Was the D your final year end grade or semester grade?
That list of 399 schools does not seem complete.
Of course, any school that has to have a rolling admissions system and still needs students late in the summer isn’t going to be an academic powerhouse or prestige university, but there are quite a few out there that do it.
I would contact the schools that had previously accepted you as a first step, as presumably you had some interest in going there. Some won’t want you now but a few might.
Try University of Arizona. It has a lot to offer
What does the letter say about being rescinded? Is the decision final, or is there some path to getting accepted again down the line?
I like the gap year idea for you because it seems like you got sick of school in the second semester, but you are actually a very capable student. I think applications to a new round of schools during your gap year could emphasize what you learned while having a adventure.
Is physics necessary for your major?
I really don’t understand. It is pretty competitive to be accepted to UR, and you can also afford it.
Then why did you focus all your time and energy on baseball? Was it senioritis, did you think you only had to graduate? I mean you are not playing college baseball, are you?
You might not like it but going to CC and proving you can hadle college level work and doing well grade wise would be your best bet.
Any college you apply to now is going to see all your senior grades including those ones at the end that caused your acceptance to be rescinded. Schools that would have accepted you before, are not going to accept you as readily now given the recent bad grades.
If I were you I would first contact Rochester and find out if there is a way to appeal or fix this. If not, I would contact some of the schools that accepted you before but that you turned down, if you still have any interest in them. Explain your situation - you committed elsewhere, had bad grades, and were rescinded. Ask if there is any possibility of enrolling at that school. If they still have openings they might say yes, especially since you are full pay. If they say no, then I agree with others that community college is your best option.
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The schools on the NACAC space available list will probably take you – they have publicly begged for students and beggars are less choosy now. You do have to share all your senior year grades, and that D may mean that you may possibly start on academic probation in your freshman year fall, but schools on this list are all places that definitely did not make their enrollment targets between acceptances and wait lists and you’re able to pay the tuition.
For schools that you are not familiar with, I would look them up on ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
Find the ones that have a graduation rate of 50% or more, then check the most common degrees granted to see if they match your intended major or area of interest. “Degrees granted by program area” is hidden under the “find similar colleges” tab.
From there, visit the college websites and then finally call the school and send in your app.
I echo the suggestion to take a gap year. Unless you were chasing a baseball scholarship (and apparently you were not), the choice you made repeatedly all semester to blow off your studies and focus on baseball seems like a clear indication of what your inner world is like right now.
You seem to want a break from school and time to explore other passions. Your performance in previous semesters indicates that you are very college-able, but college-able is not the same as college-ready. Part of readiness is having your head and heart in the right place for what you are doing.
Give yourself some self-compassion. Listen to your own actions and what they are telling you. Think of them as the psychological equivalent of a recurring pain that is telling you “Hey, this needs some healing.”
You will still be college-able a year from now, but if you give yourself what you have been subconsciously asking for, you will hopefully also be a lot more college-ready!
Hendrix is a cool, small college for smart kids; unfortunately it happens to be located in a state not many students want to go to Rather than New England but it’s less than 30mn away from a major city. You’d have plenty of intellectual challenge, the 'Odyssey ’ program is great, the orientation trips would likely appeal to you, and your stats may well offset your Final semester’s grades. It’s on common app so you don’t have much to lose.
However, a gap year sounds like a good idea considering your burn out /lack of interest for academics right now.
What’s wrong with cc? 2 years, work hard and you’ll have a ton of doors open.
Much better than the rolling admissions schools that are desperate for students. While there are some minor exceptions they tend to be the “University of Hartford” type of regional schools: 75% admit rate, 1500 SAT, B average, 50% graduation rate, private schools that have little money or resources and are desperate to take anyone at anytime who is willing to write a check.
You’re better off going the cc route rather than settle for four years at one of those types of places.
But there are a few, Arizona isn’t too bad and a few of others mentioned in this thread.
I don’t think OP needs to go two years at CC tbh. But I do think he should spend at least a semester there if none of the last-ditch schools work out.
Typo?
Where were your teachers, guidance counsellors and parents while your school work deteriorated? You did screw up, but others listed above did let you down. When did your teachers let you know you were underperforming?
Can you still go to Depauw or Butler or is it too late.
@londondad These are excellent questions because our kids don’t succeed OR fail in a vacuum.