<p>Hello everyone. I need a plan so I can get admitted into a Top Tier school in two years time.</p>
<p>I have messed up my first two years and did not do well enough in my Junior year of high school and did badly on the SAT because I am stupid. The reason I did badly was because of my mental disorder (severe clinical depression and social anxiety) and the fact that I was a complete ■■■■■■ and did not to know about AP classes, extracirculars, etc… that are required for admissions into a respectable college/university. I want to major in Engineering but I screwed up because of my stupidity. I will have to go to a community college because of my screw ups. I hate that I have to go to a disgraceful college because of my stupidity and mental disorder, I wish I could die but there isn’t a painless way to commit suicide so I have to live. However, I will graduate with a 91 average (a result of straight 90s and 100s on my transcript.) and two AP classes (AP Economics and AP Physics B). I only have taken up to Pre-Calculus (Which is not good for an Engineering major I need calculus, but again I thought you could double up pre-cal and calculus. (This is what I mean by my retardedness :(! ) When I get accepted into a college I will get a 4.0 GPA and try to transfer somewhere respectable I want to go to Cal Tech but I cannot get accepted anymore because of what has happened. I really hate myself :(</p>
<p>What can I do to get admitted into a top tier form this point. I will do anything, ANYTHING to get accepted into a respectable college/university in two years time. Please if you want to help me just post what I should do in college. It would mean so much to me and maybe I will not screw up like I did in high school. (I am graduating this year) I am crying just typing this. I do not have a life or any friends so I can devote my entire life to school and a job I will try to obtain this summer for the rest of the year respectively. I will not bother with friends because they will just waste my time with trying to get into a Top Tier, and from what I have seen in CCs the people are complete idiots (Not all but most are). The atmosphere in CC is usually garbage from what I have seen and heard from my brother. (He only goes to CC because he does not have money to go to a real college, he just came to the USA.) </p>
<p>Speak with your guid counselor about where others, who have your similar stats, have applied and are attending. The list of “good” and “respectable” schools is not that narrow. You’ll find something good and affordable. </p>
<p>Please stop being so dramatic however – many people would sell their souls to have their kids in your position (decent grades, living in the USA, heading to a US college). You need a good sense of perspective.</p>
<p>Agree, high drama factor here. You need to do what you should have done in high school. Buckle down on your studies and get GREAT grades. You can still have friends and other activities, but prioritize your studies first for the two years you are in community college. That is all you need to do.</p>
<p>You still probably won’t go to Cal Tech. But there are millions (literally) of successful engineers in the world that went to respectable colleges and got good jobs. You can be one of those, for sure.</p>
<p>And cut the drama… it won’t help you get good grades, or succeed in applications at the end of your two years, or anything else.</p>
<p>But I am not in their position, that is the reality of the situation we do not choose to be poor or rich, or to be born in general, we are simply given a life and there is nothing we can do about it. I am sorry if that sounds mean but that is the reality of things. What do you mean by drama… I do not have any friends or anything like that so I cannot even have anything of “high school drama”.</p>
<p>My guidance conseleur wasn’t any help, I talked to her about it from the beginning and she said go to a community college and do well then transfer to a good SUNY. Not even a top tier, she literally said “a good SUNY.” :(</p>
<p>You have every choice about how hard you work over the next two years and what kind of grades you get. You are being overly dramatic about how important a “top tier” college is. A degree from a “good SUNY” will get you a decent engineering job IF you work hard on your academics AND can interview with a reasonable amount of poise. You might work on the poise part – the wailing coming through your posts wouldn’t go over too well with employers.</p>
<p>It looks like you are in NY state. Go to your local CC. Get good grades. Apply to transfer to Cornell or one of those terrific SUNYs. Where you get the notion that the SUNYs are no good is beyond me.</p>
<p>The first thing I recommend is that you seek help for your depression and social anxiety. These are both very treatable conditions. Most insurance will cover in-network providers at a very reasonable rate. Also you could contact your state psychological association to see if they anyone will give free therapy. You are very young and will be able to go to a college and study engineering or whatever you like. You can always get a masters degree at a more prestigious college if it is important to you. There is nothing wrong with a community college as a start, but there are many colleges who take almost all applicants. If you are in NY, you are near PA where there are many state universities that admit a high percentage of applicants. However a lot of people start with a CC for one or two years, go to a another college for two years or three and then go to grad school if necessary. Your grades are very good so you certainly can get in. But deal with the depression first.</p>
The reason I did badly was because of my mental disorder (severe clinical depression and social anxiety) and the fact that I was a complete ■■■■■■ and did not to know about AP classes, extracirculars, etc… that are required for admissions into a respectable college/university. I want to major in Engineering but I screwed up because of my stupidity. I will have to go to a community college because of my screw ups. I hate that I have to go to a disgraceful college because of my stupidity and mental disorder, I wish I could die but there isn’t a painless way to commit suicide so I have to live.