I attended three different high schools (one traditional and two separate boarding schools) before health issues forced me to drop out in September of 2015 at the beginning of my senior year. I (mostly) didn’t switch high schools due to any major behavioral or academic problems, it just kind of happened that I had to switch high schools a lot, because of my family situation and a lot of other reasons that can easily be explained.
Then I got my GED and applied to colleges. I was accepted into (I had a decent GPA and decent ACT scores, a good recommendation, and apparently a really strong essay) and choose to attend a college which we will call for the purposes of this question college XYZ.
I took an online summer class at college XYZ in which I got an A- and then moved into my dorm on campus in August 2016 (so yes, a month ago). Unfortunately, a family situation caused some problems and I had to withdraw from college XYZ a few days before classes started.
I then thought about going to a local community college and even registered for classes but just didn’t want to attend this particular college and felt really depressed after having to leave college XYZ so I withdrew from these classes and am applying to jobs in my area.
Now I’m trying hard to look ahead to 2017 and I am considering apply to a different bunch of colleges. But I’m wondering if my past cluster of inconsistently attending schools, my GED, and my leaving a college before classes started would affect my chances of getting in.
Has anyone had a similar unconventional experience? How did you communicate to your future college the details of your past in a way that made it seem like you were still a good candidate for their school?