My father wanted my oldest brother to learn responsibility so he stopped paying his rent when he got a job, but he quit his job because he didn’t like the town anymore so he moved back down here and will be attending the 4 year university. He pays his own apartment bill. The one who plays football is going to Baylor whether he receives a football scholarship from them or not. Or if he receives a full ride for football from somewhere else then he will go there, if not Baylor’s his choice. I don’t want to stay home, not in this town. He doesn’t mind the boys going off, he’s never had a problem with that. I feel as if I take a year off I would not want to go back to school
Offer to work during summer and school year and take out direct loan and that should mostly pay for tuition at the local university. Do really well and then you might be able to transfer to UT Austin later. Unless your parents insist that you take full ride at CC.
Actually, working would lijkeely make you even MORE motivated to go to college.
Can you plan to retake the act in June, with proper anxiety medications?
Does your school library have one of these books: up your score, get your act together, act for the bad test-taker, or even Princeton review’s cracking the act?
The only choices you have if your parents won’t pay for UT Austin is to commute to either CC for free or the local uni a if it’s affordable with loan and work income.
A gap year was suggested to give you a chance to get some help with anxiety issues before attending college, work and save money, show parents how mature you are and maybe retake ACT and be able to apply to other schools.
@ashtonm - If you truly feel that by taking a year off, you won’t want to go back to school, then that is a sign that you aren’t really ready for college. If you really are committed to continuing your education, a year (or even two or three or many more due to un-foreseeable life circumstances) off won’t stop you from getting your education.
Try separating your desire to get out of your town, from your desire for further education. There may be other ways to get out of town that don’t specifically require that you go to college - so pursue those if getting out of town right now is your primary goal.
You are all so helpful. I want to thank you guys for that. I’m considering everything that everyone has said so far, trust me.
That is good, this is not an “all or nothing” proposition. Maybe you could make a deal with your parents that if you are successful the first year or two going to college at home, then you can transfer to UT Austin.