<p>Since my parents know very little about the process of American college admissions (they went to school in Canada, and I figured everything out on my own), they've essentially asked me to take a leading role in helping my sister through the college process. This has proven itself to be somewhat of a problem, as she has no interests. I've tried to figure out what factors matter, but she basically says she doesn't care, whether the factor is size, location, or otherwise. And she has no clear future path in mind. It is certainly the case that she won't do something related to math or science, but beyond that, your guess is really as good as mine.</p>
<p>Right now she is a junior, but her first semester grades won't be out for several weeks from what I'm told. And, while she is signed up to take both the ACT and SAT later this year, we have no hard scores to work with. She's never taken the PSAT or the PLAN test as far as I know, so there are no means to predict. Were I to guess, I would image she would get between a 17 and 19, with slightly higher SAT scores. Her GPA for the first two years is a 2.5. I doubt she'll better than a 2.9 for this semester, but it is always possible.</p>
<p>She was signed up to take AP English, but she dropped it during the first week. She was also signed up for AP Art History online, but will stop taking it for the second semester as I understand it. Thus, she will have completed half of the course, and done very poorly in it. She should be starting AP Gov now, though I could see her dropping that.</p>
<p>She has only two years of a foreign language, but should have four years of all other major subjects, unless she opts not to do any social studies senior year. She's weak in math (Algebra III will be her senior class), and Science (took simplified Bio and Chem). Alot of her better grades have been in pointless classes like health and gym, thus artificially inflating her GPA. And, for reference, she's a Michigan resident.</p>
<p>To me, it seems like the local community college for two years, followed by another two years at one of the inferior state schools seems like the way to go. Are there any better options?</p>