Don't know what to do with myself....please help

STEMftw
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:02:48 +0000

your mindset is messed up. community college should be your last choice. You have taken APs and awesome community service. I hope this story of my friend will cheer you up.

so there is this guy i kno and he was a normal student in freshman year. then his family moved so he had to go to a military academy for sophomore year. however, he got kicked out and came back to california. the reason for getting kicked out? he got Ds and Fs. only. back in cali, he made a major life change and brought his grades up to some Bs. he did really do much except for over 200+ hours of volunteering. took only 2 aps, got 1 and a 2 for his scores…

guess what? he got accepted into calstate and few other places. (oh yeah, and he was asian.)

moral of the story? dont give up i guess? i mean, you have a really nice life to write a kick butt essay about. tell UCLA that there was something you really wanted to pursue in high school. but your crappy admins didnt give you that opportunity. say your real excited to finally get that opportunity if accepted.

tell them wat happened. they’ll understand.

BTW i think i kno wat high school u go to. (i live in san jose too… and competitive public high school? there arent that many LOL). yeah that school sucks a**. heard their college counseling sucks too. gud luck!