I was planning on going to a college I was so sure that it was going to work out it was going to be wonderful my boyfriend and I were going to go to it and have fun and live on our own, but then we went to check it out and we didn’t like the school that much or the area. So we decided to stay near. I already sent out letters to colleges saying I wouldn’t be going to their colleges, so what do I do if I sent one of those letters to the school I want to go to now.
What are the colleges?
Are they instate public colleges? (ie., colleges located in the state where your parents live)?
They may accept you again. We had a few colleges that didn’t seem to take “no” for an answer. My kids declined but we still got info like they hadn’t.
I think the only way you’ll know is by asking them. Call the admissions office. I think your chances are better now than they would after May 1st (where they are more likely to start offering spaces to the wait list).
When you do, leave any mention of the boyfriend out.
They’re looking to provide an education, not an opportunity to " have fun and live on our own, "
Limit the degree to which your boyfriend is factored into your college decision. You both may prefer different schools and should attend the schol each prefers. Attending a school that was not a first choice for one but to satisfy another will likely get drawn into an arguments. The one who atends the less prefered school may be unhappy. As pointed about above, college is where you attend with the goal of learning academics and growing up. College is fun and there is more freedom when not living in your parents homes. But as reasons for attending college, you may be fast tracking yourself to academic probation. Finally, like you have probably already been told, you are too young to be wrapped up in one person and may be restricting your opportunity to meet and interact with other students.
Contact the school that you want to attend and tell them that you have changed your mind and want to attend. I don’t think that any of us can say whether they will re-offer your acceptance, but it is definitely worth a call.