Hi everyone,
My case probably redefines nontraditional. I am and American citizen who lived in the USA for the first 9 years of my life, then moved to Kuwait, a small country in the Middle East, due to employment opportunities. I have been in 3 school in the past 8 years I have lived in Kuwait. Now I’m in my third (and final) year at a British private school. I have 8 IGCSE’s (Maths, Physics, Biology, Arabic, English as a First Language, Business Studies, I.C.T, and World History) all at A and A* level except a B in business. I am taking 5 AS’s this year (Maths, Physics, Business,I.C.T., and Thinking Skills). I also got a combined SAT score of 1930, resitting in December with hopes of getting at least a 2100.
Now my problem is this. My dad was let go recently, and my school is very expensive (around $10,000 a year). Therefore, either my dad finds a job, or I get shipped off to the US of A. If I do get shipped off, I will probably have to work my ass off to complete the missing credit hours I need to get my diploma at high school, as I only have 2 sciences for the last three years of schooling, and no Pre-calc/Calculus (these are done in the second half of the year in the British system at 12th grade).
Or I try and apply for a mediocre university/community college with a guaranteed transfer agreement with a very good Uni (e.g. Piedmont Community College then University of Virginia). I am planning to study either electrical/mechanical engineering.
I really need help ASAP. I’m sorry for the long post. Thanks! 