I’ve been thinking for this a bit and realized I don’t have a plan in case no college accepts me.
The main reason I’m worried about this is because my essays weren’t all that good and done in a short time span, so I assume the colleges aren’t going to like them.
If I were to be rejected by every school, what should I do?
You should be able to enroll in a local community college and not lose any time.
Looks like you missed the standard advice to identify your rock-solid true safety before doing anything else.
The true safety guarantees admission for your stats, is guaranteed to be affordable, offers your major, and is a place you will be happy to attend if all else goes wrong. For many students, a local CC will fill these requirements. However, there also are plenty of 4-year institutions that offer automatic admissions (some also offer automatic scholarships) for specific stats. Read through the threads on thise topics that are at the top of this forum, and at the top of the Financial Aid Forum.
You need to have at least one or two schools you’re confident to get into-- those safeties that @happymomof1 mentioned. Find one or two, TODAY, and apply.
You need 2 schools you like and your parents can afford that you’re confident you’ll get into (it typically means 60%+ acceptance rate).
What are your stats, state of residence, budget - so we can help you identify these two schools on time for you to apply (lots of deadlines have passed but there are still Jan 15, Feb 1, Feb15deadlines at private colleges and directional publics.)
OK, I just took a look at your posting history, and found this:
Education
High School Diploma anticipated in June 2018
GPA: 4.0 ❘ SAT: 1270
AP Classes Taken: AP Global History, AP English Language, AP U.S. History
High School Awards and Honors
-National Honor Society (Fall 2015-Ongoing)
-Perfect Attendance (2014-Ongoing)
-Honor Roll (2014-Ongoing)
-Participated a College Now program for the “Critical Thinking” class (Fall 2016) and “Literacy and Propaganda” (Spring 2017)
-Participant of after school SAT Prep program (2015-2016)
-O’Melveny and Myers Scholar (2017)
Work Experience
-SYEP (Summer Youth Employment Program) Disaster Preparedness - 150 hours (Summer 2016)
Actively worked with co-workers to research and perform a presentation informing the community of how to prepare for different situations (such as floods, heat waves and disease outbreaks.) Also assisted in surveying the public on their ability to prepare for a disaster.
Volunteer and Community
(I haven’t done any volunteering yet. I think I should look for a soup kitchen or something to help out in, especially over the summer.)
Interests and Skills
-Language
Demonstrates proficiency in French
-Has a certification of proficiency in Microsoft
-Music
Member of the advanced band class (2015-2016, spring 2017), performed in the winter and spring concert (2015-2016), and played at the graduation of the class of 2016
Member of the Guitar Club (2015-2016)
-Sports
Member of the school’s Table Tennis team (2016-2017) and competed against other schools. Worked with other teammates to improve each other’s skills and target their own weaknesses to play to the best of their abilities. Built relationships with the other players and made their team a welcoming place for new members.
You also have a thread where you mention SUNY ALbany… I assume you applied there?
SUNY Albany is almost a safety, do apply to the Honors College. Add SUNY Geneseo for a high match and another SUNY for a real safety and you’re good with SUNY’s.
You can also apply to St Lawrence, Dickinson, Denison (high matches), Hobart and WIlliam Smith, Wheaton MA, Muhlenberg, Goucher, (low matches), Susquehanna, Juniata, Siena, St Bonaventure, UScranton (safeties).
All of these universities have good reputation, enviable faculty: student ratios, excellent quality of life and learning.
After May 1, NACAC will publish a list of colleges still accepting students for fall. A lot of the collges are very U good but have room for whatever reason. along with all the other advice above, you will be able to go to college this fall for sure.
It is still not too late to find a safety.
yeah I applied to suny albany. I do have safety schools but there is still that “what if” in the back of my mind.
Did you apply to SUNY Albany Honors? What about SUNY Geneseo (stronger academically than SUNY Albany and AACSB accreditated), did you apply?
Have you applied to any match suggested in #6?
(If not… have you applied to other matches?)
You could also spend time thinking about what you want out of life. In many communities, there is a lot of societal/peer/familial pressure to go to college straight out of HS and find yourself there, but you could look in to other routes and research the paths you are thinking about.
Where we live (apparently not the same state as you), the in-state number 2 university has a very late application deadline – after students would normally have heard from all RD schools. I have wondered whether this is for the sake of in-state students who thought that the in-state number 1 school was a safety, and ended up being wrong. Regardless there are some schools that you can apply to late in the very unlikely circumstance that nothing comes through.
Some students take a gap year. Personally I sort of wish that I had (I was young when I first went off to university).
If you are really worried you could add another safety now. However, you should be fine as long as you have applied to schools that really are safeties.
Starting at community college and then transferring to a state university to finish your bachelor’s degree is a typical path after being shut out of four year schools as a frosh.
If you really don’t get into a school you like, you can always take a gap year. NOT the end of the world and a lot of students really like it.
You got a lot of good advice here, you could apply to a rolling admissions college that you’d be ok attending and you’d know much sooner.
Plenty of colleges will continue to accept applications through the spring and summer, especially if you’re okay with starting school next January. Otherwise, Community College and gap year are both solid options (assuming you have a plan to enroll/transfer to a 4 year university).
Nevermind this post. I was accepted into the school I wanted.
Congrats!
Congratulations!!
Can you remind us which one? Is it affordable?
Thanks for letting us know!