<p>Yeah, it’s no problem. I get it.</p>
<p>So doing well 3 years (including senior year) wouldn’t outweigh 3 years of garbage?</p>
<p>Your “HYPSM” goal is, frankly, ridiculous–unless you cure cancer or achieve world peace during your two years at whatever CC or private college you attend, there’s no way these schools, which accept the cream of the crop and tiny numbers of transfers, would have any interest in you. You need to take a year off to figure out all the “I don’t knows”, decide how you want to conduct the rest of your life, and come to accept that the best you can do is get a degree from a respectable college–which will be just fine if a college education is what you actually want.</p>
<p>Re: #33</p>
<p>SBCC may not be all that unique in this respect; it would not be surprising if CCs next to other state universities in California are “feeders” to those specific universities (with well matched course articulation on [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) ). Possible candidates may include Cuesta (Cal Poly SLO) and Cabrillo (UCSC).</p>
<p>I’m just curious - how were you able to miss so much school, have a report card full of Ds and be promoted to the next grade? Did you go to a private high school? In our area, the only way you could miss 50 days of public school and have that many Ds and be promoted is to have a home bound tutor or go to summer school.</p>
<p>MommaJ is right. Your dreams of HYPSM are ridiculous with a 1.4 GPA and keeping them on the table in any way, shape or form is not good to your mental health. You need to address the mental health and motivation issues first and foremost, and stop being an HYPSM lemming.</p>
<p>I’m sorry but doesn’t anyone else find this whole story to be rather absurd? Student claims to have a 1.4 GPA, missed 200 days of school (most schools only have 180-185 days of school per year), but at the same time ran a million dollar business? Sorry…but I just don’t believe this.</p>
<p>EverSoScrewed: You’ve gotten a great variety of parental advice on this thread (and your other thread). At this point, I think you need to get off CC and start filling out college apps and writing essays… or else you will be ever-so-screwed.</p>
<p>Thumper…</p>
<p>I thought he meant that he missed 200 days over 3 years, but maybe I’m confused.</p>
<p>OP…</p>
<p>You need to be realistic. No TOP school is going to accept you unless you suddenly write a #1 NY Times Best Seller book.</p>
<p>Find a school that will accept you from the previous good suggestions. If you do super well, then maybe a top school will accept you as a transfer after 2 full years (some ivies don’t really accept transfers unless you’re super-hooked…like the child of one of their top profs or something).</p>
<p>I have never seen this school, but I know of 2 students who had problems with their hs stats and they have both graduated and are now successful…Widener College. Years agos I have heard that the neighborhood was very bad. I have no idea as to neighborhood or much else about the school now. You might want to check it out.</p>
<p>OP, what your grades show is that you are unwilling to do the drudgery of school and, unfortunately for you, college is all about discipline. While I think that many parents here have given you wonderful information about strategies to get into top programs (such as articulation programs), my concern is that many of these options require ‘proving yourself’ at a lesser school-- and I am concerned about your ability to follow-through in class. </p>
<p>I have two suggestions for you. The first is to visit a private counselor. (I’m not talking about a college counselor.) If you struggle with depression, you need treatment. You also need to figure out what is going on and why you are sabotaging your future. My second recommendation is to go to a supportive 4-year private school where teachers are likely to follow through with you. Look at New England College in New Hampshire. </p>
<p>Here’s a look at their mentoring program: </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nec.edu/academics/pathways-academic-support-services/the-mentoring-program/frequently-asked-questions-pathways-mentoring-program[/url]”>404 | New England College;
<p>After a year or two in a supportive school, you may have the gpa and recommendations to transfer to a top school. I realize this is not a guaranteed way into an ivy but your best odds of getting into a top school as a transfer or grad student is to get top grades at another college. You need to find the environment where you are most likely to earn those grades.</p>
