Applying to colleges for the second time

austinmshauri
Sun, 17 Jun 2018 12:17:23 +0000

I was offered admission to most of the schools I applied to, however I could not accept any, because of the (too) low (for me) financial aid I got. So I wanted to ask - What if I do not enroll in any college, take a gap year, and apply again next year (to same of different institutions)?

…There are many volunteering-abroad opportunities, which have always attracted me, but because of the school and age, I was unable to apply. These could help me in numerous ways…

I think colleges hold onto applications so it may be difficult to get accepted to a college that rejected you unless you have new information that adds to your profile. Getting accepted to the same schools won’t increase their financial aid offers, so I don’t think reapplying to them will help you. If you can afford to travel abroad to participate in volunteer activities, it may be difficult to convince colleges that you need financial aid.