<p>D was admitted to her first choice school but for January 2012, not Sept 2011. She's not very happy about her options for fall, community college, another residential college she was accepted to, minimum wage job. All her friends will be going off to school. Traveling is kind of out because we can't pay for a travel semester and then 8 semesters of college. Didn't see any interesting full time internships that sounded good for an 18 year old (NYC). Does anyone have any good/bad experience with one option or another? thanks!</p>
<p>Sometimes spring admits are pushed up to be fall admits. Has she checked with the college to see her chances of being pushed to the fall - i.e. waitlisted or something?</p>
<p>If she does end up going in the spring, depending on the college, it won’t be a big deal as far as classes go since they’re all so mixed with students who are at different points anyway - i.e. there may be a tsecond year taking some of the courses she takes in the spring, etc. There wouldn’t be any stigma of ‘starting late’. CC is usually the option in order to get some courses done while waiting for spring.</p>
<p>I know a girl who was a spring admit to USC. Yes she went to CC for that first semester…all was well in the end.
Also know a U of O student who did not get into their first choice (SDSU) and so went to Oregon. But then in November got a spring admit letter from SDSU!
That is where he really wanted to be so he transferred there. He had already joined at Frat at U of O so when he got to San Diego he was already a “brother”! He too is happy with his choice to change schools.
One semester at a CC seems worth it for your first choice!</p>
<p>thanks! She is definitely going to the January school. Just wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions about what or what not to do for fall.</p>
<p>muffy; what school is this?..there are options and often Spring admits are moved…</p>
<p>nm: I saw the school; wait a few weeks and find out if they move Spring admits to fall; can’t imagine that their yield is that high…</p>
<p>Our D was spring-admitted as well (tho as a transfer). She took 3 semesters at CC & got a lot of GEs out of the way. It worked well for her so she could take more courses she was interested in and had very few GEs left toward her degree. I would suggest calling the target U & going over the courses she plans to take to be sure they will all transfer toward her degree–no point in nasty surprises. If she can take the courses at flagship U & you don’t mind the higher price & can get in to take the courses, that’s another option.</p>
<p>She could also shadow someone in the field she plans to study to get better insights as to what the field is REALLY like and get some valuable experience. She may also want to volunteer at a non-profit and also work part-time to save $$$ toward college expenses.</p>
<p>well, we are hoping of course…but need to register for courses at CC or apply for internships if they exist, so she’s assuming January for now. She’ll probably discover some really fun thing to do, like spend the semester taking care of baby orangutans at the zoo…and THEN find out they want her for fall.</p>
<p>^^sounds like something that would happen to us…</p>
<p>Is it Geneseo? I have known a few kids who were spring admits there. They took CC college credits in the fall. The spring admits start a few days earlier for spring semester and bond there . It seems to have worked well for all the kids I know. After a week or so they fit in seamlessly!</p>
<p>I don’t know about that college but maybe it’s worthwhile for your D to contact admissions there and inquire about the possibility of being moved up to a fall admission. She could find out if they ever do it, what the chances are her getting it are, and really express her interest in doing so. She wouldn’t have anything to lose by it.</p>
<p>Job, internship, CC or travel - that is all there is too it. The time will fly by. In this economy, if you can get a job and bank a little tuition money, jump on it.</p>
<p>Thanks, she and GC and employer have all contacted school; they’re well aware they will have her deposit in seconds if they let her in for fall. She’s dreading all her friends packing up and moving away and having to hang out with ME watching TV on a Saturday night while the friends are at wild and crazy all night parties. I guess she should get a job waitressing on Sat. night to take her mind off the pain.</p>
<p>It might be a good idea to register for classes at the CC, but contact the January school to make sure the courses selected are “approved” "or “acceptable” as transfer credits.</p>
<p>Thanks kajon, that is an excellent idea, she did that. Not so worried about what happens in Jan, just getting thru the months before.</p>
<p>If your local CC is anything like ours, she can drop out of whatever classes she registers for even as late as the first day of school. It’s something worth checking out. </p>
<p>My daughter twice registered for summer CC courses when she was unsure whether summer internships would work out. In both instances, they did work out, and she dropped the courses at the last minute, with full refunds.</p>
<p>I would jump at the excuse to do something adventurous for a semester!</p>
<p>If she wants to travel and cost is your main concern, there are several ways to go abroad for cheap. Au Pair programs, for example, or some volunteer programs that provide free room and board.</p>
<p>Some study abroad programs accept students from other schools…and also accept Freshman. If done through a SUNY school (assuming you’re a NYS resident) it might not cost so much.</p>
<p>This one might work…although…I don’t know if it’s SUNY sponsored, or just one that they accept:</p>
<p>[University</a> at Albany, SUNY - Study Abroad in England at the Bader International Study Centre - GoAbroad.com](<a href=“http://www.goabroad.com/providers/university-at-albany-suny/programs/study-abroad-in-england-at-the-bader-international-study-centre-92448]University”>http://www.goabroad.com/providers/university-at-albany-suny/programs/study-abroad-in-england-at-the-bader-international-study-centre-92448)</p>
<p>If she can’t go to a college’s study abroad program, how about creating a study “away from home” program for her? A semester at a community college (or a lower tier thus later admission deadline in-state school if the geography works out) in the town where a favorite grandparent or aunt or uncle lives? (Even if just taking one or two classes.)</p>
<p>Or - instead of ticking away at required college classes at community college - has she ever wanted to learn to be a pastry chef? an expert in computer networking or graphic design? Check out appealing vocational programs at community college/vo tech schools that are acessible to you. Maybe there is something fun that she’d love to learn a bit about, something that would be useful to her for her future.</p>
<p>We thought of this when my D was applying to schools. If she had been accepted for spring not fall, she might have spent her fall at Itasca Community College near where her grandma lives and taken one or two core classes that would transfer to her future school and also have taken a semester of Ojibwe, a language that’s cool to learn and quite hard to come by.</p>
<p>My daughter is an Arabic major and loves Arabic, so let me throw this unusual idea out in case your daughter has an interest: Fall SINARC.<br>
[LAU</a> | SINARC: Courses](<a href=“SINARC Arabic-language and culture program | Lebanese American University”>SINARC Arabic-language and culture program | Lebanese American University) A very reasonably priced fall semester program in Beirut. $6,250 for tuition and room (but not board); just add a plane ticket and meals.
My D spent a summer there and would add a fall there any time. You can definitely arrive knowing no Arabic; they accept students from absolute beginners to advance. Very late application deadline.</p>
<p>I was a spring admit this past year (just went off to college this past January) and honestly, it’s not that bad. While it does indeed suck to watch everyone else go off, the wait isn’t too bad. I also got a great room out of being a springie (at MoHo, spring admits get rooms that are vacant due to others studying abroad, thus huge rooms), and there was far less chaos when I finally moved on to campus because there were only ~30 spring admits. </p>
<p>For the fall, I cashiered and took three classes at the local community college. It wasn’t the greatest thing, but my classes ended up being great, and I’m glad that I have more than enough credits to finish on time (7 semesters) without having to overload. </p>
<p>In retrospect, the long wait made finally going so much better. It really isn’t that bad at all. =)</p>
<p>thanks nightpwns! Did you have a social life on the weekends? Did you visit friends who had gone off to college?</p>