<p>One other idea… Years ago a student told me how he got into his college. For whatever the reason, he claims that he refused to take the SATs. This was just prior to when ACT became known to more students in the northeast and there were less schools that were standardized test optional. He told me that he enrolled in two classes at the school he wanted to attend as a non-matriculating student. He earned Bs. He applied to the college for admission after he got earned two grades there and he was admitted. I don’t know how much of the story is accurate, and I can tell you that this is not a top tier school. I also have no idea as to whether his high school grades were considered.</p>
<p>You want one on the coast? Consider fla inst of tech in Melbourne. Dk what their gpa req is, though.</p>
<p>Oh I haven’t read the thread. Just saw thumper’s points. Agree that this has the eau de ■■■■■ aroma…</p>
<p>200 days over 3 years, not all in one year. That’s just stupid. </p>
<p>If you guys want I can show you guys my full transcript, but here’s the final average after 3 years. <a href=“http://i1.minus.com/ibfw2nPgVH8mdO.jpg[/url]”>http://i1.minus.com/ibfw2nPgVH8mdO.jpg</a></p>
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<p>EDIT: And at any rate, what do I have to gain from BSing anyway? </p>
<p>I’m on my two threads pretty much every waking moment unless I’m outside taking care of something. <em>I do</em> want to go to college. I’m making these threads and paying the utmost attention to them to figure out the best path for me. At the same time, I’m also thinking of what I can do to convince “good” colleges to take me. The attendance is a problem I am certain I <em>will not</em> repeat. I just need to convince adcomms of that. I <em>do not</em> know if I’m depressed.</p>
<p>200 absences even in three years is more than excessive. You will have tons of explaining to do for both that and your lackluster GPA in high school.</p>
<p>Here is another thought. Perhaps you should consider a post graduate high school year at a prep school. Some private prep high schools DO offer this option. Do that, and get straight A’s. It might just increase your chances of getting accepted at a four year college…not HYPSM, but perhaps a decent public university within your state, or a small private U.</p>
<p>Right now, your options are significantly limited because of your GPA. You know that.</p>
<p>I still find the story a bit far fetched. You are saying that you had the motivation to earn a million dollars, but not the same motivation to attend school, complete the work, and get decent grades…for three years. Now all of a sudden, when applications are due, you are wondering what you can do to get into a HYMSM type of school? Seriously…can you understand why that sounds far fetched?</p>
<p>Of course. </p>
<p>However, allow me to present a rebuttal: Getting up early, going to school and earning good grades is a completely different animal than waking up whenever you want, researching the things you want, and getting faster and better results (money). </p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestion though. Saw it in the previous thread in selection and am considering it.</p>
<p>Have you tried searching on collegeboard.org with your stats?<br>
For example, 42% of incoming students at Curry College have GPA’s between 2.0-2.49 (none below 2.0 though) – and your SATs would be well above their mid-range. . .
<a href=“BigFuture College Search”>BigFuture College Search;
(Click on the ‘Applying’ Link at the left, then scroll down and use the ‘Academics & GPA’ Tab etc.)</p>
<p>OP, I didn’t recommend counseling just because you may have dealt with depression. I suggested it because your goals are incompatible with your actions, you may lack discipline and follow-through and you have developed some bad habits that I think can be hard to kick. I really think you could use some help and strategies to help you move forward. What you don’t want is to go to a college and bomb. Lots of people do. I really think your best options are looking for a supportive environment. Oh, there was a longtime poster here who was very fond of Rollins College in Florida where her high test score/low gap son did well after bombing at his first college.</p>
<p>I never heard of the “post-grad” programs until last year when a friend’s son went to one to help him bolster his chances of getting into better colleges. She thought it helped him a lot; he had a higher GPA and test scores. It also helped him with study skills, time management, and was a huge boost to his self-confidence.
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<p>@2collegewego
So what kind of counselor should I be hiring again? </p>
<p>I dunno, some gear shifted over the summer before senior year and I actually enjoy doing homework now (???) What also helped was when I went on Naviance and saw my average was lower than those accepted to community college. I think all I need to do is learn to study now and I’ll be golden.</p>
<p>I need to find a non-boarding school offering it before I can decide to do a PG year. Someone also PM’d me a very very appealing idea that is my first choice action so far.</p>