I delayed my enrollment by a year and I'm considering forfeiting

MYOS1634
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 23:20:57 +0000

Union and Bucknell’s social scene is more Greek than at Oberlin and obviously Oberlin is very liberal.

You sound like a great candidate for Questbridge - it’s a national program that allows you the equivalent of 12 ED applications at once (“college match”) and if selected you are awarded a complete full ride without loans for 4 years. Here are the eligibility criteria - financially they’re a bit flexible but if you qualify for a full ride at Oberlin it should be within criteria.

questbridge.org

Apply to the National College Match

QuestBridge is a nonprofit that connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with a thriving community and transformative educational, career, and life opportunities that help propel them to lives of fulfillment, meaning, and purpose.

You can apply during a gap year as long as you’ve not attended college nor taken college courses after HS graduation.
If you’re working full time or doing and internship it would be fine.
Your odds are better if you pick LACs like (Oberlin or Bucknell) rather than the usual suspects (Harvard, Yale, etc.)

The deadline is in 10 days so you need to start working on your application.