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But I really think you need to change the way you look at college. You have a lot of opportunities but you have to put in the effort too. No you can’t go to a top 20, and you probably can’t afford to go to any schools this year except the CC (which is a great deal) You didn’t like volunteering? You’re not going to like working! You can pick anything to volunteer in to qualify for BF, from picking up trash to running a business. Really, you just need someone to attest to your hours. My daughter got hours for hanging up fliers at school. Took 10 minutes, got something like 2 hours of credit. You only needed 100 hours and you can choose to do 100 hours feeling miserable or 100 hours of fun things with your friends and classmates, learning a new skill, trying out medical opportunities or working with kids or animals or immigrants or whatever.
You’d have to apply for Bright Futures by August 31.
Some Florida Community Colleges have 4 year degrees (teaching, nursing, theater). Not all do but a few do.
I don’t think the process has to be soul crushing. Decide you are going to like the college opportunities you have (for free!) and don’t worry about what other kids are doing or where they are going to college. I wouldn’t put off going to college this year because something better may come along in 3-4 years. Live in the now.
My daughter had a friend who went the the community college near FSU with her friends, and it really was a good experience (lived in a dorm, did activities at the CC and at FSU). At some point she was able to transfer to FSU. She did not qualify (academically) for BF but was still able to get a degree.