If the OP attends a college that accepts his associate’s degree, would he have to apply as a transfer student, and not a first-year student? I’m wondering the implications of coming in with two years worth of credit, and how that affects his hunt for merit money.
@ranttila, are you taking math and foreign language next year as a junior? And does your high school rank by weighted or unweighted GPA? If they use weighted, I’m thinking your rank will not be #15 when you are applying to college since you won’t get “credit” for advanced classes while your peers who remain at the high school will. Just an observation.