.</p>