Should I go for college now or take a year off after graduation this month?

Applying to College
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<p>I made a BIG BIG MISTAKE of not prepping for college during my senior year and now I'm seriously confused about what to do. I've applied for only one scholarship and haven't scored enough on the SAT to get into a good university. Plus there's another problem, my family is thinking about moving to another city and if that happens, there won't be any use of getting into a college here. Also I will have to pay out of state tuition too where ever I go. I haven't applied to a university and the only choice left is a local decent community college which also doesn't offer the courses that I want. What I'm thinking is that I take a year off after my high school graduation (which is in a week) and build up my SAT scores and plan about where to go and how to do it. During that time I can also apply for lots of scholarships which will help me through college too. Plus I can then get a job and build up on my college fund. Is this a good plan? </p>

<p>PS: My parents enrolled me in kindergarten when I was two and now I'm 17 when I'm graduating from high school, so what I was thinking was if I take a year off, I will be in sync with the age groups thing. </p>

<p>Serious answers only, thanks.</p>

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<p>Right now your choices are:
Local community college
Another college or university that is still taking applications for the fall
A gap year</p>

<p>Each of those has its own advantages and challenges. If you have nothing in particular that you want to be studying just yet, my vote is for the gap year. College is difficult, and having a clear purpose for attending will help you stay focused. If you get some kind of job now, you can save money toward college while you think about what it is that you do want to study, prepare for the SAT or ACT, and draw up your college application list. You are correct that if your family moves it will affect your in-state/out-of-state status and your local/non-local status for a community college. Waiting a year isn’t a bad plan at all.</p>