Do I really have a chance

Consolation
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:02:36 +0000

I would assume that you have a chance of being accepted at schools of the type that will take anyone who is willing to pay them.

The real question to me is WHY you did so poorly in HS. Until that is addressed, there is little point in throwing time and money away in college. Is it because you have some kind of LD? Is it because you simply blew off school starting at an early age? If so, why? Are there psychological or family issues involved?

You need to determine what is going on in your own head first. Then, you could do something like take courses at a community college, and do your very best to be a real student. If you succeed in this, you can transfer to a 4-year school for the final 2 years. Alternatively, you may discover that you really aren’t suited for classroom learning for some reason. In that case, find a trade or vocation that interests you and get into a training or apprenticeship program. That sort of training can provide a MUCH better life than pouring thousands of dollars down a “college” rathole. If there are subjects you wish to explore to enrich your life, nothing prevents you from taking adult ed courses.

I would suggest that you try to take advantage of the counseling and testing/evaluation resources of the public HS while you are still in school.

Good luck.