What Should I Be Doing Now?

<p>Okay. I have this plan that seems to perfect for my situation, and I'm hoping to carry it out the way I've been thinking. I have been in and out of college since I've graduated high school in 2005 due to some medical problems. I'm trying to make this upcoming fall and spring semesters of community college the best that they can be to prove to the colleges and universities that I can be the same student if not better than I was in high school. I know that with a year of great college level course grades, it would prove likely for me to get into some decent schools. I just need a bit of guidance right now, as I am the oldest of 2, and my parents never went to school. I'm unsure about what I should be worrying about as of right now. Considering that I will be completeing a year of CC work and then applying for schools for the following fall. I hope this doesn't sound confusing... If you have an idea what where I'm getting at, please let me know as to how you feel. Thanks in advance! :D </p>

<p>-bryan</p>

<p>so you are gonna apply for sophomore status. for what i know... not a lot of schools do that especially the public schools. but private schools sure accept applications at any time, they just want ur money!!!!</p>

<p>Well I'm going to complete my freshman year of school at a community college at home, but then transfer for sophomore status at another school. Freshman year is what I need to make up and do REALLY REALLY well at in order to prove to schools, myself, and my family, that I'm ready for a real school... Like UVM, Stonehill College, Franklin College(Switzerland), etc...</p>

<p>switzerland! how do you go about transferring to an international college...i've been interested in this for awhile but haven't been able to find out much about it.</p>

<p>One of my friends goes to school there... He told me a lot about it and it sounds pretty incredible. There are plenty international colleges/universities out there... Try searching for them online... I had a site, I'll try and find it for you if you'd like???</p>

<p>yeah i'd be very grateful...i don't know if my parents would ever let me do something like that and i envy you for getting the opportunity (my parents are freaking out enough over me wanting to go to New York) but I'd be interested in checking them out.</p>

<p>Bryan -</p>

<p>Hi. I answered one of your earlier threads some time ago. It looks like you're moving in the direction you hoped to be.</p>

<p>Regarding this thread, I do believe that you should plan on studying at a CC for up to two years. This would give you the opportunity to build your grades and sustain them over a long enough period of time to dispell any concerns that a 4-year school might have over problems you experienced earlier due to the medical condition.</p>

<p>As I advised you before, please don't rush...you have absolutely nothing to prove. I believe that to raise your grades to a nice level and hold them at that level for a good period of time would give you enormous confidence. And, if you spend more time in a CC, it would not only save you lots of money (and you'll still graduate from the "brand name" school), it would also give you much more time to survey the landscape of 4-year schools. Finally, you might wish to consider applying to a rolling admissions school. Many of them are fine institutions that would welcome someone just like you. Just make sure the fit is good, particularly that it is a supportive environment. Spend this extra time that you have chillin' and looking for THE school. Loren Pope's book, Colleges That Change Lives, focuses on a number of schools that do wonders for their students. Please pick a kind and gentle place, a smaller school whose faculty focuses on teaching and mentoring students. Such schools are often very tight-knit communities that are wonderful places to self-discover and grow.</p>

<p>Good luck, Bryan. Check back; we'd love to hear from you. :)</p>