Hi everyone,
I’m really not super thrilled with my college options this year, and I was wondering about the possibility of re-applying during my gap year.
Right now I’ve been accepted to a school that I like and has a very good program for what I want to study, but it is in a foreign country and I am not quite willing to make that commitment. I was also waitlisted at many schools, including one of my top choices. I am trying to get off the waitlist for that school, but I am quite set on taking a gap year and would not be able to do so in the unlikely event that I am accepted off the waitlist. I have some really exciting internships set up for my gap year, which I can only do during the school year which is why the gap year is so important to me.
So my question is: what if I decline all my college offers, re-take my ACT to improve the score, and apply ED to the school I got waitlisted at (I applied RD the first round.) Are there any reasons why that would be a terrible idea? The only thing I’m really worried about is that my grades for senior year have experienced a bit of a drop from junior year because I have been taking much harder classes. Anyone with any experience that could offer advice on successfully doing this?
Thanks so much!!