Roommate Selection and College Options for Home-Schooled Student

Creekland
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:32:32 +0000

Awesome information that really helps!

Try both a practice ACT and SAT now with no more prep. Let’s see how you do. It will show you (and us) your gaps. Don’t worry about the score. Practice tests are there to show you what you need to shore up.

I fully agree with the previous posters who said to try both because students often do better on one or the other. Two of mine did better with the ACT. One had equal scores across them. Colleges don’t care which one is submitted, so it’s wise to go with whichever one shows your talents better. Before you take the “real” one, you can have prepped a bit more.

From what you’ve written, I sense your intelligence and know you can do well, but yes, your foundation could be less than many of your college bound peers. I love your attitude about not placing blame, but just going forward from here. That attitude will get you far in life.

If you have no plans for med school, starting at CC can easily be the best step for you. You’d have to decide if you want it for an official year of college or as a senior year of high school, but doing it as high school is likely to be less expensive, so would be my recommendation. When you finish there you can decide if you want a 4 year school (many credits would likely transfer) or do another at the community college, then transfer. Someone at the community college could probably give you great advice if you call and give them your story/goals. They will know the specific options you have and costs. Just remember if you start there as a college student it can easily affect going to a 4 year college the next year financially. There are some transfer scholarships, but not usually as many.

Resist the idea of segregating schools into categories like “overly fancy.” Each type has their specific pros and cons. At this point you don’t want to diss any of them. You just want to see which ones are right for you. This includes fit and finances. The top colleges can be the ones that offer the best finances if you get in, and they aren’t top solely due to name. They have great things (research, etc) going on there, as do top state schools. Success can come from any college, but the best overall experience comes from finding the best one for each individual student. That can range from a community college certificate or two year program to Top 20. There isn’t one answer that fits everyone.

For a foreign language, go online to Duolingo and sign up for their free lessons. They beat Rosetta Stone by a mile. Work through their lessons and stories (stories are only available in some languages). They also have some podcasts. The other thing my guys found helpful were books from the library - and native speakers online.

As soon as you can feel free to give us your ACT/SAT practice scores. Pending what they are, advice could change. You said you were looking for 2023, so there’s plenty of time.