Your test scores and rec letters (including one from your current school) would all be due January 1 to apply to MIT for next fall. Also, not only do they want the SAT or ACT, but they require 2 SAT subject tests – one in math and one in another science. It doesn’t sound like you have done any testing yet.
I have math and science teachers who classes I’ve passed now despite not passing them the first time. Although they were different teachers and were great with contacting me back if I had problems, which helps with my learning and I why I passed.
I have English teachers who have given me great feedback on essays and free response questions.
It’s not like they know me personally but based on my studies and how well I’ve performed they should say positive things about me.
I have done the testing. I mentioned that earlier.
^ I do not see your stats and there is a lot to look through. Usually kids will make it easy for us and tell us their stats.
From what little I looked at GA homeschool laws it looks like you can homeschool without an umbrella supervisory organization (i.e. online school) if the parent doing the homeschooling is a high school graduate or holds a GED. Do either of your parents meet one of those requirements? If you have to travel to extended family frequently then you have to carve out time to study when you’re at your relatives’ homes. It will be easier if you’re not using an online program like the one you currently have.
Do you know what your GPA is? What are your test scores? Those, and the amount your parents can afford to pay will be your best guide for where to apply to college. If your parents’ income is less than $50k/year, you may qualify for a small Pell grant (up to $5k/year). And you can take the federal student loan (~$5500/year). Does GA offer any state aid for GA colleges to low income students? I would start tracking down sources of funding and pay attention to deadlines. The FAFSA is open now. If GA has a financial aid program, apply to that too.
Well I don’t have access to all of my stats seeing as though I’ve been removed.
@chuparchups I don’t understand why you’re missing so much school. One day for a funeral, O’k but why are you visiting sick relatives during the school day or doing anything else during your school hours.
Ugh okay, yes my mother does have a high school and college degree. But she wouldn’t be able to supervise me at all time or be of any help. Especially when it comes to math and what not. But I can try and talk to her about that option.
And again, it’s not the studies or materials that is the problem, only the communication.
I don’t have any information about gpa or scores. I have to request them from my school. I actually did request it right before I was expelled but again with my major problem, they never contacted me back. I guess I’ll have to go through college board to figure out my scores if they still have them.
We do make under $55K and I’ve been reading books about it and working with my mom to find out what’s best for us but first I need to resolve this enrollment problem.
Your SAT and/or ACT scores are going to be available through those testing corporations. There is no need to contact your school for them. Most schools require you to send official scores from those corporations anyway (won’t accept them fro your school).
It’s a little unbelievable that you don’t know/remember your gpa (even roughly) or standardized test scores.
Post #5 makes it sound like the OP has not taken standardized tests yet.
So at the beginning of this semester, my grandmother had surgery. They found a polyp and though it could’ve been cancerous since she is a breast cancer survivor. So we had to go care for her for two week. The only struggle was my academic probation. I was able to do assignments at the hospital and go to the library but the struggle was attending live lessons. Even with perfect internet signals it glitches and takes forever to load. So it made it harder for me to attend my mandatory lessons because 1) i had terrible internet connection while in the middle of nowhere, and 2) the times I were logged on I’d have technical problems and the page would reload and I’d have to wait for my teacher to accept the request for me to rejoin the lesson. If she doesn’t accept, it shows me absent and if I don’t get it to load, she thinks I’m skipping the lesson. (Does that make sense because it’s a lot)
I was better off just doing the work itself because I could submit assignments with no problem. The only problem was attending those mandatory live lessons. That’s why I’m marked unexcused, even though she knew the issue we were facing and her words were “You still need to show up.” Like I’m trying my best but you’re not understanding my struggles. And she wrote me up for that.
And also last week, I was out for a terrible cold because the weather here got cool really fast and it’s been raining a lot. So my mother emails her saying I have a cold and wasn’t feeling well and throw up and all that nasty stuff. I was already ahead in my classes so it’s not like I had work due that day. My mom stated I would miss the lessons because I was ill and I would return when I was better, which would have been yesterday. We got no response for an entire week. Then yesterday she decided to write me up for last weeks incident and now I’m expelled.
