It’d be a burden for me to go to this college (it’s a 1.5 hr commute my siblings have to make) so I’m very much considering community college.
It’s worth noting that I believe I have a learning disability of some sort, maybe ADHD/inattention. I have a lot of trouble focusing and it impairs me. I’m always the last to finish my tests and exams. I remember on my Civics & Economics final, I had trouble focusing and I had to randomly bubble a little less than half of the exam because I didn’t have any time left. The curve saved me, but there’s not always a curve, and too often I find the teacher taking the test away from me because I take too long. As aforementioned, I have been studying for the ACT but I am no way prepared for the actual thing. I never timed myself, and the English and reading passages took longer than they should have. I really enjoy reading, a lot, but it is a very slow process for me. I buy/rent books I am very interested in, but it’ll take me as long as a month to read a 200 page book. I bring some to school and back, but even then I can only read 3-4 pages without stopping. I really enjoy writing as well, but it is a long process for me, and group projects are hard for me. I’ve tried hard to not let this impede me, and I’ve been trying to show improvement each semester (which I have). I usually average around 85-92s for my honors classes. Last year, on top of this I had depression and one of my classes I didn’t turn in any work, three months into the class I was forcefully dropped and replaced with study hall. I have a 0% average, and I have a WF on my transcript. I want to make up for this and I can only do so by staying in school longer. There’s a note on my record that my doctor advised the drop and there’s a note from my principal. I got on SSRIs, I’ve been fine since then and I’m no longer dependent on them. I couldn’t focus on the assignments at all, and I never paid attention. My mom says that these drugs for ADHD are hard to get, and even if I do have it, they’re not for children and she doesn’t want me to be dependant on them. I’ve heard ADHD symptoms subside as you get older.