What do I do now? (Not accepted anywhere)

happymomof1
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 23:07:48 +0000

It is unfortunate that no one advised you that you should have at least one real safety on your list. Except for places that have automatic admissions for specific GPA and test scores, there always is the chance that you can get unlucky. So go have a chat with your guidance counselor and whoever else it was who was negligent this application season, and encourage them to not let future students make this kind of mistake.

Right now your options include going to CC (some do have dorms so you wouldn’t absolutely have to stay home), applying to places where applications are still open, waiting for the NACAC list to come out on May 1, or considering a gap year/semester. If you don’t need much financial aid, then planning now for transfer can make sense. However, you need to make your first two years look as much as possible as they would have at your target(s), and you need to have excellent grades and good relationships with your professors so you can get good LORs. Before you set yourself up for a transfer down the line, make sure you are ready for all of that.