<p>I have a 2.5 GPA. At best. Obviously, such abysmally low grades make me a long shot for even lower tier state schools. Browsing through posts on this forum hasn't helped my mood much, especially when seeing threads where members ask what to do about their "horrible" 3.4 GPAs.</p>
<p>The poorness of the grade originates from a combination of my environment (I loathed my high school), and a growing resentment of rich, private school attendees with perfect GPAs. No one in my minuscule, uncompetitive school was particularly motivated, with UVM being the highest tier college anyone ended up attending. Even the guy at the top of our class (we knew because he got a certificate, our school doesn't have rankings) is forgoing college in favor of becoming a physical trainer. I've always felt somewhat short sided that I was never able to attend a more competitive institution, but the fault was always pretty much my own. I was lazy, inattentive, and only matured halfway through my senior year, when I got a hair cut, was diagnosed with severe ADD/Inattentive, and worked through classes (Barely passing) with the help of a therapist.</p>
<p>Long story short, I have a 2.5 GPA, an SAT score of 2290 (1530 CR/M), a year's worth of post HS experience in Israel, and am currently going through therapy to override some of my more debilitating habits. I've developed a passion for Physics in the past year, but am unable to pursue it at any of the colleges at my choice. I'm incredibly uncertain of my future, and I'd like the community's advice in what I should do next. I've been looking into smaller liberal arts colleges, but am now doubtful that I can get into any of them. Should I suck it up and attend community college until I can transfer with a higher GPA (something that I may have to do but would like to somehow avoid)? Are there better schools that might better understand my situation? I feel helpless, as I know that I'm more than intelligent enough for my top choices, but am completely unable to attend them; what can I do to make myself more attractive to schools, and is there any hope for me at all?</p>
<p>Let me know if it'd be helpful to include any more information (something about my skill as a classical pianist maybe?)</p>