<p>I have posted on your situation on the other thread. If you want to give it a go, you might want to look at schools like Bentley or Babson. You would have to talk to admissions directly where ever you try for admissions. Your scores are not so high that a school would classify you as so brilliant that school bored you and your absences and low gpa smell like a PIA. I think you are going to have to show that you are willing and able to show up and do the work consistently before you get into a selective school.</p>
<p>I actually thought of Babson too, given that they are focused on getting people interested in business. The only problem is that I understand they only have a business major and the OP wanted to major in comp science.</p>
<p>Should I do common app and then talk to admissions?</p>
<p>Additionally, would it be better to email or call? Anyone know when they open back up?</p>
<p>Since money is not a problem, have you considered bribery? Most of the gatekeepers standing in your way of HPYSM earn middle five-figure salaries. If that’s too gauche perhaps you could endow a Chair or two at the elite University you wish to attend.</p>
<p>I’m going to be quite frank. A boarding school for a post grad year sounds like what you need. Clearly, living at home didn’t provide you the structure and discipline you needed to succeed. If this is a true story, and you really earned a million dollars, it would be well worth your while to pay $50,000 for tuition, room, board and fees for a post grad year.</p>
<p>Your college acceptance expectations are beyond unrealistic with the GPA you have now. Other than your business, you really have nothing compelling to make a college want to take a risk by accepting you.</p>
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<p>Couple of issues with Babson. </p>
<p>One is that it’s extremely unlikely they’ll accept someone with a 1.4-low2.x gpa, especially considering they tend to have a real heavy and rigorous workload. That GPA, would arouse concerns an applicant may not have enough work ethic, discipline, and the academic preparation to persevere through their program. </p>
<p>Second is its exclusive focus on business. Considering the OP’s academic interests and his self-proclaimed running of a successful business, Babson does not only sound like a poor match, but also possibly redundant.</p>
<p>If any of this is true, and you really are a HS senior who somehow lives in Westchester but attended Stuy out of county (really?), you are starting this process a bit late, don’t ya think?</p>
<p>I believe a medical diagnosis is required first and foremost. How did your Board of Education handle your absences? Didn’t you need a diagnosis? If not, weren’t your parents held responsible?</p>
<p>And what exactly WAS this business?</p>
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<p>I asked this same question on another thread. Op stated that he used a NYC address in order to apply to an attend stuyvesant</p>
<p>I do think this student (as a full-pay) could get into Ithaca College, but the ties between Cornell to Ithaca are slim, so s/he should consider Ithaca more as an end in itself.</p>
<p>Here are some details about the exchange: [Program</a> Policies and Eligibility - IC-CU Exchange Program - Ithaca College](<a href=“http://www.ithaca.edu/ic-cu/policies/]Program”>http://www.ithaca.edu/ic-cu/policies/)</p>
<p>sybbie,
So ya think Stuyvesant has never seen a kid try to falsely claim NYC residency before? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I’ll bet my shorts this poster is a bored student home for college break, wasting the cc parents time.</p>
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<p>Oh yes, people claim false residency all of the time. The DOE will allow you to stay in school until the end of the school year. After that, you have to go to school where you live (if you live outside of the city) or you have to pay the DOE/City for services.</p>
<p>And let me guess…if this student wanted to attend UCB or one of the CA community colleges, he would use a false address in CA to gain instate residency?</p>
<p>I’m sorry but I still don’t believe this saga. What IS this million dollar business that consumed this students time? </p>
<p>Just for the record, the Westchester area high schools DO have an attendance requirement…and 200 unexcused absences without a homebound plan would likely result in non-promotion. With a 1.4 GPA, there were also very likely failed courses…and those don’t count in grad requirements in most states either.</p>
<p>I find the OP to be a loveable young scamp and I repped him. </p>
<p>Hopefully when he “comes in” he will also complete commonap and do his essays.</p>
<p>Maybe consider a major in creative writing?</p>
<p>Thumper, great idea.</p>
<p>Drop shipping. Drop shipping start ups is the “business”. I am pretty sure I said this before. It would be incorrect to truly call it a singular business under one name but I felt it’s simpler to do so.</p>
<p>At any rate, these false accusations are getting ridiculous. I like to think I’m a level headed person but this is grinding my gears. </p>
<p>Yes I attended Stuyvesant with a city address.
Yes I don’t live in New York City
Yes I missed ~80 days freshman year, ~80 days sophomore year, and ~40 days junior year.</p>
<p>School officials did bring me in to talk about it but I always passed the classes that were required for my diploma and got enough credits to graduate. I don’t know why they didn’t hold me back.</p>
<p>I appreciate the advice here. Please don’t turn this thread into a witch hunt</p>
<p>Then heed the advice here. You really need to show some four year college that you CAN show up and make the grade. The GPA you have posted here would get you dismissed from most colleges after two terms. If you keep that in mind, you will understand why folks are telling you that you need to show you can DO academic work. Personally I think the post grad year is a good idea for you…at a residential boarding school. If you can do well at residential prep school as a boarder, a residential college might take note. If you really want to continue to live at home, then go the community college route but make sure you GET to the classes. Unlike high school, if you don’t do this yourself, no one will chase you down, or give you the benefit of the doubt. If
Your GPA falls below a 2.0, you will be put on academic probation…and after another term, if your grades are not higher, you will be asked to leave.</p>
<p>I think you must KNOW that getting an undergrad degree from HYPSM is not attainable. But maybe, just maybe, you will be able to prove yourself as a student someplace, get a degree, work…and maybe get a grad degree at a more competitive school.</p>