<p>This is grim. I don’t know how to advise you. At this point, I would say that ANY school that would enable you to get out of the house would be a step in the right direction. Online schools are not the direction you want to take. It is one thing to take a course here and there, or even do a vocational, credential kind of course online. It’s another to do a BA that way.</p>
<p>In some places–like mine–CC <em>is</em> pretty much for low-achieving students, although in others it is not. In reality, it is the online option that is in greater danger of not being taken seriously. If only there were someone from your cultural community who actually knows what’s what who they would listen to…</p>
<p>I think if I won the lottery I would establish a scholarship fund for girls in your position. It is so extremely frustrating.</p>
<p>Well.</p>
<p>It appears to me that what is going on here is that your father knows full well that you want to escape. If he were capable of being rational and emotionally honest, you might be able to tell him that you love him and always will, and that you want him to be an important part of your life during the college process and afterwards, but that you want to go to a real college. You could try throwing yourself on his mercy in this fashion. If this were a TV show, it would work.</p>