What Should I Be Doing Now?

Sage44
Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:09:31 +0000

Bryan -

Hi. I answered one of your earlier threads some time ago. It looks like you’re moving in the direction you hoped to be.

Regarding this thread, I do believe that you should plan on studying at a CC for up to two years. This would give you the opportunity to build your grades and sustain them over a long enough period of time to dispell any concerns that a 4-year school might have over problems you experienced earlier due to the medical condition.

As I advised you before, please don’t rush…you have absolutely nothing to prove. I believe that to raise your grades to a nice level and hold them at that level for a good period of time would give you enormous confidence. And, if you spend more time in a CC, it would not only save you lots of money (and you’ll still graduate from the “brand name” school), it would also give you much more time to survey the landscape of 4-year schools. Finally, you might wish to consider applying to a rolling admissions school. Many of them are fine institutions that would welcome someone just like you. Just make sure the fit is good, particularly that it is a supportive environment. Spend this extra time that you have chillin’ and looking for THE school. Loren Pope’s book, Colleges That Change Lives, focuses on a number of schools that do wonders for their students. Please pick a kind and gentle place, a smaller school whose faculty focuses on teaching and mentoring students. Such schools are often very tight-knit communities that are wonderful places to self-discover and grow.

Good luck, Bryan. Check back; we’d love to hear from you. :)