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Congrats to you. There are CCers here who have risen from difficult circumstances to have happy, productive lives. Your tenacity in getting this far will help you get through college.
I hope you have identified and applied to colleges that will allow you to move past the family notoriety and start down an independent path. (I'm talking financially, emotionally, geographically, etc. if that's what you want to do.)
You are right in sensing that getting to college is just the beginning of this path. Is there someone (a minister, trusted adult friend, teacher) who can help you on the next steps in this journey? It may be time to set down some tangible goals for next year, whether it's getting a job on campus, how you're going to get to campus, what kinds of activites you may want to be involved in, what kind of supports/mentoring you may feel you need. Campus health has counselors that can work with you on some of these things, as well as the family issues I'm sure you don't want to share here.
My thinking is that if you start some thinking about and planning for your immediate future, it may help to distract you from the other noise in your life. It will not always be easy, but if you can start off college with an attitude of succeeding, not just surviving, you will be one step ahead of the game. There ARE folks who will help you and not judge. You have to find them, but they ARE out there.
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