I signed up through my school and they submitted the scores to them for them to distribute to the students. I’d have to create an account to view my scores.
That’s funny, the weather didn’t get chilly in Atlanta until the last few mornings. And by mid day it was beautiful.
If your grandmother was in the hospital, why did 2 of you need to go for 2 weeks to help?
This is hard to follow.
I have to request it from my counselor. They used to display gpa on the transcript page but it’s not there last time I looked. I don’t know my current gpa nor my test scores. I’ve actually never received them from my counselor even though the contacted me saying she had them. I don’t know why she just didn’t send it to me when she initially contacted.
I planned to take the ACT but I have taken SAT and SAT subjects
It sounds like Georgia gives you 4 choices: 1) traditional brick and mortar school; 2) online school; 3) homeschool, 4) drop out.
You can choose any one you want, but you have to follow the rules set up for the one you pick. The reason the online schools have such strict rules and everyone wants an exception. Everyone wants to take 1 extra minute, or 10, or not turn the work in until after the funeral or because he is sick. They set the rules and that’s it. I had prof in college that did the same thing, and it didn’t matter if you were sick or your grandmother died or if you were in a coma - late work is not accepted.
There are online schools that are more flexible, but they might charge tuition. We on CC can tell you it isn’t fair and that your teachers should be nicer, but it isn’t going to change anything. You have to deal with the program you chose. You asked for advice, and we’ve said you need to work it out with this school. You HAVE to have the transcript to apply to colleges. Many colleges require letters of recommendation from teachers and the guidance counselor. MIT is really out of the question. Choose a GA instate school that is familiar with this online school and will understand the situation. Not UGA or GaTech.
There is a major disconnect between the (IMO) clear messages your school has been sending and what you believe. Both of your schools have - by your own description - been crystal clear about what you are expected to do. A large part of that expectation is your attendance. No matter what. To repeat: due to your history of absence, you had been given a second chance at an online school but you have no more flexibility in your schedule and must attend - no matter what. No matter if your grandma is sick, no matter if you’re sick, no matter if your uncle dies, no matter if Godzilla rises up and steps on your house… your second chance was based on your attendance. You blew it.
Most troubling, you still don’t understand that even what you’re describing - in your own words - shows you aren’t willing or able to follow the basic requirements of school.
Until you address this, you’re going to have a tough time at any college. Forget MIT, unless you can follow the basic rules such as attendance and observing deadlines you’re going to struggle at the local community college. You need to recognize your role in this and work on fixing this issue or it will continue to torpedo you in school and following school, at any job you have as well.
You’re smart and articulate, don’t let this lack of self awareness hold you back. Face this issue and solve it, for yourself and for your future.
My mother won’t leave me home alone. If she travels I travel with her. And at my grandmothers house there is no wifi, which is why I went to the hospital. I thought that’d be self explanatory.
Also Atlanta has been cold in the mornings. We’ve had cool temperatures in 40s/50s with wind. I’m not sure where in Atlanta you live, but where I am, it was “grab a jacket and a scarf” weather. It’s been like this for a couple weeks now and I just got sick last week so I’m not sure why that would be hard for you to follow.
@gearmom & others unfamiliar with this situation: It is not true that the testing corporations should be able to provide the scores to the student. It depends on how the student was registered for the test. Some schools, particularly low income, register all Sophs, JRs & Srs via a bulk registration process. I know this because I work in a Title 1, 100% free breakfast/lunch, low ses high school and unfortunately this bulk registration process was done. The students do not have seperate collegeboard accounts and do not receive score reports through the mail. Students receive their scores directly from the counselor. It is a hot mess and something that was in place before I arrived. I’m working to change this process. Not sure if the OP has experienced this but thought I’d share that it is possible.
@chuparchups Please do not feel pressured to provide specifics in regards to your family situation. I think your descriptions explain a lot. I don’t think the why’s/how’s of why you’ve missed school and your family situation is going to change the advice given.