<p>I'm a senior at a public high school. I have about a 2.5, but there's no upward trend. I got a 1990 on the SAT and I take a full, challenging course load (I don't do well, though, ha). This year I've been doing worse since I'm dealing with a lot of garbage and I think GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). I'm really afraid I'll get one acceptance letter back (our state school, haha). My friend has convinced me that if I do poorly this year, even schools within my safety range won't accept me because I'm not improving. Help?</p>
<p>There are colleges around the country that will admit ANY kind of student. Be sure to apply to a college that will definitely admit you (it sounds like you have already found a college like that) and will have a college to go to. </p>
<p>Good luck in your applications. While you're still in high school, figure out what your studying issues are and learn how to improve, and that will make college more enjoyable.</p>
<p>Thank you. I'm looking into colleges in the Boston area, and a lot of those schools are all-or-nothing, you know, everybody accepted versus almost nobody accepted.</p>
<p>The real safety will probably be the hardest choice but it's important to put real thought into it and come up with one sure school you know you can be happy at. Does it need to be in Boston? If you're open to other places you'd have lots of choice. Look at the book "Colleges that Change Lives."</p>
<p>Well, to answer your question... if you don't get in anywhere, there's always community college for a semester and then transfer.
However, a college won't reject you because you don't show an upward trend, especially since you're challenging yourself. Maybe, if you're that worried, look into another "safety school" that you would really love?</p>
<p>Become a nomad/hobo, wander around the country for five or six years, beg for food, write a bestselling book about it, become independently wealthy.</p>
<p>There is a list of colleges with openings that comes out after May 1st. If I remember right, there had to be at least 100 schools on it.</p>